Humanities Alive 7 VC 3E

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Exercise

Learning pathways LEVEL1 2, 3, 4, 9

LEVEL2

LEVEL3

1, 6, 7, 8

5, 10

REMEMBER AND UNDERSTAND 1. Describe the achievements of Minoan civilisation. 2. Identify what caused the collapse of Minoan civilisation. A. The Persian Wars B. An earthquake

C. An invasion D. TheRomans 3. Explain what role the Mycenaeans might have played in the destruction of Minoan Crete. 4. How, according to legend, did the Mycenaeans win the Trojan War? A. They killed Priam, the king of Troy. B. They left a wooden horse with Greek warriors inside and pretended to sail away. C. They defeated the Trojans during battle. D. They did not win the Trojan War. 5. Describe the supposed causes and effects of the Trojan War. ANALYSE AND APPLY 6. Look closely at SOURCE2 . a. Describe what is depicted in this Minoan wall painting. b. Do you think the Minoans did this for sport or could there be another explanation for the scene? Justify your answer. 7. Study SOURCE3 . Explain how Crete’s location helped the Minoans trade and how they beneýted. 8. Analyse SOURCE4 and explain what you might be able to suggest about Mycenaean art and everyday life from this source. 9. In SOURCE5 , identify what Herodotus doubts about the account of the Trojan War in the Iliad. A. That the Mycenaeans used a wooden horse to enter and take the city B. That Troy was defeated C. That Helen ever existed D. That the Trojan king would have risked defeat, death and destruction just so Paris could keep Helen 10. Explain why it is likely that the walls in SOURCE6 are not the walls of ancient Troy. Answers and sample responses for this topic are available online.

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