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Name Date Period Worksheet for the Lost Civilizations: Atlantis dvd
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Date | 13.06.2017 | Size | 8.6 Kb. | | #20537 |
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Worksheet for the Lost Civilizations: Atlantis DVD
Circle the best answer for each of the questions below.
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What ancient writer wrote about the lost civilization of Atlantis?
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Socrates
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Plato
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Aristotle
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What was Arthur Evans looking for?
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the roots of Greek mythology
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evidence of the first European culture
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both a & b
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What did Arthur Evans find?
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a sports stadium
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an elaborate palace complex
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a theater
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Where did the name “Minoan” come from?
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The civilization was named after the legendary King Minos.
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The name was found written on stone tablets in the excavation.
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It was the name used by the ancient Greeks.
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What is one of the site’s most advanced features?
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beautiful gardens
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rooms with domed ceilings
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an advanced plumbing system
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What type of stone was used to build the palace?
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limestone
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gypsum
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granite
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Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Palace of Knossos?
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Internal rooms divided with pier and door partitioning
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a central courtyard
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an open four-story central stairwell
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a huge wall around the palace for defense
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What two continents are divided by a tectonic plate that runs through the Mediterranean Sea?
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Europe and Asia
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Europe and Africa
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Africa and Asia
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What were the most effective new building techniques that the Minoans developed to withstand earthquakes?
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Using really big stones
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Buttressing the stones with vertical timber frames
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Buttressing the stones with vertical and horizontal timber frames.
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What are the ancient and modern names of the volcanic island north of Crete?
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Samos (ancient)/Delos (modern)
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Thera (ancient)/Santorini (modern)
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Melos (ancient)/Crete (modern)
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How did Plato describe the layout of Atlantis?
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concentric circles
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a sprawling complex layout
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a grid pattern
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What is the white layer of deposits on the island of Santorini?
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a layer of earth from the time of the dinosaurs
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evidence of an ancient flood from the Iron Age
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evidence of volcanic eruption from the Bronze Age
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Which of the following is true of Akrotiri?
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It was very advanced for its time.
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It demonstrated organized central planning.
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It had advanced plumbing.
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It had three-story buildings.
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All of the above
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How big was the eruption of Santorini?
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Half as big as the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883
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Twice as big as the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883
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10 times as big as the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883
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What we the biggest impact of the Santorini eruption on the Minoan civilization on Crete?
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falling ash
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pyroclastic floes
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tsunamis
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Where do scholars think many survivors from the Minoan civilization may have fled after the disaster?
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Greece
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Italy
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Egypt
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