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20 Cards in this Set
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What was a megaron and what was it used for?
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A large room with a fireplace that was used for meetings.
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What was a tenant?
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A person that lived and worked on someones land.
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Where did the Mycenaeans come from?
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Grasslands of southern Russia.
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What did the hunters use to catch big game?
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Greyhound.
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What did they hunt?
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Rabbit, deer, wild bulls, boar, and game birds.
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What did landowners give in exchange for protection?
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Horses, chariots, farm animals, honey, and hides.
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When did the Mycenaeans replace the Minoans?
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1400B.C.
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What did they grow to make them rich?
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Olives.
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What did they use in battle?
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Hide shields, spears, and swords.
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Who were the first people they fought?
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Themselves
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What parts of Minoan civilization did the Mycenaeans imitate?
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Minoan gold and bronze work and ship building.
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How long did the Mycenaeans fight the Trojans?
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10 years.
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Why did they fight?
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A woman named Helen.
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How did the Mycenaeans get into the city?
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Trojan horse.
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Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey and what were they?
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Homer. They were poems about the Trojan War and Odysseus.
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When did the Mycenaean attack on Troy occur?
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1200's B.C.
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Who hid inside the Trojan horse?
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The best Mycenaean warriors.
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Who caused the dark ages to begin?
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Dorians
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What did they call themselves during and after the dark ages?
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Hellens or Greeks.
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What did they forget during the dark ages?
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How to write, paint Frescoes, and work with ivory and gold.
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