Chapter 02 Student Quiz

. Who was the contemporary of and successor to Schliemann at Troy?

. What name has been given to the type of walls found at Mycenae?

. What seems to have been the Hittite name for Troy?

. In what region is the origin of Homer likely to be found?

. In a widely held theory, to whom was the destruction of Bronze Age settlements attributed?

. Who is responsible for the creation of the first true alphabet?

. When can we locate the emergence of Homer's epics?

. In which layer of settlements did Carl Blegen locate Homer's Troy?

. How many settlements were located on the hill of Hissarlik?

. Who is principally credited with unlocking the mystery of Linear B?

. Who is responsible for excavating at Pylos?

. Which palace contains the famous Lion Gate?

. What is a common Homeric epithet for Mycenae?

. When can we date the Late Bronze Age?

. Who unearthed the Palace of Minos at Cnossus?

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