Three major cultures that preceded the Greeks in and around the ...

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Three major cultures that preceded the Greeks in and around the Aegean Sea were the ________ cultures.
 
  A. Cycladic, Minoan, and Mycenaean
  B. Akkadian, Babylonian, and Sumerian
  C. Algerian, Mesopotamian, and Egyptian
  D. Assyrian, Persian, and Macedonian
  E. Assyrian, Sumerian, Minoan

Question 2

A true arch was developed by ________ architects long before the Romans came up with the idea.
 
  A. Egyptian
  B. Assyrian
  C. Neo-Babylonian
  D. Minoan
  E. None of these answers is correct.

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Answer to Question 1

A
The Cyladic centered on a group of small islands in the Aegean; the Minoan was based on the island of Crete at the southern end of the Aegean; and the Mycenaean was located on the mainland of Greece.

Answer to Question 2

C
The new Babylonians developed a true arch before the Romans and incorporated this design into the Ishtar Gate.