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- 1. Multiple Choice
Land surrounded by water on three sides
peninsula
agora
polis
bard
- 2. Multiple Choice
a market and a place where people meet and debate
agora
peninsula
colony
phalanx
- 3. Multiple Choice
a Greek city-state
agora
polis
peninsula
colony
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which civilization is considered to be the first Greek people?
Dorians
Oguinians
Mycenaeans
Devenians
- 5. Multiple Choice
a new settlement that keeps close ties to its homeland
polis
agora
peninsula
colony
- 6. Multiple Choice
The _______________ civilization was the first to arise in ancient Greece.
Tigerian
Sostillian
Minoan
Dorian
- 7. Multiple ChoiceA body of land with water on three sides is a(n)peninsulaisthmusislandcontinent
- 8. Multiple ChoiceBecause of their location, the ancient Greeks became skilledsailorshorse ridersroad buildersforesters
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe Greeks were the first civilization to to develop in Europe and the westernmost part of Asia. It began in an area dominated bymountains and seasdesertsrivers and forestsforests and plains
- 10. Multiple ChoiceGreek farmers grewwheat, barley, olives, and grapescorn, potatoes, and bananasrice, bamboo, sugar cane, and applesnothing because there was no fertile soil
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhy did communities in Ancient Greece become very independent?Rugged mountains and deep valleys separated the communitiesThey believed in different gods and godesses.They didn't like each other.The spoke different languages.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceAccording to Greek myths an early civilization developedat Knossos on Creteon Minoson Anatoliain Athens
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWho built the the palace at Knossos?the Minoansthe Greeksthe Egyptiansthe jews
- 14. Multiple Choice________was an important economic activity for the Minoans.tradefarmingartfishing
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the Minoan civilization collapse?Historians do not knowThe Assyrians invaded thema volcano eruptedthey didn't survive the ice age
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhere did the Mycenaens come from?central AsiaMycenaeaGreeceMacedonia
- 17. Multiple ChoiceOver time the Mycenaean civilization declined. declined meansweakenedgrew strongergot biggergot richer
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe 300 years that the Dorians ruled Greece is known asa Dark Agethe height of Greek civilizarionthe New Kingdomthe Golden Age of Greece
- 19. Multiple ChoiceBards arestorytellerswarriorstax collectorssailors
- 20. Multiple Choice
What physical feature makes up the mainland of Greece?
Island
Desert
Plateau
Peninsula
- 21. Multiple Choice
The first settlement in ancient Greece was located in what area of Greece?
Peloponnesus
Asia Minor
Macedonia
Crete
- 22. Multiple Choice
What barriers made communication difficult in ancient Greece?
Deserts
Plateaus
Mountains
Rivers
- 23. Multiple Choice
The geography of Greece was dominated by…
rugged ocean coasts
rich fertile valleys
mountain and seas
vast desert plateaus
- 24. Multiple Choice
Many communities in ancient Greece were separated by mountains and valleys which resulted in…
the development of many different languages.
the development of independent city states.
the construction of an advanced system of roads.
alliances formed groups of protection
- 25. Multiple Choice
Due to their access to sea many ancient Greeks participated in…
war and exploration
farming and herding
fishing and trade
a nomad existence
- 26. Multiple Choice
How did the Dorian invasion help spread the Greek culture?
the people fled mainland and took culture with them
the people migrated to other nations and spread culture to Egypt and Mesopotamia
the people wrote down culture before dying in invasion
none of the above
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhere is Greece located?EuropeAsiaNorth AmericaSouth America
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