Greece_Geography and Early Civilizations

Which of the following is NOT a geographic feature of ancient Greece?

• mountains
• seas
• plateau
• coastal plains

Which of the following is true since Greece was a mountainous region?

• with little flat land, people settled on the coast
• communities were isolated
• travel by land was challenging
• All of the Above

Which of the following is NOT true based on the Greek's closeness to the sea?

• natural disasters were avoidable
• water was a food source
• it was easy to trade with cities along the coast
• natural disasters were likely

What are the two earliest cultures of Greece?

• Minoans & Cretans
  
• Trojans & Greeks
• Minoans & Mycenaeans
  
• Mycenaeans & Trojans

Read the following statements-then decide which civilization fits with these facts.
-master ship builders
-didn't speak Greek
-lived on Crete
-traded around entire eastern Med. Sea

• Mycenaeans
• Minoans
• Cretans
• Trojans

Decide which civilization fits with these facts:
-spoke Greek
-lived on mainland of Greece
-became main traders in Med. Sea
-set up colonies in Greece & Italy
-didn't trade peacefully

• Mycenaeans
• Minoans
• Trojans
• Cretans

Why did Mycenaean civilization face decline?

• invaders from Egypt & tidal wave
• invaders from Europe & earthquakes
• earthquakes & debate over rulers
• trade deal gone wrong & flooding

During the _____, Greece was filled with war and disorder. There were no written records & therefore, all historians know is based on ____ findings.

• Dark Age, archaeological findings
• Classical Age, geographical
• Dark Age, astronomical findings
• Classical Age, physical

A civilization within the city walls including the surrounding country-side and farmland. This is described as ___.

• acropolis
• city-state
• civilization
• agora

Greek word for city-state:

• acropolis
• agora
• polis
• minoan