Ancient Greece 1

What word best describes the land of the Greek peninsula?

• rocky and mountainous
• flat
• desert
• rolling plains

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CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

The ancient Greeks were  

• Monotheistic  
• Polytheistic
• Atheist
• Scientologist

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

The ruler of all the Greek gods was... 

• Poseidon.
• Ares.  
• Zeus.
• Athena.  

According to the ancient Greeks, the gods and goddesses lived...

• in Athens.
• on Mount Olympus.
• in Sparta.
• in Turkey.

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which of these was a result of the geographic conditions of Greece in their early civilization?

• unified political organization
• withdrawal from international contact
• a society centered around plantations
  
• a reliance of sea-based commerce

What geographic features kept the ancient Greeks from being united?

• The deserts kept them isolated.
• The lakes kept them isolated.
• The mountains and the seas kept them isolated.
• The ice and the snow kept them isolated.

The games held every four years at a festival to honor Zeus were called

• Goodwill Games
• marathons
• Olympics
• triathlons 

In Greek, the word for a city-state was 

• civitas 
• barracks 
• democracy
• polis

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What was the raised, fortified area that was the highest place in the city called?

• Agora
• Acropolis
• Oligarchy
• Parthenon

What was the large open area of the polis where city life was centered around called?

• Agora
• Acropolis
• Democracy
• Mall