Early Greeks

The mainland of Greece is a(n)

• isthsmus
• peninsula
• island
• archipelago 

Because Greece is covered by mountains, they ______________.

• have little farmland
• invented skiing and other alpine sports
• were able to visit surrounding towns often
• travel was easy

South of Greece is the ______________ and the _____________ is to the east of Greece.

• Aegean Sea ; Mediterranean Sea
• Mediterranean Sea ; Ionian Sea
• Mediterranean Sea ; Aegean Sea
• Ionian Sea; Aegean Sea

Two of the earliest Greek civilizations were the _______________ and _____________.

• Knossos and Mediterraneans
• Athenians and Minoans
• Minoans and Mycenaeans
• Mycenaeans and Phoenicians

The Minoan civilization was located on _______________.

• Athens
• Santorini
• Crete
• Rhodes

The Greek word for city-states is ______________.

• acropolis
• democracy
• polis
• agora

A Greek city-state was usually built around a strong fortress on top of a high hill called the ____________________.

• polis

• fortress wall

• agora

• acropolis

Greeks established colonies to ______________.

• trade
• learn more about their neighbors
• deal with their growing population
• all of the above

Which sentence best describes the relationship between the Minoans and Mycenaeans?

• The Minoans defeated the Mycenaeans.

• Minoan culture was influenced by the Mycenaeans.

• Mycenaean culture was influenced by the Minoans

• The Mycenaeans defeated the Minoans.

In Greek city-states governments, voting was open to:

• all men born in that city-state

• free men born in that city-state

• all adults born in that city-state

• all free men, regardless of birth.