Ancient Greece Review

This group lived on the island of Crete which is south of mainland Greece.

• Minoans
• Myceneans

What word describes the land of the Greek peninsula?

• rocky and mountainous

• flat

• underwater

• rolling

What are the names of two of the major bodies of water around Greece?

• Adriatic Sea and Sea of Cortes

• Mediterranean Sea and Aegean Sea

• Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

• LAke Michiganand Superior

Greece is a peninsula which means

• a mountain range with a river running through it. 
• land surrounded by water on 3 sides
• an area with major rivers running through it
• a very mountainous region

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What civilization conquered the Minoans in 1400 B.C?

• Trojans
• Spartans
• Pericles
• Mycenaeans

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

________________ may have led to the end of the Minoan Civilization.

• The minotaur
• The Trojan War
• An earthquake
• A volcanic eruption

Who is the king of the Greek Gods?

• Jupiter
• Zeus
• Poseidon
• Hades

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

This goddess is the wife of Zeus and represents women and marriage.

• Diana
• Athena
• Hera
• Aphrodite

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

He is the Greek god that uses a chariot to bring the sun into the shy every day.

• Apollo
• Zeus
• Artemis
• Jupiter

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9