Geography of Ancient Greece Quiz Review

Greece is located on what type of landform?

• Continent

• Peninsula

• Desert

• Plateau

Why did separate governments develop in ancient Greece?

• Mountainous terrain caused isolation

• Sea travel was difficult

• Trade

• Natural disasters

What did the Minoans build?

• fortresses

• temples

• ships

• houses

Who dominated trade in the Aegean Sea?

• Minoans

• Mycenaeans

• Dorians

• Spartans

Why were the Minoan and Myceanaean civilization destroyed?

• Natural disasters

• They were invaded by others.

• Trade routes disappeared.

• Accidents at sea

What is the Greek word for a raised city?

• Agora

• Acropolis

• Polis

• Peninsula

What is the Greek word for a marketplace?

• Agora

• Acropolis

• Polis

• Peninsula

What is the Greek word for city-state?

• Agora

• Acropolis

• Polis

• Peninsula

What is land surrounded on three sides by water?

• Agora

• Acropolis

• Polis

• Peninsula

What is the writing style created by the Minoans?

• Linear B

• Bronze Age

• Crete

• Greece