Ancient Greece Physical Geography

All of the following are major bodies of water which surround Greece EXCEPT:

• Mediterranean Sea

• Black Sea

• Arabian Sea

• Aegean Sea

Greece is located on what continent?

• Africa

• Italy

• Asia

• Europe

What term is used to identify a Greek City-State?

• Acropolis

• Territory

• Empire

• Polis

Greece is surrounded on three sides by water. This makes Greece a

• lsland

• Peninsula

• Strait

• Isthmus

Based on the map, which statement is true.

• Mountains forced the Greek to search for arable land.

• City-States were connected by river trade routes.

• The mountains of Greece offered little protection from invasion

• Greece developed around numerous rivers.

True or False:

Greece has many major rivers.

• True

• False

Greece shifted from a _________economy to a _________ economy.

• Coins, Trade

• Barter,Money

• Coins, Commerce

• Barter, Trade

Greece has a____________climate,  which includes mild, wet winters, and hot, dry summers.

• subarctic
• tropical
• mediterranean
• tundra

Due to the mountainous terrain, independent __________were developed in the valleys.

• City-States

• Roads

• Schools

• Politics

The Aegean Sea is represented by what letter?

• C
• H
• E
• G