Topic 6 Lesson 1 The Early Years of Greek Civilization

Which feature of Greece’s geography explains the ancient Greeks’ need for trade?

• the location along the boundary between Asia and Europe

• the location along the seacoast

• the dry summer climate

• the mountainous landscape

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

• Minoan culture was influenced by the Mycenaeans.

• The Mycenaeans defeated the Minoans.

• The Minoans defeated the Mycenaeans.

• Mycenaean culture was influenced by the Minoans.

Which aspect of physical geography most influenced the development of city-states in Greece?

• the sea

• the location near Asia and Africa

• the climate

• the mountains

What did city-states have that other cities did not?

• impressive acropolises

• independent governments

• large marketplaces

• mountain barriers

In Greek city-state governments, voting was open to

• all men born in that city-state.

• all adults born in that city-state.

• all free men, regardless of birth.

• free men born in that city-state.

What community had its own government and a marketplace?

• acropolis

• polis

• city state

• Greece

What was known as the "high city"?

• polis

• palace

• acropolis

• Athens

What best describes "aristocracy"

• caste system

• ruled by one king

• a hereditary class of rulers

• people who live there

Why did Greece enter the Dark Age?

• Mycenaean civilization was destroyed

• The Phoenicians developed an alphabet, so the Greeks had to also

• The citizens created chaos

• nobody was able to live, everyone died. It was a dark, sad time

Because Greece was a peninsula, Greeks became

• trappers of animals that swim in waters nearby

• kings of the mountains who drank wine and ate olives all day

• skillful sailors who went out to trade and make contact with other cultures

• poets