Ancient Greeks, lesson 1

Land surrounded by water on three sides

• peninsula

• agora

• polis

• bard

a market and a place where people meet and debate

• agora

• peninsula

• colony

• phalanx

a Greek city-state

• agora

• polis

• peninsula

• colony

Which civilization is considered to be the first Greek people?

• Dorians

• Oguinians

• Mycenaeans

• Devenians

a new settlement that keeps close ties to its homeland

• polis

• agora

• peninsula

• colony

The _______________ civilization was the first to arise in ancient Greece.

• Tigerian

• Sostillian

• Minoan

• Dorian

A body of land with water on three sides is a(n)

• peninsula
• isthmus
• island
• continent

Because of their location, the ancient Greeks became skilled

• sailors
• horse riders
• road builders
• foresters

The Greeks were the first civilization to to develop in Europe and the westernmost part of Asia. It began in an area dominated by

• mountains and seas
• deserts
• rivers and forests
• forests and plains

Greek farmers grew

• wheat, barley, olives, and grapes
• corn, potatoes, and bananas
• rice, bamboo, sugar cane, and apples
• nothing because there was no fertile soil