Geography and the Early Greeks

The earliest people to influence the Greeks lived on the island of Crete and were known as the ...

• Cretans

• Dorians

• Minoans

• Mycenaeans

The ___________________________ were the first advanced civilization on the Greek mainland. They were warlike people who went to war with nearby civilizations using bronze weapons.

• Mycenaeans

• Ionians

• Persians

• Minoans

What is another name for a city-state?

• acropolis

• peninsula

• polis

• agora

Instead of forming a civilization under one government, the ancient Greeks formed communities called ___________ with their own governments and economic systems.

• settlements

• colonies

• city-states

• provinces

True or False. Greece is an island.

• True

• False

True or false. Greece is made up of 75% mountains.

• True

• False

Even though farming was difficult, the Greeks were able to grow grapes and olives.

• True

• False

The Minoan civilization came to an end due to a deadly disease that spread.

• True

• False

How did the geography (land and climate) impact the Greeks?

• Flooding made farming difficult.

• The mountains allowed invaders to attack Greece.

• The seas prevented the Greeks from traveling and trading.

• The mountains separated the Greeks causing them to form separate communities called city-states.

What was the Mycenaean capital?

• Athens

• Sparta

• Mycenae

• Crete