City-States and Colonies

This is the term for a Greek city-state.

• polis
• satrap
• colony
• kingdom

This sea is to the north of Asia minor and was the location of many Greek colonies.

• Aegean Sea
• Black Sea
• Red Sea
• Mediterranean Sea

What is the main reason Greeks created colonies?

• to defeat the Persians
• to have more arable land
• to connect with the Silk Road
• to defeat the Phoenicians

Each city-state had an ____________ which served as a marketplace and a public meeting place where Greeks discussed ideas about government and philosophy.

• agora

• acropolis

• forum

• city-state

Many city-states were built on a fortified hilltop called the ___________________ at the center of the city.

• colony

• agora

• fort

• acropolis

In order to find resources some Greeks established _________________ around the Mediterranean or Black Sea.

• vacation resorts

• forts

• colonies

• temples

What is a 'city-state?'

• A city within a state

• Your address

• The government of Greece

• A city that acts like a small country

Early Greek citizens made a living from the sea by being ___ (select all that apply).

• fishermen

• sailors

• astronomers

• traders

What made it hard for Greeks to grow enough of their own crops to feed everyone?

• rocky soil

• lots of rain

• not enough mountains

When you trade with other civilizations, you trade ___ and ___

• trees

• goods

• ideas

• only gold