08 Ancient Greece - L1 Geography and the Early Greeks

Greece is a(n) _______ because it is surrounded on three sides by water.

• island

• peninsula

• continent

• mountain

How was it possible that different parts of Greece had different forms of government?

• Different languages made communication difficult
• Steep mountains kept people apart

Greeks were really good at:

• flight

• shipbuilding

• astronomy

• religion

What ancient civilization eventually replaced the Minoans as the major power in the Aegean sea, after the Minoan civilization disappeared?

• Romans
• Spartans
• Persians
• Mycenaeans

Which three seas surround Greece

• Mediterranean Sea

• Baltic Sea

• Ionian Sea

• Aegean Sea

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

The Greek word for city-state is ?

• acropolis

• peninsula

• polis

• agora

True or False. Greece is an island.

• True

• False

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

• True

• False