Ancient Greece Check up 1

Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?

• Minoans

• Paris

• Homer

• Achilles

Which group of early Greeks lived on the island of Crete?

• Trojans

• Minoans

• Dorians

• Mycenaeans

Which of the following if the definition of a peninsula?

• A piece of land that is surrounded by water on all sides

• Land that is surrounded by mountains

• Land that is flat

• Land that is almost completely surrounded by water

Which term is used by historians to describe a period where there is no progress in a civilization?

• Golden Age

• Industrial Age

• Prehistoric Age

• Dark Age

The country of Greece is made up of several peninsula, the largest is called

• Peloponnesian Peninsula

• Italian Peninsula

• Yucatan Peninsula

• Ionian Peninsula

Which of the following are bodies of water surrounding Greece?

• Mediterranean Sea

• Aegean Sea

• Indian Ocean

• Ionian Sea

Which of the following was the effect of mountains isolating the city-states of Greece?

• Greeks worked together to harvest crops

• Many Greeks settled on the Italian Peninsula

• City-states did not unite

• Greek city-states signed peace treaties with eachothers

Which of the following was a benefit of living near the seas?

• Seas gave them fresh water for drinking

• the seas gave them a water source to water their crops

• The seas gave them endless amounts of salt to flavor their food

• the seas allowed them communication with older civilizations in Africa and Asia

At the center of a Greek polis was this structure.

• a ziggurat

• lots of farmland

• a statue

• a acropolis

look at the map, identify letter D

• Sparta

• Athens

• Crete

• Troy