Geography & The Early Greeks

What is an ancient Greek market place and social gathering place?

• Acropolis

• agora

• shopping mall

• Tundra

What do we call land with water on 3 sides?

• Inlet

• Island

• Peninsula

• City-state

The Minoan civilization first arose on what island?

• Italy

• Tahiti

• Santorini

• Crete

Which of the following is NOT something the Minoans were excellent at?

• metalwork

• trading

• sailing

• building

What is a colony?

• A smaller city-state only found on an island

• a group of people who settle in a new land, but keep ties to their homeland

• A fortress built on a high hill

• A place where animals like ants live

Another word for a city-state is ...

• political colony

• polis

• agora

• empire

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the geography in Greece?

• There was lots of farmland to grow crops.

• They became excellent fishermen, sailors and traders

• The mountains made it difficult to communicate and travel

• Trade was very important

What do many historians believe is what caused the Minoan civilization to collapse?

• A massive tornado

• The takeover by the Greek gods

• a volcanic eruption

• war

Who was the first group to exist on Greek's mainland (peninsula)?

• Greeks

• Trojans

• Mycenaeans

• Minitours

Some Greeks began to dream

of becoming rich through trade. Others

became curious about neighboring lands

around the Mediterranean Sea. Some also

worried about how to deal with Greece's

growing population. Despite their different

reasons, all these people eventually

reached the same idea.

What was that same idea?

• They should invade their neighbors

• They should establish colonies

• They should sell slaves

• They should become fishermen/women