The Rise of Greek Civilization

Greek civilization began in an area dominated by _______.

• deserts and oases

• rivers and plains

• mountains and lakes

• seas and mountains

Greek civilization began in a river valley.

• True

• False

Communities in ancient Greece were ______.

• separated by rivers and deserts

• separated by valleys and rivers

• separated by rugged mountains and valleys

• separated by deserts and mountains

The Minoans were an island civilization and Mycenaeans a mainland civilization.

• True

• False

Trade was important for all the groups of people who lived on or around Greece.

• True

• False

The geography of Greece did not influence the formation of independent city-states.

• True

• False

a body of land with water on three sides

• agora

• colony

• polis

• peninsula

The civilization was the first to arise in ancient Greece

• Phoenician

• Dorian

• Minoan

• Mycenaean

Which factor or factors started the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization?

• the Trojan War

• economic collapse and lack of written language

• earthquakes and civil war

• migration

What was the time in Greek history when trade slowed and people were poor and fled from the mainland?

• Trouble Times

• Age of Uncertainty

• Dark Age

• Era of Poverty