Greece 1- Point Booster

What word describes the land of the Greek peninsula?

• rocky and mountainous

• flat

• underwater

• rolling

The Minoans lived on 

• Crete
• Peloponnesus
• Myceans
• Balkan Peninsula

Because Greece is covered by mountains, they ______________.

• have little farmland
• invented skiing and other alpine sports
• were able to visit surrounding towns often
• travel was easy

Two of the earliest Greek civilizations were the _______________ and _____________.

• Knossos and Mediterraneans
• Athenians and Minoans
• Minoans and Mycenaeans
• Mycenaeans and Phoenicians

Chief god of Greek mythology.

• Jupiter

• Apollo

• Zeus

• Prometheus

. What two major works are attributed to Homer?

• The Odyssey and The Aeneid

• The Odyssey and The Iliad

• The Iliad and The Aeneid

• The Odyssey and Hercules

Who is the God of the sea?

• Zeus

• Apollo

• Athena

• Poseidon

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

• island

• peninsula

• continent

• mountain

Which type of landscape best describes much of the region of Ancient Greece?

• flat
• mountainous
• desert
• rainforest

In what continent is Greece located?

• Europe
• Australia
• America
• Asia