Ancient Greece Review

Which civilization was located between the Aegean and the Mediterranean Seas?

• Ancient Greece

• Ancient Rome

• Ancient Egypt

The Trojan War was fought (between the Greeks and Trojans of Troy) over control of this strait?

(hint: which links the Aegean and the Black Seas)

• Dardanelles

• Bosporus

• Gibraltar

Who was the blind poet (from Greece) that composed the epic poems, The Illiad and The Odyssey?

(hint: which tells the story of what happened during the Trojan War)

• Euripides

• Homer

• Virgil

What geographic factors led to the development of city-states in ancient Greece?

• expansive deserts and jungles

• mountainous terrain and many islands

• a cold, windy climate

The sea that is to the east of the Greek mainland

• Adriatic

• Aegean

• Ionian

• Mediterranean

The sea that lies to the west of the Greek mainland

• Adriatic

• Aegean

• Ionian

• Mediterranean

A Greek city-state (the city and the land surrounding it) was called a

• Polis

• Citadel

• Acropolis

• Fortress

Why was ancient Greece dependent on trade and colonies?

• They couldn't grow grapes or olives

• Limited arable land and overpopulation

• Poor education

What led to the switch from a barter economy to a money economy?

• A vast supply of gold and silver (to make coins with)

• Few goods to barter

• Increased trade

How did the ancient Greeks explain natural phenomena/weather patterns, life events, and human qualities/traits?

• Theology

• Mythology

• Psychology