Ancient Greece 1

Which of the following bodies of water does NOT surround Greece?

• Aegean Sea
• Black Sea
• Ionian Sea
• Mediterranean Sea

A government system where only a few people hold power.

• Ephor

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Tyranny

Which type of government allows the citizens to vote for laws?

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

Greek civilization began in an area dominated by...

• mountains and lakes

• seas and mountains

• rivers and plains

• deserts and forests

What is an agora?

• a Greek goddess

• a type of instrument

• A Greek gathering place

• a serpent

Greece is made up of hundreds of islands

• True

• False

What is another name for a Greek city-state?

• pantheon

• ziggurat

• town

• Polis

Greece is a peninsula which means

• a mountain range with a river running through it. 
• land surrounded by water on three sides
• an area with major rivers running through it
• a very mountainous region

Farming was hard in Greece because

• there was too much water 
• there was not enough water 
• the land was very rocky and mountainous
• the climate did not allow for seasonable growth 

How did Greece's mountainous land affect life for the Ancient Greeks?

• It did not affect life for the Greeks.
• The Greeks could only grow certain kinds of crops.
• The Greeks mostly ate at restaurants.
• The Greeks could grow any kind of crop they wanted.