Ancient Greece Geography

The body of water that borders the southern part of Greece 

• Mediterranean Sea
• Ionian Sea
• Aegean Sea 
• Pacific Ocean 

What is the body of water that boarders Greece to the east?

• Mediterranean Sea
• Ionian Sea
• Pacific Ocean
• Aegean Sea

What is the mountain located near Athens where the Ancient Greeks believed the gods lived?

• Mt. Fugi
• Mt. Everest
• Mt. Vesuvius 
• Mt. Olympus 

What is the northern region of Ancient Greece called?

• Macedonia
• Mt. Olympus 
• Athens
• Asia Minor 

What is the Capital city of Greece located on the eastern coast?

• Sparta
• Troy 
• Macedonia 
• Athens

What is the city known for being war-like located in the south of Greece?

• Athens
• Sparta
• Troy 
• Macedonia 

What continent is ancient Greece on?

• Europe

• Africa

• Asia

• Australia

Asia Minor is to the ________ of ancient Greece.

• north

• south

• east

• west

What island below Greece contained the city of Knossos?

• Rhodes

• Africa

• Byzantium

• Crete

Why did the Greeks develop into city-states that often fought? 

• They shared the same trade routes
• They were isolated by mountains & water
• They had their own gods
• They did not speak the same language