Ancient Greece Geography Quiz

What was the climate like in ancient Greece?

• mild winters and hot summers

• freezing winters and summers

• spring like temperatures every day

• constant rain all year

What do we call land with water on 3 sides?

• Archipelago

• Island

• Peninsula

What is a city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside?

• colony

• town

• city-state

• city

True or False: Greece is on the Balkan Peninsula

• false

• true

What continent is Greece on?

• Africa

• North America

• Asia

• Europe

The three seas that surround Greece:

• Adriatic, Mediterranean, Ionian Sea

• Mediterranean, Ionian, Aegean Sea

• Mediterranean, Ionian, Black Sea

• Aegean, Black, Adriatic Sea

The tallest mountain in Greece; believed to be the home of the Greek Gods is which of the following?

• Pindus Mountains

• Mt. Parnassus

• Mt. Everest

• Mt. Olympus

This term is also known as a city-state in Ancient Greece

• Polis

• Poli

• Pole

• Poland

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the geography in Greece?

• They became excellent fishermen, sailors and traders

• Trade was very important

• There was lots of farmland to grow crops.

• The mountains made it difficult to communicate and travel

Ancient Greece was a

• peninsula with many islands

• tropical rain forest

• city found in the Arctic Circle.

• desert region.