Ancient Greece

An area of land almost completely surrounded by water and connected to the mainland by a narrow strip of land is called what?

• a continent

• a peninsula

• a sandbar

• a marsh

Select ALL that is true of the geography of Greece.

• Greece is a peninsula

• Greece is mountainous

• Greece is mostly desert land

• Greece is covered with lots of forests

Because of the mountainous land, the people of Greece became sailors and traders because it was difficult to farm.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Why were the people of early Greek communities always at war with each other?

• Because they were trying to protect their community

• Because they were completely different people

• Because they had different beliefs

• Because they spoke different languages

Which symbol represents the famous myth surrounding the Trojan War?

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Greek civilization collapsed, poverty spread, and trade ended with Greece. This period was known as what?

• The Lost Years

• The Sorrowful Times

• The Greek Dark Ages

• The Despair Age

The Greek Dark Ages helped the people of Greece reform cities protected in the mountains called what?

• boroughs

• hamlets

• acropolis

• municipality

By the end of Greece's Dark Ages, most city-states were initially ruled by members of rich & powerful families called what?

• nobles

• aristocrats

• merchants

• govenors

Aristocratic governments were forcibly overtaken and replaced by middle-class rulers called what?

• vigilantes

• peasants

• tyrants

• noblemen

Greece developed a form of government in which citizens govern themselves called?

• democracy

• parliament

• socialism

• autocracy