Ancient Civilizations: Greece Edition

____ is a collection of stories passed down from tradition.

Europe was named after Europa, who was the wife of ____.

• Achilles

• Poseidon

• Zeus

• Hercules

Zeus & Europa, and later the Minoans, settled on the island of ____.

The Minoans were known :

• as great sailors.

• as traders with other civilizations.

• for the Knossos Palace.

• any of the options are correct.

• only the first and second options are correct.

The Trojan War:

• was fought over the kidnapping of Helen.

• was between the Greeks and the Trojans.

• had the Mycenaean warriors invade Troy.

• all options are correct.

• only the first and third options are correct.

Homer's two most famous works are the _​ (a)   and the ​ (b)   . (2 answers)

• Iilad
• Odyssey
• Bible
• Koran

The following are parts of Greece's geography EXCEPT:

• major rivers across the mainland

• mainland is the Balkan Peninsula

• short mountain ranges and isolated valleys

• lots of ideal harbors for ships

• known for domesticating animals

The seas that border Greece are the ​ (a)   and the ​ (b)   Seas. (2 answers)

• Aegean
• Mediterranean
• Nile
• Indus
• Greek

The Ancient Greek city-state was known as the ____.

Each polis essentially governed themselves, which resulted in Ancient Greece never having an absolute ruler.

• True

• False