Ancient Greece, Lesson 1

Greece is mostly made up of

• Flat land river valleys

• Islands and peninsulas

• Deserts and deltas

• Plains and river valleys

Peloponnesus is a piece of land called a peninsula that

• Is surrounded by four sides by water

• is a long strip of land that extends into a desert

• is surrounded on three sides by water

• is landlocked

How did geography play a part in Greek communities becoming independent city-states?

• Deserts separated the communities into city states

• Rivers valleys separated the communities into city-states

• The ocean separated the city-states into separate islands

• Communities were separated by rugged mountains and seas/water

One of the first empires to settle in Ancient Greece on the island of Crete at Knossos

• Mycenaeans

• Spartans

• Minoans

• Phoenicians

This ancient civilization learned from the Minoans and then conquered them with a more superior army:

• Spartans

• Mycenaeans

• Athenians

• Dorians

What is the best answer of why the Minoan civilization collapsed?

• A volcano erupted causing a tsunami

• The economy collapsed due to tin no longer being needed

• They were wiped out by the Mycenaeans

• All answers are a possibility

Which group attcked the Mycenaeans and took over the Aegean region launching it into the Dark Ages

• Dorians

• Spartans

• Phoenicians

• Assyrians

During the 300 years of the Greek Dark Ages, name two things that led to this difficult time.

• Fishing slowed and people bought more at the market

• Trade slowed because people made less to sell and people quit writing

• Greeks moved back to the peninsula and talked less

• People fought in more wars and produced less food.

During the Hellenistic Age, Greek culture spread to other parts of the world. What was one major thing the Greeks adopted from the Phoenicians that helped keep better records and record stories?

• Fishing techniqes that greatly increased trade.

• Traded bronze tools and weapons into iron

• Invented a 24 letter Greek alphabet

• Created a trade route through the Greek isles

City-states were growing so fast, what did the Greeks do to help make enough food?

• They went to the Egyptians for food.

• They set up colonies outside of the Aegean area.

• They started a new fishing alliance with the Phoenicians

• They made a deal with the Mycenaeans to work for food.