Part One Greece Study Guide

Greece is located on which continent?

• Africa
• Australia
• Europe
• North America
• Asia

What letter represents where Greece is located?

• A
• B
• C
• D

The geography of Greece is best described as…

• a land of flat, fertile plains and numerous lakes
• a land of small hills and dense forests
• a rocky peninsula containing little vegetation
• a cold, barren wasteland with no vegetation

Which statements accurately identify how Greece's physical geography affected the culture/lifestyles of the early Greek peoples?(*Check all that apply.)

• Many Greeks became shipbuilders.
• Often isolated and developed unique values (like own types of government)
• Greek city-states provided soldiers to a national army used to defend against foreign attacks.
• Trade became a requirement for survival.

Over time, the people living in the numerous Greek city-states...

• began to think of themselves only as residents of their particular city-states, not as a unified nation of Greeks.
• became interested in creating a Greek empire and conquering nearby peoples.
• grew to dislike the leaders of their city-states and began rebellions to overthrow them.
• fled their city-states in fear of evil leaders and set up their own colonies in other lands.

Carefully examine the map above.What inference* can be drawn by examining the locations that were colonized by the Greeks?*a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.

• Colonizers obtained resources that could be found along nearby coasts and shipped easily back to Greece.
• Colonies were built in heavily-forested regions, which allowed colonists to secure timber for poleis on the Greek mainland.
• Greek wanted to isolate themselves and did not want to come into contact with those countries that did not share their cultural values and beliefs.

The City-state Athens had a democratic government. (a democracy)

• True
• False

The ancient Athenians developed a new form of government they referred to as demokratia; in English, this word is translated as "democracy". What does "democracy" mean?

• “rule by the few”
• “rule by the people”
• “rule by the leaders”
• “rule by the powerful”

The Athenians’ main rivals were from

• Rome
• Sparta
• Macedonia
• Spain

What type of rights did women have in Sparta?

• They could DIRECTLY participate in the government
• They could own and inherit land
• They could be wealthy and express their opinions
• They could fight in battle