Ch.4 S.1 (P1) Geography of Greece and Minoans

What three seas is Greece surrounded by?

• Dead Sea

• Mediterranean

  Sea

• Ionian Sea

• Aegean Sea

There are many islands to the East of Greece that form like steppingstones to which continent?

• Asia

• Europe

• North America

• None of the above

What is a peninsula? Is mainland Greece a peninsula?

• A piece of land surrounded by water on all sides, no.

• A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides, no.

• A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides, yes.

• A piece of land surrounded by water on all sides, yes.

What natural geographic feature did the Greeks make a living from?

• rivers

• mountains

• seas

• None of the above

Was the terrain ideal in Greece for growing crops?

• Yes

• No

What was grown in Greece, in some places?

• wheat, corn, potatoes, olives

• wheat, sorghum, potatoes, grapes

• wheat, barley, olives, grapes

• None of the above

What divided the people of Greece?

• mountains, rivers

• seas, mountains

• rivers, seas

• None of the above

Where is the island of Crete in relation to Greece? 

• Southeast of Greece

• Northeast of Greece

• Southwest of Greece

• Northwest of Greece

Were Minoans Greek?

• Yes, they were the first people in the area that becomes Greece.

• No, however, they were the first people to live in the area that would become Greece.

• Neither one of these is correct.

What was the name of the palace that revealed riches of an ancient society?

• Crete

• Mycenae

• Mesopotamia

• Knossos