Ancient Greece Review

Greece was located on land near what body of water?

• Mediterranean Sea

• Nile River

• Rio Grande

• Pacific Ocean

Describe the land in Ancient Greece.

• Hills with rich, moist soil

• Cold snowy hills

• Flat land with lots of rich soil

• Hills and mountains with dry, rocky soil

Greece is considered a peninsula. What is a peninsula?

• a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water

• a river

• land completely surrounded by water

• Large piece of land without water nearby

A plant is an example of what kind of resource?

• human resource

• chemical resource

• natural resource

• capital resource

What building still stands today and was built in Greece in ancient times?

• Lincoln Memorial

• White House

• Supreme Court

• Parthenon

A picture made from small pieces of stone or glass is called a __________.

• mosaic

• sculpture

• pottery

• Parthenon

What is climate?

• a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water

• the weather in a given place over a long period of time

• an outdoor market in Greece

• a large group of people living in an organized way

What were the main reasons the Ancient Greeks settled near the sea?

• they loved to go swimming

• to fish and to swim

• to take baths and travel

• to travel to trade goods and to fish

The ancient Greeks lived in a very hilly area. How did they adapt the land so that they had room to grow crops?

• By growing plants in pots in their houses

• By planting crops in the Mediterranean Sea

• By building gardens on the roofs of their homes

• By building terraces into the sides of the hills

Government is ________________.

• a group of people that make the laws

• the police who make sure that people follow the rules

• the Parthenon building

• where the president goes