Ancient Greece Review #1

Greece is a(n) _______ because it is surrounded on three sides by water.

• island

• peninsula

• continent

• mountain

Which type of landscape best describes much of the region of Ancient Greece?

• flat
• mountainous
• desert
• rainforest

In what continent is Greece located?

• Europe
• Australia
• America
• Asia

How was it possible that different parts of Greece had different forms of government?

• Different languages made communication difficult
• Steep mountains kept people apart

How did geography of ancient Greece affect its early development?

• The mountains lead to independent city-states
• An inland location hurt trade and colonization

Why was communication difficult between communities in Ancient Greece?

• They did not have telephones
• Mountains and Water
• communication was easy
• most people had horses

Mainland Greece is a ______________ on the Mediterranean with limited ___________ and many mountains.

• peninsula, farmland
• mainland, resources
• isthmus, food
• fjord, water

What was the most common mode of transportation for Greeks?

• boats

• wagons

• hiking

• gliders

Who was the Greek poet who wrote the epics of the Iliad and the Odyssey?

• Homer
• Aesop
• Croesus
• Tragedy

Aesop wrote many of the stories in which the characters went through and experience that taught them, and the reader, a  lesson. What were these stories called?

• myths
• fables
• tragedys
• dramas