Ancient Greece Unit Test

What statement below best describes the physical geography of Greece?

• A dry desert, surrounded by many seas
• Rolling grasslands, with many seas
• Cool and rainy peninsula
• Mountainous, rocky land, with many seas

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

What is a polis?

• A hill with a fort

• A city-state

• A colony

• An artisan

What caused Greece to be a group of city-states instead of a united country?

• Kings could not get along with one another

• Citizens of different city-states were hesitant to work together

• Areas were separated by mountains and seas

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

Which two city-states were the biggest competition?

• Athens vs. Troy

• Athens vs. Thebes

• Sparta vs. Athens

• Sparta vs. Troy

Which 3 of these ARE major bodies of water in Greece?

• Mediterranean Sea

• Parthenon Sea

• Ionian Sea

• Corinth Sea

• Aegean Sea

There was plenty of fertile soil everywhere in Greece

• False

• True