Lesson 1 Rise of Greek Civilization

Greek civilization began in an area dominated by _______.

• deserts and oases

• rivers and plains

• mountains and lakes

• seas and mountains

Greek civilization began in a river valley.

• True

• False

Communities in ancient Greece were ______.

• separated by rivers and deserts

• separated by valleys and rivers

• separated by rugged mountains and valleys

• separated by deserts and mountains

Greek myths describe an early civilization that developed ______.

• in Egypt

• on Crete

• in Syria

• on Delos

The Minoans were an island civilization and Mycenaeans a mainland civilization.

• True

• False

Trade was important for all the groups of people who lived on or around Greece.

• True

• False

On the mainland, the Greek civilization ______.

• developed after the Persian War

• suffered a further decline after the Dark Age

• developed after the Dark Age, around 700 B.C.E.

• developed about 1000 B.C.E.

The geography of Greece did not influence the formation of independent city-states.

• True

• False

The Greeks developed the modern concept of citizenship.

• True

• False

Which of the following statements is true about city-states?

• In most city-states, only land-owning males could be citizens.

• The hoplites ruled each city-state.

• Most free men and women who owned land were citizens.

• Women and children could not be citizens, although they had some political rights.