Ancient Greece Influence Comprehension Activity

What was the cultural and political influence of ancient Greece extended to?

• Only within the Greek mainland

• Throughout the Mediterranean and into Central Asia

• Solely across the European continent

• Limited to the island of Crete

Who were the earliest Greeks referred to in the text?

• The Spartans

• The Athenians

• The Mycenaeans

• The Minoans

Which playwright is mentioned in the text in relation to the time period before the Mycenaeans?

• Euripides

• Aeschylus

• Aristophanes

• Sophocles

From whom did the Mycenaeans learn about writing?

• The Spartans

• The Athenians

• The Romans

• The Minoans

What did the Minoans record on clay tablets?

• Mythological stories

• Poems and plays

• Palace business and other transactions

• Maps of the Mediterranean

When did Minoan civilization collapsed?

• When the Trojan War happened

• When there was a spread of Mycenaean culture

• In about 1450 B.C.

• Dark Ages

Which culture became dominant on Crete after the collapse of the Minoan civilization?

• The Greek Dark Ages

• The Minoans

• The Mycenaeans

• The Trojans

What was the Mycenaeans' most famous military venture?

• The attack on the city of Troy

• The spread of their culture to the Mediterranean islands

• The collapse of Minoan civilization

• The reemergence from the Dark Ages

What period followed after the last of the Mycenaean military successes?

• The Trojan War

• The Minoan civilization

• The Greek Dark Ages

• The reemergence from darkness

What spurred the reemergence of Greek culture during the time period described in the text?

• The decline of the Roman Empire

• The development of democracy in Athens

• The flourishing trade throughout the Mediterranean

• The invention of the first true alphabet