G7 - GEO - Topic 05 - Europe through time

What was one way that the earliest inhabitants of Europe got food?

• They domesticated animals and plants.

• They followed and killed animals.

• They grew crops.

• They traded with other people.

The populating of the European continent was the result of

• the development of agriculture.

• the first Ice Age.

• gradual migration.

• the invention of wheeled vehicles.

What is one result of a food surplus?

• People have no need to form permanent settlements.

• People are in danger of starvation.

• People can trade food for other goods.

• People are able to farm.

The first villages emerged as a result of

• the end of the Ice Age.

• the creation of strong governments.

• wars and conquest.

• the development of farming.

Archaeologists are interested in the cave paintings found near Lascaux in southern France because

the paintings

• show how Neanderthals survived and spread.

• show how farming developed in Europe after the last Ice Age.

• provide evidence that Paleolithic society had become more complex.

• document the invention of bronze tools and weapons.

Why did the ancient Greeks depend on the sea for much of their food?

• The mountainous terrain of Greece limited the amount of farmland.

• The Greek peninsula had a cold climate with very little rainfall.

• Water from the sea was used to irrigate farms along the Greek coast.

• Fishing required less time and effort than farming.

What is one way that government in Sparta differed from government in Athens?

• Athenian citizens had a more direct role in government than Spartans.

• The oligarchy had more power in Athens than in Sparta.

• Athens was a democracy, while Sparta was a tyranny.

• Women could serve on the ruling council in Athens but not in Sparta.

Which sentence best describes the relationship between the Minoans and Mycenaeans?

• The Minoans and the Mycenaeans were frequently at war.

• Minoan culture replaced Mycenaean culture.

• Mycenaean culture was influenced by Minoan culture.

• Mycenaeans and Minoans built isolated city-states that had little contact.

Why is Athens considered to be the world’s first democracy?

• All residents of Athens had equal political rights.

• Citizens elected representatives to make political decisions.

• All male citizens participated in its decision-making body.

• Athens was the first city-state to reject rule by a monarch.

The philosophy of Greek thinkers such as Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle was based on belief in

• the reasoning power of the mind.

• a shared mythology.

• the ideals and practices of democracy.

• the Greek concept of citizenship.