Module 8 Ancient Greece Lesson 1: Geography & Early Greeks

The town around the _______ was surrounded by walls for protection. p. 260

• acropolis

• colony

• agora

• polis

The ______ often served as a central place for Greeks to meet and hold assemblies. p.260

• acropolis

• polis

• agora

• peninsula

The mainland of Greece is a ______, land surrounded by water on 3 sides. p.256

• colony

• agora

• polis

• peninsula

Match the following

• agora

• The Greek word for a city-state (p.259-260)

• acropolis

• An area of land surrounded on 3 sides by water (p.256)

• peninsula

• Greek marketplace (p.260)

• polis

• A high hill upon which a Greek fortress was built (p.260)

On what type of landform is mainland Greece located? p. 256

• valley

• peninsula

• flat plains

• island

Why were the seas important to the early Greeks? p. 257

• They provided drinking water.

• They provided great places to swim.

• They provided water for crops.

• They provided trade routes.

What were the 2 earliest cultural groups to develop in Greece? p. 258

• Minoans & Mycenaeans

• Trojans & Olympians

• Dorians & Hebrews

• Athenians & Spartans

A polis was usually built around what feature? p.260

• mountain range

• temple

• fortress

• river

Why did the Greeks create colonies? p. 261

• They wanted to create a large empire.

• They wanted to sail to exotic places.

• They wanted to conquer the entire Mediterranean region.

• They wanted to become rich from trade.