Module 8 L1

Why was travel throughout Greece difficult for ancient Greeks?

• Glaciers filled most of the valleys.
• Mountains blocked travel by land.
• Horses were only used as farm animals.
• Shipbuilding was unknown to early settlers.

Most of Greece is a(n) ________________ with a rugged coastline causing many ancient Greek communities to develop seafaring cultures.

• cape
• island
• isthmus
• peninsula

Which civilization began on the island of Crete?

• Minoan
• Mycenaean
• Spartan
• Trojan

By the mid-1400s BC, the Minoan civilization had declined partly because a massive volcanic eruption on the island of _____________ affected the agriculture on Crete.

• Corfu
• Cyprus
• Rhodes
• Thera

Where did many ancient Greeks seek refuge in times of invasion?

• in harbors
• in colonies
• in an agora
• in an acropolis

The _________________ served as both a marketplace and a place to gather for political meetings and religious ceremonies in many ancient Greek cities.

• acropolis
• agora
• amphitheater
• necropolis

A fortress atop a tall hill in the center of the city-states

• polis
• acropolis
• agora
• isthmus

The Greek word for city-state

• polis
• acropolis
• agora
• isthmus

What do scientists think may have led to the end of Minoan civilization.

• earthquakes
• hurricanes
• volcanic eruption
• no one knows