Ancient Greece Geography Quiz

What is a city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside?

• colony

• town

• city-state

• city

The three seas that surround Greece:

• Adriatic, Mediterranean, Ionian Sea

• Mediterranean, Ionian, Aegean Sea

• Mediterranean, Ionian, Black Sea

• Aegean, Black, Adriatic Sea

This term is also known as a city-state in Ancient Greece

• Polis

• Poli

• Pole

• Poland

How did living by the sea influence/impact Greek life?

• They became great explorers and shipbuilders

• They became good traders

• They became great sailors, shipbuilders, traders and explorers

• They become great sailors and traders

Ancient Greece was a

• peninsula with many islands

• tropical rain forest

• city found in the Arctic Circle.

• desert region.

The ancient Greeks raised chickens, pigs, goats and sheep because these animals _________

• could drink sea water.

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• supplied oil for lamps.

• did not eat much food

• did not need flat land.

What do we call land with water on 3 sides?

• Archipelago

• Island

• Peninsula

How did the Greek mountains affect communication?

• They promoted road building.

• They made farmers stop speaking.

• They isolated the city-states

• They led people to write letters.

What was the climate like in ancient Greece?

• mild winters and hot summers

• freezing winters and summers

• spring like temperatures every day

• constant rain all year

What continent is Greece on?

• Africa

• North America

• Asia

• Europe