WorksheetsGreece 9.1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
On what type of landform is mainland Greece located?
a)
flat land
b)
valley
c)
peninsula
d)
island
2.
Why were the seas important to early Greeks?
a)
they provided drinking water
b)
they provided water for crops
c)
they provided great places to swim
d)
they provided trade routes
3.
What were the two earliest cultural groups to develop in Greece?
a)
Dorians and Hebrews
b)
Minoans and Mycenaeans
c)
Trojans and Olympians
d)
Sumerians and Athenians
4.
Around what feature was a Greek polis usually built?
a)
mountain range
b)
fortress
c)
river
d)
temple
5.
Why did the Greeks create colonies?
a)
they wanted to become rich from trade
b)
they weren't curious about neighboring lands
c)
they wanted to conquer the entire Mediterranean region
d)
their population wasn't large enough
6.
Why did the early Greek travel mostly by sea?
a)
They had not yet invented the wheel.
b)
They feared attack by violent nomadic tribes.
c)
The mountainous terrain was difficult to cross.
d)
The land was filled with dangerous monsters, like the minotaur.
7.
Why did the people form city-states?
a)
to live near their families
b)
for protection
c)
to keep out foreigners
d)
to prevent overcrowding
8.
Why do historians not consider the Minoans to be Greek?
a)
They went to war with the Mycenaeans.
b)
They were located on the island of Minos.
c)
Volcanoes destroyed much of Minoan culture.
d)
They did not speak the Greek language.
9.
What marked the beginning of Greece's classical age?
a)
the end of the Minoan civilization
b)
the end of the Mycenaean civilization
c)
the creation of independent city-states
d)
the beginning of the dark age
10.
What was the agora used for in Greek society?
a)
fighting and protection
b)
trading and meeting
c)
training and athletics
d)
sailing and shipbuilding
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