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WorksheetsGreece: Geography, Early Greeks & Myths
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Why did the Mycenaean civilization collapse?
The Trojan War
earthquakes & civil war
Lack of a written language
migration
The Greek definition of a citizen is...
any man
wealthy men and women
free, native born men who owned land
slave owners
The Greek mainland is what type of land form?
peninsula
delta
river
mountain
What physical features dominate Greece?
deserts and plateaus
rivers and plains
lakes and mountains
mountains and seas
Greece experienced a Dark Age when who invaded?
the Dorians
the Mionians
the Romans
the Mycenaeans
City-states were run by...
citizens
censors
slaves
farmers
Who wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey?
Homer
Mark Twain
Nicholas Sparks
Aristotle
Why were the Greeks and the Trojans at war in The Iliad?
They were fighting over the Trojan Horse
The Greeks sunk the Trojan trade ships
The Trojans took Helen of Sparta
The Trojans wanted to start a war
What is the only place that Achilles can be hurt?
eye
heel
arm
back
Whose idea was the Trojan horse?
Paris
Odysseus
Homer
Hector
Ancient Greece began in a river valley?
true
false
Trade was important for all groups of people who lived on or around Greece.
true
false
The geography of Greece influenced the development of city-states.
true
false
Who was the leader and king of the Greek gods?
Zeus
Hera
Hades
Poseidon
What god lived in the underworld instead of on Mount Olympus?
Hera
Hermes
Hades
Hector
A Greek city state is called a ...
polis
agora
Mount Olympus
acropolis
What is an oligarchy?
government run by the citizens
a few people who rule a larger group of people
when the head of the government and religion is the same
a person who has total authority
What is the most likely subject of an epic?
a hero who goes on a journey/quest
a celebration of beauty and nature
a humorous book on politics
a love story
The ancient Greeks were excellent sailors.
