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5.1 Cultures of the Mountains and the Sea

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1.What about the geography of Greece explains why they never developed large-scale agriculture?

a)

Mountains covered 3/4 of the land

b)

Tiny mountain streams made irrigation difficult

c)

Their proximity to the sea made it easier to trade for food vs. growing it

d)

All of the above

2.

The Mycenaean made contact with the Minoans and it influenced their culture by…

a)

Adapting the Minoan language

b)

Using their designs on pottery

c)

Increasing the amount of trading they did

d)

All of the above

3.

There is evidence that suggests that the Mycenaean fought in the Trojan War, True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which group of people were responsible for the collapse of the Mycenaean?

a)

The Dorians

b)

The Minoans

c)

The Phoenicians

d)

None of these are correct

5.

Who was Homer?

a)

A skilled warrior that lead the Greeks to victory in the Trojan War

b)

A famous poet who is given credit for authoring the epics The Iliad and The Odyssey

c)

A brilliant linguist that deciphered the Phoenician script in 227 BCE

d)

An Olympic athletic who invented baseball in Thebes in 423 CE

6.

True or False, the ancient Greeks lived in mostly in independent, isolated communities

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What major body of water allowed for Greeks and other nearby peoples to trade freely?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Caspian Sea

8.

Do you want ten free points?

a)

NO

b)

YES

c)

Nah man, I'm gucci fam.

d)

No thanks, I'd rather lose ten points.

9.
What word best describes the land of the Greek peninsula?
a)
rocky and mountainous
b)
flat
c)
desert
d)
rolling plains
10.
The ancient Greeks were  
a)
Monotheistic  
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Atheist
d)
Scientologist
11.
One of the most famous ancient Greek poets who wrote the Iliad was...
a)
Homer.
b)
Athena.
c)
Sandburg. 
d)
Pericles
12.
The ruler of all the Greek gods was... 
a)
Poseidon.
b)
Ares.  
c)
Zeus.
d)
Athena.  
13.
According to the ancient Greeks, the gods and goddesses lived...
a)
in Athens.
b)
on Mount Olympus.
c)
in Sparta.
d)
in Turkey.
14.
Greek has many _________that are like mini countries.
a)
counties
b)
city-states
c)
provinces
d)
parishes
15.
The Greeks used a writing system developed by 
a)
Egyptians
b)
Phoenicians 
c)
Mycenaeans
d)
Romans
16.
What ancient civilization eventually replaced the Minoans as the major power in the Aegean sea, after the Minoan civilization disappeared?
a)
Romans
b)
Spartans
c)
Persians
d)
Mycenaeans