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Geography, Minoans, and Mycenaeans

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

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1.

The mainland of Greece is a (a)   (a piece of land nearly surrounded on all sides by water)

2.

Check all of the bodies of water that border Greece

a)

Aegean Sea

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Ionian Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

3.

Ancient Greece's climate was...

a)

cool and dry

b)

hot and dry

4.

Check all of the reasons Greeks were isolated from each other

a)

Rocky terrain made it difficult to travel from region to region

b)

Greece is made up of over 1,000 islands

c)

They all spoke difference languages

5.

Historians trace the origins of Greek civilization to (a)   , a mountainous island about 150 miles off the coast of mainland Greece

6.

How did the Minoans grow to be so wealthy?

a)

Through gold mines on the island of Crete

b)

Through silk production

c)

Through trade across the Mediterranean

7.

One of the Minoans' strengths was that they were expert (a)   .

8.

Check all of the statements that accurately describe the Minoans

a)

They built the great palace at Knossos

b)

Minoan religion was polytheistic

c)

Mysteries surround the end of the Minoans

d)

There are many myths about the Minoans, including the myth of King Minos and the and his labyrinth

9.

Around 1450 BC, the (a)   conquered the Minoans, taking their treasure, land, people, and palaces.

10.

Extensive trade and wars made Mycenaean kings rich

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Check all of the theories about why Mycenaean civilization declined

a)

Natural disasters caused shortages that turned cities against one another

b)

Mycenaean cities were invaded by the mysterious Sea Peoples

c)

A plague spread through Mycenaean cities