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WorksheetsCh 3.1 - The Rise of Greek Civilization
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which among the following describes the geography of Greece?
flat grassy steppes and arid temperatures
mostly savannas and valleys
rugged land surrounded by seas
mostly elevated but flat plateau
Which sea separates Greece and Asia Minor (Turkey)?
Ionian
Adriatic
Mediterranean
Aegean
Greece sits on the _________________ Peninsula.
Iberian
Balkan
Italian
Greek
What is the Peloponnesus?
the largest peninsula of Greece
a land bridge between Sparta and Athens
an island chain in the Aegean Sea
a palace found by Arthur Evans in Crete
The __________________ were the first civilization to arise in Ancient Greece.
Dorians
Mycenaeans
Hellenes
Minoans
What more warlike civilization brought the first kings to Greece? It is believed they had a role in the Trojan War.
Dorians
Mycenaeans
Hellenes
Minoans
What idea did Greeks get from the Phoenicians?
iron weapons
metal coins
a compass
alphabet
What is the term for a Greek city-state?
agora
acropolis
polis
colony
A(n) _________________ is a fortified area on top of a hill.
acropolis
agora
polis
colony
What is the term for a Greek marketplace?
agora
colony
polis
acropolis
What is a Greek phalanx?
a disciplined fighting formation
a temple dedicated to the god of war
a hoplite spear
a Greek courtroom with jury
Under the Greek definition of citizen, who qualified for citizenship?
free, native-born men who owned land
any man, whether he owned land or not
wealthy men or women who owned slaves and land
foreign-born or native born men, who may or may not have been landowners
A 300-year period of time in Greece beginning around 600 B.C. is called the Dark Age because
Persians conquered Greece and ruled with absolute power.
trade and farming failed, and many stopped reading and writing.
there were natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, droughts, plagues, and famines.
the Greek city-states fought one another so much that the economy failed completely.
a body of land with water on three sides
agora
colony
polis
peninsula
