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Ch 3.1 - The Rise of Greek Civilization

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which among the following describes the geography of Greece?

a)

flat grassy steppes and arid temperatures

b)

mostly savannas and valleys

c)

rugged land surrounded by seas

d)

mostly elevated but flat plateau

2.

Which sea separates Greece and Asia Minor (Turkey)?

a)

Ionian

b)

Adriatic

c)

Mediterranean

d)

Aegean

3.

Greece sits on the _________________ Peninsula.

a)

Iberian

b)

Balkan

c)

Italian

d)

Greek

4.

What is the Peloponnesus?

a)

the largest peninsula of Greece

b)

a land bridge between Sparta and Athens

c)

an island chain in the Aegean Sea

d)

a palace found by Arthur Evans in Crete

5.

The __________________ were the first civilization to arise in Ancient Greece.

a)

Dorians

b)

Mycenaeans

c)

Hellenes

d)

Minoans

6.

What more warlike civilization brought the first kings to Greece? It is believed they had a role in the Trojan War.

a)

Dorians

b)

Mycenaeans

c)

Hellenes

d)

Minoans

7.

What idea did Greeks get from the Phoenicians?

a)

iron weapons

b)

metal coins

c)

a compass

d)

alphabet

8.

What is the term for a Greek city-state?

a)

agora

b)

acropolis

c)

polis

d)

colony

9.

A(n) _________________ is a fortified area on top of a hill.

a)

acropolis

b)

agora

c)

polis

d)

colony

10.

What is the term for a Greek marketplace?

a)

agora

b)

colony

c)

polis

d)

acropolis

11.

What is a Greek phalanx?

a)

a disciplined fighting formation

b)

a temple dedicated to the god of war

c)

a hoplite spear

d)

a Greek courtroom with jury

12.

Under the Greek definition of citizen, who qualified for citizenship?

a)

free, native-born men who owned land

b)

any man, whether he owned land or not

c)

wealthy men or women who owned slaves and land

d)

foreign-born or native born men, who may or may not have been landowners

13.

A 300-year period of time in Greece beginning around 600 B.C. is called the Dark Age because

a)

Persians conquered Greece and ruled with absolute power.

b)

trade and farming failed, and many stopped reading and writing.

c)

there were natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, droughts, plagues, and famines.

d)

the Greek city-states fought one another so much that the economy failed completely.

14.
Which of the following choices explains how geography discouraged Greek unity?
a)
Large plains did not offer much protection for settlements.
b)
Deep, wide rivers isolated settlements.
c)
Rugged mountains and many islands isolated settlements.
d)
The lack of farmland limited population growth.
15.

a body of land with water on three sides

a)

agora

b)

colony

c)

polis

d)

peninsula