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Rise of Greek Civilization review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Greek civilization began in an area dominated by _______.

a)

deserts and oases

b)

mountains and lakes

c)

seas and mountains

d)

rivers and plains

2.

Greek civilization began in a river valley.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Communities in ancient Greece were ______.

a)

separated by rivers and deserts

b)

separated by deserts and mountains

c)

separated by rugged mountains and valleys

d)

separated by valleys and rivers

4.

Greek myths describe an early civilization that developed ______.

a)

on Crete

b)

in Syria

c)

on Delos

d)

in Egypt

5.

The Minoans were an island civilization and Mycenaeans a mainland civilization.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Trade was important for all the groups of people who lived on or around Greece.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

On the mainland, the Greek civilization ______.

a)

developed after the Dark Age, around 700 b.c.

b)

suffered a further decline after the Dark Age

c)

developed after the Persian War

d)

D.developed about 1000 b.c.

8.

The geography of Greece did not influence the formation of independent city-states.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The Greeks developed the modern concept of citizenship.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which of the following statements is true about city-states?

a)

Most free men and women who owned land were citizens.

b)

Women and children could not be citizens, although they had some political rights.

c)

The hoplites ruled each city-state.

d)

In most city-states, only land-owning males could be citizens.