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Worksheets9.1 Geography of Greece
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the major difference between the bodies of water near ancient Greece and ancient Egypt?
Greece had major lakes
Greece was bordered by seas; Egypt had the Nile
Egypt had major lakes
Egypt relied on the seas around them
What grew well on the rocky hillsides of Greece?
tomatoes and pear trees
potatoes and fig trees
grape vines and olive trees
Which animals were best adapted for life on the rocky hillsides of Greece?
goats
cows
horses
chickens
The Mediterranean Sea separates Europe from which continent?
North America
South America
Australia
Africa
What was the weather like in ancient Greece?
warm during the day, but freezing at night
hot and dry sumers; relatively warm and moist winters
hot in the summer, but lots of snow in the winter
Which statement is true regarding snow in ancient Greece?
the populated areas rarely experienced snow, but it did snow on the mountain peaks
snow did fall on Greece, but only once every 4 years
it never snowed in Greece
Greek civilizaiton did not develop in a river valley like all the other civilizations we have studied. Instead, it was ____by water.
bordered
covered
flooded
Greece is actually a series of ___ and ___.
ravines and canyons
states and countries
islands and peninsulas
waterfalls and cliffs
What geographic feature made travel across the land very difficult?
grape vines which entangled chariot wheels
the many olive tree orchards
high mountains
Greek civilization developed into independent ___ because the geography kept people from each other and made communication difficult.
city-states
city-towns
city-camps
What were city-states?
areas run by people who could not decide if they wanted to be a city or a state
cities that governed themselves and the land that surrounded them
small towns that weren't big enough to be part of the country
What did the Greeks make from their natural resources?
oil, wine, milk, cheese, and wool
coins, chariots, and armor
silk carpets, linen robes, and steaks
What did the Greeks need to do to get the resources they lacked (such as grains and metals)?
go out and conquer other areas where farmland was more plentiful
take out loans
steal from their neighbors
In addition to military conquests, Greeks established colonies, and ___became an important aspect of Greek life.
copying
punishment
trade
The Mycenaeans (a Greek kingdom) fought a war with ___, whic is a famous story in Greek mythology.
Troy
Trent
Trilogy
Which of these is NOT a city-state that became powerful after the decline of Mycenae?
Athens
Sparta
Corinth
Aegean
Which 2 city-states became rivals?
Rome and Sicilly
Athens and Sparta
Delphi and Apollo
Thebes was located farther inland, so it did not have easy access to the ____.
sky
hills
sea
forrest
Thebes had several major___which made irrigation of its crop possible.
lakes
springs
rivers
Sometimes city-states would join together in their efforts to defeat their comon enemy, ____.
Paxton
Prussia
Persia
Persia was a major rival with Greece for 2 things. What were they?
alcohol and tobacco
money and priceless art
land and power
The Persian Empire covered most of the land known today as ___.
Iran
Syria
Macedonia
Egypt
What are 2 reasons King Darius wanted to take over ALL of Greece?
prevent furture rebellions and take over Greece's profitable trade routes
He was a tyrant and control freak
He didn't know the boundaries of each city-state
What big sporting event happened in 1896 that mirrored the route run by the ancient Greek runner who ran to Marathon?
the 50-yard dash
the Olympics in Athens
the first football game
the first soccer tournament
The Spartans lost the battle of Themopylae because...
they were betrayed by a soldier who showed the Persians a back way around the narrow canyon
they had gotten over-confident and had not bee practicing their battle skills
their sandals kept coing undone and they tripped frequently
What were the Greek ships called?
chuggers
triremes
top boats
wave runners
What were the sharp points on the ends of the ships used for?
opening oysters
guiding and navigation
ramming enemy ships
All of the following are reasons the Greeks had an advantage over the Persians when fighting on the water EXCEPT:
Greek ships were smaller (more speed an maneuverability)
Greeks had a knowledge of the waters
Because the Persians were such a proud people;, they failed to prepare adequately
Persian ships were easy to ram because they couldn't turn so well in a narrow channel
Who finally overthrew the Persian empire?
Alexander the Great
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible Day
Alexander Salamander
