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Geography of Greece/Minoans

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an ancient Greek market place and social gathering place?

a)

Acropolis

b)

agora

c)

shopping mall

d)

Tundra

2.

What is the climate like in ancient Greece?

a)

mild winters and hot summers

b)

freezing winters and summers

c)

spring like temperatures every day

d)

constant rain all year

3.

What is Greece's hilly terrain (land) good for?

a)

lots of farming

b)

communication between city-states

c)

growing grapes and olives

d)

providing water for the crops

4.

What do we call land with water on 3 sides?

a)

island

b)

inlet

c)

peninsula

5.

The Minoan civilization first arose on what island?

a)

Italy

b)

Tahiti

c)

Santorini

d)

Crete

6.

What is a colony?


a)

a group of people who settle in a new land, but keep ties to their homeland

b)

A smaller city-state only found on an island

c)

land with water on 3 sides.

d)

A city and the land that surrounds it.

7.

Another word for a city-state is ...

a)

political colony

b)

agora

c)

independent empire

d)

polis

8.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the geography in Greece?

a)

They became excellent fishermen, sailors and traders

b)

There was lots of farmland to grow crops.

c)

The mountains made it difficult to communicate and travel

d)

Trade was very important

9.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Minoans?

a)

They had palaces with running water

b)

They had beautiful artwork

c)

They moved often while following the food they hunted.

d)

They had a writing system that still has not been translated

10.

What dangerous sport did the Minoans play?

a)

boxing

b)

free diving

c)

big wave surfing

d)

bull leaping


11.

Who was the first group to exist on Greek's mainland (peninsula)?

a)

Greeks

b)

Mycenaeans

c)

Trojans

d)

Minitours


12.

Where did Theseus go to battle the Minotaur?

a)

Athens

b)

Israel

c)

Knosssos

d)

Thera

13.

What was NOT a reason for the fall of the Minoan culture?

a)

Tsunami

b)

Earthquakes and famine

c)

Volcanic Eruptions

d)

Egyptian invasion

14.

Any citadel or complex built on a high hill.

a)

Athens

b)

Acropolis

c)

Agora

d)

Alliance

15.

A person through whom the gods was believed to speak.

a)

Minotaur

b)

Socrates

c)

Oracle

d)

Myth

16.

A place regarded as holy because of its associations with a divinity or sacred relic.

a)

Shrine

b)

Oracle

c)

Myth

d)

Athena