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'7.1: Geography and the Settlement of Greece' Notes Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

__________ and seas made it difficult to travel between communities.

a)

Mountains

b)

Deserts

c)

Plateaus

d)

Lakes

2.

How did Greeks travel over the rugged land?

a)

Most people walked.

b)

Most people rode horses.

c)

Most people had rode bikes.

d)

Most people used public transportation.

3.

Why was traveling by wagon or cart difficult in ancient Greece?

a)

There was too much traffic.

b)

The wheels were destroyed by rocks, or caught in mud.

c)

The king required cart drivers to pay a special tax.

d)

The wheels were square.

4.

On the main roads of ancient Greece, inns provided only _______.

a)

food

b)

shelter

c)

resources

d)

transportation

5.

Greece is surrounded by water on three sides, making it a(n) _________.

a)

peninsula

b)

island

c)

archipelago

d)

continent

6.

Which of the following is NOT a sea surrounding Greece?

a)

Ionian Sea

b)

Aegean Sea

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Caribbean Sea

7.

True or False: The Greeks had very little respect for the sea.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which of the following was NOT a way that Greek sailors stayed safe?

a)

They navigated close to shore.

b)

They sailed only during daylight.

c)

They stopped at night to anchor.

d)

They sailed into storms.

9.

Which of the following was NOT grown by ancient Greek farmers?

a)

olive trees

b)

grapes

c)

nut trees

d)

barley

10.

Which of the following animals did the ancient Greeks NOT keep?

a)

cattle

b)

sheep

c)

chickens

d)

goats

11.

Wars broke out between settlements to control more _______.

a)

water

b)

land

c)

cattle

d)

gold

12.

When existing farmland wasn't enough to feed the people of Greece, they turned to:

a)

colonization

b)

city-states

c)

China

d)

cannibalism

13.

To prepare for colonization, Greeks consulted with a(n) ___________.

a)

oracle

b)

dictator

c)

shipbuilder

d)

tradesman

14.

What did the people of the town bring to their new colony?

a)

their god's statue

b)

their sacred fire

c)

their might leader

d)

their fig tree

15.

Greek colonists had to find an ideal location with good farmland and a natural ________.

a)

river

b)

harbor

c)

lake

d)

bridge

16.

Colonists enjoyed the rights of Greece, like participating in Greek _________.

a)

athletic games

b)

plays

c)

poetry

d)

festivals

17.

Which of the following was NOT a location that Greece established colonies?

a)

Asia Minor

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

India

18.

They exchanged _________ oil and pottery for grain, timber, and metal.

a)

olive

b)

vegetable

c)

avocado

d)

peanut

19.

The ships were built for _________, not speed.

a)

space

b)

stealth

c)

war

d)

safety

20.

The Greeks used the _____ to navigate their ships.

a)

stars

b)

compasses

c)

sundial

d)

sail