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Ancient Greece

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What makes much of Greece a peninsula?

a)

the lack of large rivers

b)

the water on three sides

c)

the steep mountain slopes

d)

the large number of islands

2.

The ancient Greeks did not like to travel on land because they.......

a)

did not want to offend the earth god.

b)

were afraid of people from other villages.

c)

used the land for farming instead of roads.

d)

found traveling through the mountains difficult.

3.

How did the Greek mountains affect communication?

a)

They promoted road building.

b)

They led people to write letters.

c)

They isolated communities.

d)

They made farmers stop speaking.

4.

Why did ancient Greek communities trade?

a)

to stop having to farm

b)

to get goods they needed

c)

to enjoy adventures at sea

d)

to give families work to do

5.

Greece is on which continent?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

Asia

6.
Why did the Greeks live in isolated communities?
a)
They didn't like each other.
b)
They were worried about spreading diseases.
c)
Mountains and hilly rocky land separated the city-states. 
d)
Many lakes and rivers made travel difficult
7.

What is a 'city-state?'

a)

A city within a state

b)

Your address

c)

The government of Greece

d)

A city that acts like a small country

8.

Isthmus

a)

A narrow strip of land between bodies of water

b)

A narrow strip of land between mountains

c)

A wide open plain

d)

The name of a sea near Greece.

9.

Which would you be most likely to find in Greece?

a)

desert

b)

rivers

c)

mountains

d)

forests

10.

Greece has a lot of islands.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The land in Ancient Greece was good for farming.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which fruit was grown in Ancient Greece?

a)

grapes

b)

strawberries

c)

pineapples

d)

oranges

13.

Which is a sea that borders Greece?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Black Sea

c)

Aegean Sea

d)

North Sea

14.

Which type of animal was raised in Ancient Greece?

a)

cows

b)

goats

c)

pigs

d)

horses

15.

Most of Greece is on a ____________

a)

plateau

b)

delta

c)

peninsula

d)

atoll