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Early People of Greece Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main effect of the mountains covering most of Greece's mainland?

a)

They encourage contact between people

b)

They protect and isolate cities

c)

They limit trade with other regions

d)

They promote unity under one government

2.

Which of the following seas surrounds Greece?

a)

Ionian Sea

b)

Caspian Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Baltic Sea

3.

What is the main agricultural crop in early Greece?

a)

Wheat

b)

Corn

c)

Rice

d)

Soybeans

4.

Which civilization lived on the island of Crete and traded in the Mediterranean region?

a)

Minoans

b)

Spartans

c)

Dorians

d)

Mycenaeans

5.

Which Mycenaean kings fought in the Trojan war?

a)

Achilles and Hector

b)

Odysseus and Paris

c)

Leonidas and Pericles

d)

Agamemnon and Menelaus

6.

Which written language was never deciphered and used by the Minoans?

a)

Cuneiform Script

b)

Linear B Script

c)

Linear A Script

d)

Hieroglyphic Script

7.

Who deciphered the written language called Linear B Script?

a)

Sir Arthur Evans

b)

Heinrich Schliemann

c)

Homer

d)

Michael Ventris and Owen Chadwick

8.

Which group moved into the Greek mainland from the north during the Greek Dark Age?

a)

Mycenaeans

b)

Dorians

c)

Minoans

d)

Spartans

9.

What is the main effect of the Dorian period known as the dark age?

a)

Great advances in agriculture and trade

b)

All traces of Linear B script disappeared

c)

Massive colonization began

d)

Population increased significantly

10.

What was the main invention during the Archaic Era that was taken from the Phoenicians?

a)

The wheel

b)

The Greek alphabet

c)

The printing press

d)

The compass

11.

When were the first Olympics organized?

a)

200 BCE

b)

300 BCE

c)

500 BCE

d)

776 BCE

12.

What was the main reason for the massive colonization that began during the Archaic Era?

a)

To spread Greek culture

b)

To escape wars

c)

To find new sources of gold

d)

Not enough arable land

13.

Which group of people set up their kingdoms on the Greek Peninsula around hilltop fortresses?

a)

Minoans

b)

Dorians

c)

Mycenaeans

d)

Spartans

14.

Who discovered Troy in 1873, thanks to the Iliad?

a)

Sir Arthur Evans

b)

Heinrich Schliemann

c)

Michael Ventris

d)

Owen Chadwick

15.

Where did the refugees flee to during the Greek Dark Age?

a)

Cyprus

b)

Ionia

c)

Sardinia

d)

Sicily