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The Geography of Greece

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
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1.

Drag and drop each location onto the map.

2.

Which of the following did NOT make farming difficult in much of Ancient Greece?

a)

Mountainous terrain

b)

Lack of major rivers.

c)

Lack of usable farmland

d)

Access to the Mediterranean Sea

3.

What was the most important impact of the mountainous terrain of ancient Greece?

a)

Greek soldiers fought well in higher elevation.

b)

City-States were independent from one another.

c)

Greek farmers used terraces to plant their crops.

d)

Rock Climbing was an important event in the Olympics.

4.

Which of the below are Greek city-states? (Choose two)

a)

Athens

b)

Asia Minor

c)

Sparta

d)

Sumer

5.

The distance between Athens and Sparta is very similar to the distance between Chattanooga and what city?

a)

Orlando, FL

b)

Dallas, TX

c)

Ooltewah, TN

d)

Nashville, TN

6.

What body of water is circled on this map?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Bay of Bengal

d)

Red Sea

7.

The wealthiest and most significant Ancient Greek city-state was (a)   .

8.

The Mediterranean Sea is connects which three continents?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

9.

True or False: The city-states of Ancient Greece were governed by one central government.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which of the following was NOT an impact of the mountains of ancient Greece?

a)

Led to the growth of independent city-states.

b)

Provided gold and silver mining which made Sparta wealthy.

c)

Provided protection for the city-states which they surrounded.

d)

Made farming difficult in much of Greece.

11.

Access to the Mediterranean Sea caused which of the following? (Choose two)

a)

Ancient Greeks were skilled sailors.

b)

Significant trade took place between Mediterranean civilizations.

c)

Island city-states had little communication with other islands.

d)

Only the Persian Empire had foreign colonies.

12.

Which of the following was NOT a significant impact of colonization?

a)

Greek Economy Grew

b)

Greek City-States Obtained Resources

c)

All colonies became part of a single government.

d)

Cultural diffusion occurred in Greek colonies.