Unit 5 Greece - Syllabus Review

How does the term "Hellas" relate to the ancient Greeks?

• it is what they called themsleves

• it was the founding father of civilization in this part of the world

• it is what they called the land of ancient Greece

• it was the name of the woman that "started" the Trojan Wars

The lands considered "Ancient Greece" predominantly encircled which body of water?

• Black Sea

• Sea of Crete

• Aegean Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Ionian Sea

Due to the fact that its location put all its citizens within 50 miles of the sea, with what did the Greeks become skilled?

• sailing

• farming

• building boats

• trade

• building irrigation systems

What are Greek poleis?

• the ships they built for trade

• city and the land it supported; i.e. city-states

• the money they used in trade

• the first writing systems of this part of the world

Greek culture was founded on which earlier civilizations?

• Mesopotamia

• Egyptian

• Mycenaean

• Minoan

• Macedonian

The Minoans settled in what part of the ancient Aegean world?

• Greek Mainland

• Crete

• Northern Africa

• Eastern Mediterranean Coast

The Mycenaeans settled in what part of the ancient Aegean world?

• Greek Mainland

• Crete

• Northern Africa

• Eastern Mediterranean Coast

The Minoan and Mycenaean cultures were part of what era of Greek history?

• Archaic Age

• Bronze Age

• Dark Age

• Classical Age

• Hellenistic Age

Due to the stories that came from the Mycenaeans, what era is the end of the Bronze Age known as in Greek history?

• Archaic Age

• Dark Age

• Heroic Age

• Classical Age

• Hellenistic Age

What is the era of Greek history after the dark ages when poleis developed and their trading colonies were established throughout the Mediterranean?

• Golden Age

• Hellenistic Age

• Bronze Age

• Archaic Age

• Classical Age