Lesson 1 - Geography/Early Greeks

Which three seas surround Greece?

• Mediterranean Sea

• Baltic Sea

• Ionian Sea

• Aegean Sea

The earliest people to influence the Mycenaeans lived on the island of Crete and were known as the ...

• Cretans

• Dorians

• Minoans

• Mycenaeans

The ___________________________ became powerful by conquering other cities and establishing colonies that traded so they could get the resources they needed.

• Mycenaeans

• Ionians

• Persians

• Minoans

Greece is located on a series of _____________, or pieces of land surrounded by water on three sides.

• peninsulas

• islands

• archipelagos

• isthmus's

What is another name for a city-state?

• acropolis

• peninsula

• polis

• agora

According to Greek mythology, the ____________________ War was between the Mycenaeans and the people Troy.

• Trojan

• civil

• Ionian

• Persian

Instead of forming a civilization under one government, the ancient Greeks formed communities called ___________ with their own governments and economic systems.

• settlements

• colonies

• city-states

• provinces

Describe the climate of Greece.

• Desert - hot and dry throughout the year

• Polar - cold and dry thoughout the year

• Mild - hot, dry summers and mild, rainy winters

True or False. Greece is an island.

• True

• False

True or false. Greece is made up of 75% mountains.

• True

• False