Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece was a(n):

• island

• peninsula

• isthmus

• landlocked country.

Greece is part of which continent?

• Europe

• Asia

• North America

• Australia

Which sea connected Greece to Asia and Africa?

• Aegean

• Ionian

• Mediterranean

• Caribbean

What is a large area of land ruled by a central city called?

• colony

• territory

• nation

• city-state

A kingdom that expands is a(n):

• empire

• colony

• nation

• city-state

Athens, Sparta, Thebes, and Corinth are ____________ of Greece.

• countries

• city-states

• colonies

• empires

When an empire conquers an area, they make that into a...

• colony

• new empire

• state

• prison

Empires might create colonies because...

• they are lacking resources they neeed.

• they need more room to spread out on.

• they wanted to expand their power.

• All of these are reasons an empire creates colonies.

The ancient Greeks had a __________ religion.

• monotheistic

• atheistic

• polytheistic

• correct

How many main deities were in the Pantheon of Greek gods and goddesses?

• 3

• 10

• 50

• 12