Module 8 Review - Ancient Greece

Greeks used the sea for

• soil and irrigation

• minerals and vegetation

• protection and ceremonies

• food and trade

Who was the first civilization to speak Greek?

• Minoans

• Mycenaeans

• Cretans

• Persians

The Minoan civilization is believed to have ended by a volcano and huge wave in

• 1600 BC

• 2000 BC

• 1600 AD

• 2000 AD

Historians refer to the period after the Mcyeneans as the __________ because they left no written record.

Creation of the Greek city-states marks the beginning of the

• transformational era

• medieval era

• classical era

• mythological era

The Greek word for marketplace is ______.

The Greek fortress on top of a high hill is a(n)

• port

• camp

• acropolis

• aqueduct

The Greeks were the greatest traders in the Aegean region in 550 BC.

• True

• False

Greece is the birthplace of

• democracy

• monarchy

• oligarchy

• tyranny

Solon had

• harsh rules

• less harsh rules