Geography of Greece Quiz

The majority of the Greek population lives on a large ________________, which is a type of landform surrounded by water on 3 sides.

• Island

• Mountain

• Peninsula

• Plateau

Greece also includes hundreds of ​​ (a)   including ​ (b)   and ​ Rhodes.

• Islands
• Crete
• Mountains

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Mountain Ranges

,

(b) Bodies of Water

,

(c) City States

• Aegean

• Pindus

• Mediterranean

• Ionian

• Sparta

• Athens

• Olympus

Because Greece was so large and the terrain made travel difficult, ancient Greeks formed independent ______________________ rather than a united empire.

• Towns

• city-states

• countries

• villages

The Greeks developed powerful __________________ to fight in wars and protect Greek ships.

• Armies

• Militias

• Navies

• Soldiers

Match the following

• Athens

• Greek city-state that first created democracy

• Olympus

• Place where Greeks thought the gods lived

• Sparta

• Greek city-state that became a military society

The Greek word for "City-state"

• Helenic

• Minoan

• Gyro

• Polis

The seas surrounding Greece provided an additional ______ source.