Impact Chapter 5 lesson 1 Quiz

What geographical feature surrounded Greece on three sides according to the text?

• Mountains

• Seas

• Plains

• Valleys

Who were the first known civilization in the Greek region?

• Mycenaeans

• Dorians

• Minoans

• Egyptians

What caused the collapse of the Minoan civilization around 1450 B.C.E.?

• Invasion from the Mycenaeans

• A volcanic eruption

• An earthquake or invasion from the Mycenaeans

• A plague

Where did the Mycenaeans come from?

• Northern Europe

• Central Asia

• Southern Africa

• Eastern Mediterranean

What was the Mycenaean Kingdom discovered by Heinrich Schliemann?

• A trading post

• A religious site

• A palace built on a hill

• A farming community

What led to the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization by 1100 B.C.E.?

• Economic prosperity

• Natural disasters and internal fighting

• Invasion by the Minoans

• Peace treaties with neighboring kingdoms

During the Dark Age that lasted for 300 years, what did people primarily do?

• Engaged in extensive trade

• Focused on writing and keeping records

• Only farmed to feed their families

• Built large monuments

Who introduced iron tools and settled on the Greek mainland, pushing people to settle on the Greek islands?

• The Hellenes

• The Egyptians

• The Phoenicians

• The Dorians

What did the people who returned to the mainland and started independent communities with local kings call themselves?

• Egyptians

• Phoenicians

• Hellenes

• Dorians

Which alphabet did the Hellenes adopt for their new alphabet?

• Egyptian

• Greek

• Phoenician

• Dorian