Topic 6 Lessons 1 - 4 Ancient Greece

What geographic feature made uniting ancient Greece under a single government difficult?

• A) Vast deserts

• B) Large rivers

• C) Mountain ranges

• D) Dense forests

What is a peninsula?

• A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides

• A landform entirely covered by water

• A flat desert region

• A mountain range

Why did many Greek communities develop independently?

• A) The government required separation

• B) Mountains and seas isolated them

• C) The population was too small

• D) They spoke different languages

The largest peninsula in Greece is called:

• Ionian Peninsula

• Athenian Peninsula

• Mediterranean Peninsula

• Peloponnesian Peninsula

How did the Mediterranean climate affect Greek agriculture?

• It encouraged large-scale farming

• It led to a dependence on trade for grain

• It made growing crops like wheat and barley easy

• It prevented any farming from taking place

Why were the Greeks skillful sailors and merchants?

What was one reason why sea travel was common in ancient Greece?

• They had no mountains to block trade

• Greece was surrounded by water, making sea travel common

• They had the largest ships in the world

The sea near Greece that played a major role in trade and travel was the:

• Arctic Sea

• Caribbean Sea

• Aegean Sea

• Pacific Ocean

What was one way Greece benefited from its location?

• It isolated them from all other cultures

• It allowed contact with older civilizations in Africa and Asia

• It made invasion impossible

• It made Greece completely self-sufficient

Which crops were most commonly grown in Greece due to the climate?

• Rice and corn

• Olives and grapes

• Wheat and barley

• Bananas and sugarcane