Question 1

Which of the following is true of Greece?

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all of the above

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Greece includes both a mainland and islands.

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Greece is a small country in Southern Europe.

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Greece is shaped like an outstretched hand.

Question 2

Mainland Greece is a peninsula, which is

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land that is surrounded by water on three sides.

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a plain that has no bodies of water within a mile

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a mountain range with a river running through it.

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a marsh that is completely surrounded by rivers.

Question 3

Why were the villages and farms in ancient Greece isolated from each other?

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The villages were separated by seas and mountains.

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The villagers and farmers used different forms of currency.

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The villagers and farmers constantly fought with each other.

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The villagers did not know other groups existed.

Question 4

Why did people in different Greek settlements have little communication with each other?

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The land was very difficult to travel.

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There was tension between groups.

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They practiced different religions.

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They spoke different languages.

Question 5

What made travelling by land very difficult for ancient Greeks?

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Sharp rocks often ruined their wagons' wooden wheels.

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Only wealthy people could travel by foot or wagon.

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The land was extremely dry and difficult to walk on.

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Most people had to travel either by horse or donkey.

Question 6

Why did most ancient Greeks travel in groups when traveling by land?

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They had to supply their own food when traveling.

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They wanted to protect themselves against dangerous animals.

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They liked to establish new settlements when they traveled.

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They were at risk of getting robbed if they traveled alone.

Question 7

Why did ancient Greeks prefer to travel by water was than travel by land?

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They were always near water and learned to travel by ship.

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They had more resources to build ships than to build wagons.

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They were extremely superstitions about traveling by land.

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They made ships that hardly ever sank..

Question 8

Most ancient Greek people made a living by

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farming.

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hunting.

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building.

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building.

Question 9

One reason it was difficult to farm in ancient Greece is because the land was

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very rocky everywhere.

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flooded with water.

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covered in thick weeds.

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surrounded by marshes.

Question 10

How did some ancient Greek farmers deal with their land's limitations?

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They built earth steps into hills to create flat land.

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They fertilized the land to help nourish their crops.

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They created false mountains to make more shade.

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They made canals that helped moisten their dry soil.

Question 11

Which of the following is true of ancient Greek farmers?

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all of the above

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They often raised sheep and goats.

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in order to make honey.

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They grew food for their own families.

Question 12

The shortage of good farmland in ancient Greece caused the settlements to

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go to war with each other.

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organize a trade system.

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join with other settlements.

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establish very strict laws.

Question 13

When looking for a good place to colonize, the ancient Greeks looked for places that

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had both natural harbors and good land for farming.

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were far from water, so they wouldn't risk flooding.

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were heavily forested, so they could use its timber.

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had settlers on it, hoping that they would help them.

Question 14

How did the ancient Greek colonies influence Greek culture?

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They helped spread their Greek culture outside of Greece.

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They did not have any direct influence on Greek culture.

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They encouraged other cultures to mix with Greek culture.

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They brought other cultures that wiped out Greek culture.

Question 15

To get needed goods, the ancient Greeks often traded

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all of the above

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in the Mediterranean.

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with Greek colonies.

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among the city-states.

Question 16

People of ancient Greece's mainland often traded for goods such as

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grain, timber, and metal.

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olives, pottery, and nuts.

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sheep, goats, and bees.

Question 17

A. Greeks could not feed their growing population with Greek resources, so they formed  __?

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colonies

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empires

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farms

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kingdoms

Question 18

Ancient Greek communities are called

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city-states

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tribes.

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stations.

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assemblies.

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