Rise of the Greek Civilization
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- Q1The mainland of Greece is located on which peninsula?PeloponnesusItalianCreteBalkan120s
- Q2The city-state of Sparta is located in which region of Greece?Asia MinorAtticaPeloponnesusMacedonia120s
- Q3What is the biggest island in Greece?DelphiAthensCreteThebes120s
- Q4What is the capital of modern day Greece?OlympiaDelphiAthensKnossos120s
- Q5A body of land surrounded by three or more bodies of water is called....peninsulaislandland bridgeisthmus120s
- Q6On which continent would you find present day Greece?AsiaAfricaEuropeSouth America120s
- Q7This ancient civilization of great ship builders originally settled on the island of Crete. They traded pottery and stone for ivory and metals. A palace was discovered at Knossos that contained workshops and indoor bathrooms. These people were not Greek. Who were these ancient people?SpartansMinoansAtheniansMycenaeans300s
- Q8This ancient civilization of people left their homeland in central Asia and settle into the mainland of Greece. Little was known about this civilization until the late 1800s when a German archaeologist discovered the ruins of a palace. It was discovered that each king built his palace on a hill encircled with stone walls for protection. Who were these ancient people?SpartansMinoansAtheniansMycenaeans300s
- Q9What is the Greek name for city-state?phalanxbardpolispeninsula120s
- Q10What happened at the Greek agora? Read all the choices before selecting your response.All of the above.The agora was used as a place to conduct business dealings.People gathered to debate issues and pass laws in the agora.The agora was a marketplace where people traded goods.120s
- Q11Greek soldiers marched together shoulder to shoulder in battle formation with shields and weapons raised above them for protection. This is an example of a(n)…hoplitebardcolonyphalanx120s
- Q12Who were the true citizens of ancient Greece?Wealthy men or women who owned slaves and landFree, native-born men who owned landAny man, whether he owned land or notForeign-born or native-born men, who may or may not have been landowners120s
- Q13What is meant by the term “Dark Age”?The Dark Age was a difficult period in history where trade slowed, record keeping stopped, and most families were very poor.It is an extended period in history where storms were present causing destruction to the buildings and crops.The Dark Age is a period in history when wide-spread disease caused death to more than half of the Greek population.This is the period in history before man used fire as a source of heat and light.120s
- Q14After the Dark Age, why did the Greeks develop colonies along the coast of the Mediterranean?People were forced into exile for committing crimes and acts of treason.War and conflict forced the people to move to the colonies.They wanted to expand their trade with neighboring civilizations.The population increased and farmers could not produce enough food.120s
- Q15One positive that came about during the Dark Age was the development of the Greek alphabet. Which of the following would represent a sampling of the Greek alphabet?あいうえおກຂຄງΑ Β Γ Δਅ ਬ ਸ ਡ120s