Greece Geography Quiz

1. What is the result of Greece's geography including many mountains, peninsulas, and off-shore islands.

The Greeks were easy prey for invading tribes.

Greece was plunged into a Dark Age that lasted 400 years.

City-states developed independently and the sea became their highway.

They built a strong economy based on farming.

2. The ancient Greeks always considered themselves Greeks first and members of a distinct city-state second.

True

False

3. What are two things that result from Greece's mountainous terrain?

Greeks are great mountain climbers.

Farming is limited.

A place for Greek gods to call home.

Travel over land is difficult.

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4. What was the first Greek civilization called.

Aegean.

The Olympian.

The Anatolian.

The Minoan.

5. Why was Greece settled later than Mesopotamia, India, Egypt, or China?

The Greek islands were not big enough to establish cities.

There were no other civilizations nearby.

The mountains make farming difficult.

The amount of coastline made travel difficult.

6. Where was the first Greek civilization established?

On the Peloponnesus Peninsula.

On the Greek mainland.

In Argos.

On the isle of Crete.

7. Even though much of Greece is not suitable for farming, the dry land is ideal for raising large herds of animals.

True

False

8. What did some Greeks do to increase the amount of land suitable for farming?

They conquered other lands.

They used a lot of natural fertilizers.

They built terraces on the mountainsides.

They moved to nearby islands.

9. Which of the following is NOT true of the relationship the ancient Greeks had with the seas?

The seas helped shape Greek art and literature.

The seas became the Greek's sole source of food.

The seas made it easier to share ideas and trade.

The seas allowed Greeks to build a strong navy and build a common identity.

10. How did Greece's location in the Mediterranean aid its development?

Its location provided beautiful sunsets and made Greece a sought after destination.

Its location, near other established civilizations led to flourishing trade.

Its location made it easy to expand and to make colonies of the many islands in the Aegean.

Its location made it an easy target for invaders.