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Ancient Greeks

True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

1. 

The Greeks were the only civilization to write epics.
 

2. 

Greek gods were like humans. (Athropomorphic)
 

3. 

Zeus was the most important Greek god.
 

4. 

The seas were very important to the Ancient Greeks.
 

5. 

Greece has a very moderate climate.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

6. 

The geography of Greece can best be compared to the American state of ________.
a.
Florida
c.
Iowa
b.
Colorado
d.
Alaska
 

7. 

The geography of Ancient Greece can best be described as ________.
a.
Rugged and mountainous
c.
Small, rolling hills
b.
Tranquil and flat
d.
a complex river valley system
 

8. 

The ___________ played an important role in establishing colonies and trade.
a.
Rivers
c.
Seas
b.
Oceans
d.
Lakes
 

9. 

The mountains separated the Ancient Greeks, creating __________.
a.
unity
c.
regionalism
b.
racism
d.
empire
 

10. 

The climate of Ancient Greece would be closest to which U.S. State?
a.
Alaska
c.
Georgia
b.
Pennsylvania
d.
Michigan
 

11. 

The moderate climate of Greece has promoted __________.
a.
outdoor life
c.
droughts
b.
abundance of crops
d.
floods
 

12. 

The original Greeks were the ____________, an Indo European group.
a.
Dorians
c.
Minoans
b.
Mycaneans
d.
Persians
 

13. 

The _________ War was once thought to be fictional, but is probably an actual battle that took place between the Mycaneans and Troy.
a.
Peloponnesian
c.
Dorian
b.
Athenean
d.
Trojan
 

14. 

The ________ were an ethnic group that replaced the Mycaneans in 1200 BC.
a.
Minoans
c.
Dorians
b.
Assyrians
d.
Romans
 

15. 

_________ are/is used to explain the unknown in Ancient Greece
a.
Epics
c.
Drama
b.
Philosophy
d.
Myths
 

Matching
 
 
Ancient Greek Civilization
a.
Mycanaean
i.
Zeus
b.
Minoan
j.
Athena
c.
Dorian
k.
polis
d.
city-state
l.
Acropolis
e.
Trojan War
m.
Zera
f.
Epic
n.
Apollo
g.
Homer
o.
Gilgamesh
h.
Illiad
p.
Delilah
 

16. 

of or relating to the advanced Bronze Age culture that flourished in Crete with the capital city of Knossos.
 

17. 

A group of authors that penned the Illiad and Odyssey.
 

18. 

Hellenic people that invaded the Mycanaean people and influenced Greek civilization
 

19. 

An epic poem about the Trojan War
 

20. 

A sovereign state that consists of a city and its surrounding territory
 

21. 

Earliest people to civilize the Greek mainland
 

22. 

The most important Greek god, which lived on Mt Olympus
 

23. 

Ten year dispute against Troy that was waged by the Greeks
 

24. 

A goddess of beauty and protector of the city
 

25. 

A long narrative poem
 



 
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