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8.1 Ancient Greece/Geography
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What helped wipe out the Minoan civilization on the island of Crete?
Lack of Trade
Volcano
Drought
Wars
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What served as a place for Greeks to meet and hold assemblies? Also known as the marketplace.
Colony
Polis
Acropolis
Agora
3
Greeks had to be skilled at this because traveling through mountains inland was too tough.
Shipbuilders/Sailors
Skilled runners
Skilled pilots
Mountain climbers
4
What was surrounded by a town, and then the town had walls for protection?
Peninsula
Polis
Acropolis
Colony
5
What is the geography of Greece like?
Forests
Mountains
Rivers
Flatlands
6
After the Dark Age, Greeks began a period of great achievement known as Greece's what?
Polis
Acropolis
Classical age
Agora
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Who were the Mycenaeans and Minoans?
2 civilizations that fought Greece
2 civilizations that helped shape the later people of Greece
2 civilizations that fought for control of ancient Greece
2 civilizations that tried to conquer Greece
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Why don't historians consider the Minoans to be Greek?
They were not as strong as the Mycenaeans
They didn't speak Greek
They were wiped out by a volcano
They didn't live on the mainland of Greece
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The greek word for "city-state".
Agora
Polis
10
Which word best describes Greece?
Island
Valley
Continent
Peninsula
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The mainland of Greece is land surrounded by water on three sides, what is this called?
Polis
Peninsula
Colony
Acropolis