GREECE 2

Question 1

Describe Greece’s terrain or landscape

Answer 1

It is mountainous and rocky. It is hard to grow crops here and life was challenging

Question 2

Ancient Greeks lived on 400 different islands The largest island was_____________

Answer 2

Crete

Question 3

________________was an island that is now known as Turkey

Answer 3

Rhodes

Question 4

Some of Greece’s best farmland lies on ________

Answer 4

Attica

Question 5

Attica is located on a ______________

Answer 5

peninsula

Question 6

A peninsula is

Answer 6

An area of land that is almost surrounded by water

Question 7

Attica also contains great ___________ which makes it excellent for fishing and ships

Answer 7

harbor

Question 8

What is a harbor?

Answer 8

A sheltered place a long a coast

Question 9

Peloponnesus

Answer 9

A large peninsula found at the southern tip of Greece

Question 10

What is a colony?

Answer 10

An area under the control of another usually distant country

Question 11

Who developed the alphabet?

Answer 11

The Phoenicians

Question 12

greek word for city state

Answer 12

polis

Question 13

What was an important commodity for Greece that was traded around the world?

Answer 13

Pottery

Question 14

Where were two most famous city states?

Answer 14

Athens and Sparta

Question 15

means ruled by the people. Here people are allowed to vote on issues

Answer 15

democracy

Question 16

Where did the Greeks believe their gods lived?

Answer 16

Mount Olympus

Question 17

what is the Parthenon?

Answer 17

A temple that was located at Acropolis

Question 18

Assembly

Answer 18

a lawmaking body of government

Question 19

Who was the leader of Athens around 450 B.C?

Answer 19

Pericles

Question 20

A group of citizens that hear evidence to decide things in a court of law

Answer 20

jury

Question 21

the search for wisdom and the right way to live

Answer 21

philosophy

Question 22

This person was a teacher that led discussions on the way to live

Answer 22

Socrates

Question 23

Was a student of Socrates?

Answer 23

Plato

Question 24

Achievements of Ancients Greeks

Answer 24

Theater, Philosophy, Architecture, Music, Sports and Geometry

Question 25

Which war tore Greece apart?

Answer 25

Peloponnesian

Question 26

small units of solders

Answer 26

phalanxes

Question 27

A person who is a skilled speaker?

Answer 27

orator

Question 28

An orators speeches are called?

Answer 28

oratations