Greece Day 1 (Geography)

Question 1

Where was Greece located? (continent and bodies of water near)

Answer 1

-Europe
-Mediterranean Sea (south), Aegean Sea (east), Ionian Sea (west)

Question 2

What type of landmass is Greece? Include what it is typically called

Answer 2

A collection of peninsulas (Balkan Peninsula)

Question 3

What is the lower region (majority) of Greece called?

Answer 3

Peloponnesus Peninsula

Question 4

How did living close to the water impact the Greeks?

Answer 4

Increased…
-sailing skills
-naval trade
-access to seafood

Question 5

Explain a geographical feature that limited the Greeks.

Answer 5

Mountainous regions limited access to arable (suitable) farmland

Question 6

What political grouping system was used to govern the Greeks? What was this system called specifically in Greece?

Answer 6

City-states were created, called polis

Question 7

How did a political grouping system impact Greece?

Answer 7

Polis helped spread Greek culture

Question 8

What was Greek culture called?

Answer 8

Hellenism

Question 9

What crops did the Greeks grow?

Answer 9

-Wheat
-Barley
-Olives
-Grapevines

Question 10

How were Greek crops used?

Answer 10

They were made into things like wine and olive oil

Question 11

Three main groups in Greece

Answer 11

-Minoans
-Mycenaeans
-Dorians

Question 12

Where were the Minoans located?

Answer 12

Island of Crete, Aegean Sea

Question 13

What were the Minoans like (known for being)?

Answer 13

Traders

Question 14

Important achievements of the Minoans

Answer 14

-Palace of Knossos
-Labyrinths
-Fresco paintings

Question 15

Palace of Knossos

Answer 15

Center of culture, religion and economy for the Minoans

Question 16

Why were Minoan religion and myths important?

Answer 16

They impacted Greek religion as a whole

Question 17

Where were the Mycenaeans located?

Answer 17

Greek mainland

Question 18

What were the Mycenaeans like (known for being)?

Answer 18

Warlike

Question 19

Explain how the Mycenaean Age started and ended.

Answer 19

Mycenaeans conquered the Minoans, but eventually collapsed for an unknown reason

Question 20

The Illiad/The Odyssey

Answer 20

-Told by Homer
-Popular during the Mycenaean Age

Question 21

Trojan War

Answer 21

Fought between the Mycenaeans in Greece and Anatolian city of Troy

Question 22

Where were the Dorians located?

Answer 22

Originated in the northwest portion of the mainland, but eventually invaded much of Greece

Question 23

Dark Age

Answer 23

-civilization declines for any number of reasons
-Dorians led Greece into a dark age when they invaded