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Chapter 7 Lesson 1- Rise Of Greek Civilization
Test Description: Review of key words and concepts from Chapter 7 lesson 1
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is a peninsula?
A
a piece of water nearly surround by land
B
a piece of land completely surrounded by water
C
a piece of land nearly surrounded by water
D
a piece of land nearly surrounded by more land
2) What was a bard?
A
a semi-solid fat product obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the pig
B
a warrior
C
a storyteller
D
a shoal-draft flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river and canal transport of bulk goods
3) What is a colony?
A
a city and the surrounding farmland it controls
B
a group of people descended from the same ancestor
C
a settlement in a new territory that has close ties to its homeland
D
a large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler
4) What was the polis?
A
a high hill with a fortress on top
B
the civil force of a government responsible for the prevention and detection of crime
C
Greek word for city-state
D
a gathering place or market place in ancient Greece
5) What was the Greek word for marketplace?
A
polis
B
agora
C
phalanx
D
acropolis
6) What were a group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows called?
A
agora
B
acropolis
C
polis
D
phalanx
7) What three major bodies of water surround the Greek peninsula?
A
Gulf of Corinth, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea
B
Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean
C
Nile River, Tigris River, Euphrates River
D
Ionian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea
8) Which statement best describes the mainland of Greece?
A
most of the land is surrounded by desert
B
most of the land is flat plains
C
most of the land is frozen and barren
D
most of the land is rugged and mountainous
9) Where was the city-state of Knossos located?
A
the island of Crete
B
mainland Greece
C
on the coast of Anatolia
D
on the Peloponnesus
10) Which civilization was the earliest to settle near the Greek mainland?
A
Mycenaeans
B
Dorians
C
Hellenes
D
Minoans
11) Which civilization was the first to settle on the mainland of Greece?
A
Spartans
B
Athenians
C
Mycenaeans
D
Minoans
12) Why did the Dark Age occur early Greece?
A
The early Greeks gradually lost their ability to read/write, trade stopped, and farmers grew just enough food to survive
B
A volcanic eruptions caused the downfall of the Minoans
C
The Dorians invaded, conquered the Mycenaeans, but were unable to create a lasting empire
D
A solar flare caused all electronic devices to stop workin
13) Who did the Greeks adopt their alphabet from?
A
Mycenaeans
B
Minoans
C
Lydians
D
Phoenicians
14) What was a hoplite?
A
a leader of the Athenian democracy
B
an explorer from ancient Greece, who sailed the Mediterranean Sea
C
a citizen soldier, who purchases their own armour and weapons
D
an early ruler of the developing Greek city-states
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