1. Greece Test Wednesday, March 16th Good Luck!

2. Know your Map of Greece! Aegean Sea Ionian Sea Mediterranean Sea Crete Rhodes Cyprus Greece A silly sentence can help you remember the places! My Iguana Ate Cold Rotten Cauliflower! Athens Sparta

3. The geography of Greece is ________ and ________ rocky and mountainous

4. Geographically, the land of Greece is a large _______. peninsula

5. Because traveling by land in Greece was difficult, the Greeks became good ____________. shipbuilders

6. The ______ ____ lies to the east of the Greek mainland. Aegean Sea

7. Aegeus was a legendary Greek ____. King

8. The _________ became an advanced society on the island of Crete. Minoans

9. The __________ helped shape later Greek cultures. The Mycenaean's

10. The __________ is a period of disorder and warfare in Greece. There were no written records left for this time period. Dark Age

11. A polis is a __________. City-state

12. __________ was the leader who developed democracy in Athens. He was a brilliant leader from 460 BC to 429 BC. Pericles

13. Democracy started in the city of _______. Athens

14. In Ancient Greece, voting took place on broken pieces of _______________. pottery

15. Mythology was a body of stories about gods and heroes. Who was the Greek god of war? Ares

16. In Ancient Greece, Apollo was the god of the________. Sun

17. Under the rule of __________, all citizens in Athens had the right to participate in the assembly. Cleisthenes

18. Homer was a famous poet. What story is told in The Iliad? The Trojan War

19. ____ was Greek and famous for his fables, stories that taught the reader lessons about life. Aesop

20. A ______ was a leader who used force to hold power. Tyrant

21. The _______ age is marked by great achievements. Classical

22. The _______ are rich land owners. aristocrats

23. An _______ is a high hill with a fortress on top. acropolis

24. Two types of governments that Greece had before democracy were:  Oligarchy  Tyranny

25. Geography influenced Greece by:  Using the sea for travel and trade  Using the sea as a source of food