Ancient Greece 1

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Ancient Greece 1

(10 Questions)
California State History-Social Studies Standards
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From Mr. Anker Tests

Ancient Greece 6th Grade Standards

1. On which continent will you find the country of Greece? *

1 point

https://goo.gl/maps/8D9nCi4Lth8rLkwF7

Europe

Africa

South America

Asia

2. The mainland of Greece is a peninsula. What is a peninsula? *

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https://www.mapsofworld.com/answers/geography/what-are-the-key-facts-of-greece/

land that is surrounded on three sides by water

an island surrounded on all sides by water

a mountain range with a flat top

an area between two mountains

3. What made travel and interaction between communities in Ancient Greece so difficult? *

1 point

http://www.historyshistories.com/greece.html

the people spoke different languages

the threat of attack by wild animals

the mountainous terrain between them

the cold weather year round

4. Travel by sea was somewhat easier than travel by land, but it was still dangerous. What was the danger when traveling by sea? *

1 point

http://www.historyshistories.com/greece.html

attacks from pirates

storms that could cause a ship to go off course

the possibility of smashing the ship into the rocky coastline

all of the above

5. To improve their chances for safe travel by sea, what did Greek sea captains do? *

1 point

they only sailed during daylight hours

they made sacrifices to the sea god Poseidon before their voyage

they stopped each night to anchor

all of the above

6. What was true about most farmers in Ancient Greece? *

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https://www.historyforkids.net/ancient-greek-farmers.html#:~:text=Facts%20About%20Ancient%20Greek%20Farmers%3A&text=Farming%20was%20an%20important%20thing,as%20transportation%20more%20than%20farming.

farming was the way most people survived then

most farmers, besides growing crops, also raised animals

most farmers had to create flat "earth steps" in the sides of hills to increase the area of land that could be planted

all of the above

7. As the population of Ancient Greek communities grew, food shortages were sometimes a problem. What was one solution to this problem? *

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https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1584287106/brockton/wie8ztk3dtsupbyimmyk/lib-trade-ancient-greece-33383-article_and_quiz.pdf

establishing colonies in other lands where food could be grown and shipped back home

mixing special chemicals with the soil to make plants grow taller

starting fires to send smoke into clouds to make it rain more often

none of the above

8. Many people of ancient Greece believed that their Greek gods decided the success or failure of a distant journey. Who would be asked to find out the god's will regarding the journey? *

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https://bit.ly/3cJgHLk

a merchant

a colonist

an oracle

none of the above

9. Trade among colonies, with other Greek city-states, and even places like western Europe, Egypt, and Persia also helped provide food where it was needed. Besides food, what else was traded? *

1 point