1. FOA Week of January 30th - Greece
6.46 On a historical map of the ancient Mediterranean area, locate Greece and trace the boundaries of its influence to 300 BC/BCE. On a contemporary map trace the current boundaries of Greece.
6.47 Explain how the geographical location of ancient Athens and other city-states contributed to their role in maritime trade, their colonies in the Mediterranean, and the expansion of their cultural influence. 
6.54 Explain the Rise of Alexander the Great and the spread of the Greek Culture

2. FOA Monday January 30th
1. A body of land surrounded on three sides by water is called a(n) _____.
Island
Peninsula
City
Bridge
2. Where was the city-state Knossos located?
Island of Crete
Balkan Peninsula
Asia Minor
Macedonia

3. FOA Tuesday January 31th
What three city states were located on the Peloponnesus peninsula?
Knossos, Crete, and Troy
Athens, Thebes, and Delphi
Troy, Macedonia, and Sparta
Corinth, Mycenae, and Sparta
2. Which two city-states were located across the Aegean Sea from the main peninsula of Greece?
Knossos and Thebes
Athens and Delphi
Troy and Miletus
Sparta and Corinth

4. FOA Wednesday February 1st
1. What were the ancient Greeks’ most important economic activities?
Fishing and silk
Farming and trading
Printing and industry
Mining and ship building
2. How did the Minoans develop wealth?
Overseas trade
Trading on the silk road
Gold mining

5. FOA Friday February 3rd Born in Macedonia 356 BCE
Defeated Achaemenid Empire
Invaded India
Conquered most of the known world
Died in 323 BCE
This is a description of __________.
Genghis Kahn
Julius Caesar
Alexander the Great
Cyrus the Great
2. Hellenistic culture can best be seen as ________.
A blending of Greek and other cultures
The victory of the Roman culture
The end of the Greek culture
A rejection of the Greek gods

6. Key
Monday 1. B 2. A Tuesday 1. D 2. C Wednesday Friday 1. C