1. Chapter 4: Ancient Greece Early Civilizations in Greece
The Impact of Geography
Greece is different from Mesopotamia and Egypt geographically. Explain the difference.
Mountains
Look at the map on page 107. Find the Isthmus of Corinth. What is an Isthmus?
The Isthmus of Corinth connects what peninsula to the mainland?
What effect did the mountains have on the development of Greek communities?
What was the positive outcome of the Greek communities being small and isolated?
What negative outcome resulted from these communities being fiercely independent?
Seas
What three seas make up the borders of Greece?
List at least three geographical reasons that helped the Greeks became seafarers.
What sea did the Greeks reach when they sailed through the Dardanelles? (map)

2. Minoans and Mycenaeans Were the Minoans Greek? Why are they mentioned?
Minoan Civilization
Whose palace was discovered on Crete? It’s location on Crete?
Describe how the palace was decorated.
Who probably destroyed the Minoan civilization?
Mycenae: The First Greek State
Where was the center of the Mycenaean civilization?
How were the did the Mycenaean monarchs build their palace centers?
Describe the tholos tombs.
Above all, the Mycenaeans were what kind of culture? They prided themselves in what?
Describe the military adventure of the Mycenaeans written about by Homer.
(include the name of their King)
Did the attack on Troy really happen? Explain.
Why did the Mycenaean civilization fail?

3. What was the time period of the Greek Dark Ages?
Greeks in the Dark Age
What was the time period of the Greek Dark Ages?
People were forced to move during the Dark ages. List where they went
(Include Ionia, Aeolian Greeks, &Dorians)
What were the advantages of Iron ?
What were the advantages of using the Phoenician Alphabet?
Homer: Poet of the Dark Age
What is an epic poem?
What were the works of Homer listed in the text?
What is the story of how the Trojan started?
What is the Iliad about?
What is the Odyssey about?
How did Homer’s works become a great value to the Greeks (in a historical sense)

4. The masterpieces gave what to the Greeks? How were the epics used?
What is arête?
History and Arts
On page 110-What is an Amphora?