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The Ancient Greeks

Lesson 1 Poets and Heroes

Review Questions
Directions: Locate each heading below in your textbook. Then use the information under
the correct heading and subheading to help you write each answer.

I. The Impact of Geography

A. What is the geography of Greece?

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B. How did geography affect Greece’s development?

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II. Mycenae: The First Greek State

A. How was Mycenaean civilization organized?

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B. What led to the collapse of Mycenaean civilization?

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III. Greeks in the Dark Age

A. When was the Greek Dark Age?

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B. What changes in settlement took place during the Greek Dark Age?
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C. What advances took place during the Dark Age?

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D. Why were Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey important?

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E. What was arete?

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Summary and Reflection

Directions: Summarize the main ideas of this lesson by answering the question below.

How was ancient Greece shaped by both isolation and intercultural exchange?
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