1. Attica and the Peloponnesus were attractive to settlers because of their _____.

a. deep harbors
b. poor soil
c. thick mountains
d. fertile river valleys

2. _____ provided Dorians with an advantage over the Mycenaeans.

a. An alphabet
b. Iron weapons
c. Purple dye
d. Larger ships

3. Why were early Greek communities so independent?

a. Greece's geography kept them isolated
b. they disagreed on religion and politics
c. they had to rely on the sea to survive
d. they had different systems of writing

4. The Olympic Games were played in honor of _________, who was considered to be the king of the Greek gods.

a. Athena
b. Poseidon
c. Zeus
d. Apollo

5. Which "great thinker" was sentenced to death for urging the youth of Athens to revolt?

a. Plato
b. Socrates
c. Aristotle
d. Homer