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2 HISTORY

LESSON 6

1 Match the words on the left with the descriptions on the right.

a. Focused on war and how to battle

1. Ancient Greek civilization
2. Aegean Sea b. Located in southeastern Europe

3. Sparta c. The region of the Mediterranean where

4. Athens the Greeks initially settled
5. Temples d. The place for worshipping gods
e. Concentrated on expressions of the arts
and learning

2 Fill in the blanks.

1. Ancient Greece controlled most of the region.

2. Mountains make about of Greek land.

3. and were the main city-states that ruled
ancient Greece.

4. was developed in Athens.

5. Alexander the Great got ancient Greece to control most of
and .

6. is the center of activity in Greek cities.

7. found that diseases came from germs.
8. The Olympic Games are held every years.

9. Greece now is between the continents of , ,
and .

10. Greece’s income now comes from .

3 Mark true or false.

1. The ancient Greek civilization was located in southwestern Europe. true false

2. Sparta was the city of art for the Greeks. true false

3. The Greeks developed the idea of longitudes and latitudes. true false

4. The Olympic Games were held in the city of Olympus. true false

5. Ancient Greece was collapsing until Alexander the Great came. true false

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