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1. Greece is a very dry land, so therefore making the answer to number 1 D. mostly fertile land. Mostly fertile land is not a characteristic of Greece.

2. Approximately 3/4 of Greece's land is covered by mountains.

3. The term Barbarians came from the Greek work which meant barbaros, which originally means "not Greek"

4. A megalithic structure is massive rough-cut stones used to construct monuments and tombs.

5. The term tribe refers to a social and political unit consisting of a group of communities held together by common interests, traditions and real or mythical ties of kinship.

6. Tribes were governed by warrior kings and queens, chieftains and tribal leaders chosen by warriors.

7. The first European barbarians to make contact with civilization were the greeks.

8. The country of the United States would not be considered a member of the Western Civilization.

9. The name of the sea located west of the Greek Mainland is the Ionian Sea.

10. The name of the sea located east of the Greek mainland is the Aegean Sea. 

11. The major crops that the Aegean people lived on are grain, vines and olives. 

12. The civilization that arose on the Island of Crete is the Minoan Civilization. 

13. The civilization that established settlements along the Greek mainland's southern shore and on some islands was the Mycenaean civilization.

14. The civilization that built massive walls to protect themselves from attack was the Mycenaean civilization. 

15. A period of Greek history in which the population dropped, ships no longer sailed, and writing fell out of use, is called the Dark Ages

16. The Phoenicians joined with the Greeks as the leading commercial and seafaring nation of the Mediterranean. 

17. The 'c' mean around, about and circa. 

18. The colonies are the Greek city-states that dotted the coastlines around the Mediterranean Sea.

19. Ancient Greek City-States close resemble the modern day geographical feature of counties.

20. The form of government in which a small group of citizens dominated, and the power was limited in many ways in the oligarchy. 

21. The form of government in which decisions were made by the majority of adult male citizens was called a democracy.

22. The form of a government in which a self-proclaimed dictator held power was called a tyranny.

23. The form of government in which power is help by a single ruler, and is often passed down from father to son is called a monarchy. 

24. Spartans used the the government system democracy.

25. The Spartans began training males in military when they were seven years old. 

26. the wealthiest city state in Greece was Athens. 

27. The highest fortified citadel and religious center of an ancient Greek town was the Parthenon.

28. the name of the southern peninsula where sparta was located was called Crete

29. The massive fighting ships with 3 banks of oars were called the triremes. 

30. A heavily armed and armored citizen-soldier of Greece was called a hoplite. 

Short answer.    

1. You recall the time period when the Greek population dropped, ships no longer sailed, and writing fell out of use.  What years did this period begin and end?
1. This period called the Dark ages began in 1100 BC and went through the years of 750 BC also. 

2. During the time period when writing fell out of use, the poet Homer is said to have told stories of the Trojan War, and of a war hero attempting to return to his home.  What are the titles of these two stories?
1. The two stories that Homer wrote of the Trojan war were called the Illiad and the Odyssey

3. The word “Mediterranean” originally meant "middle land" 

4. What were prominent and long-established Athenian land-owners called?
1. The prominent and long-established Athenians landowners were called the aristocrats.