Unit 10 "True or false"

Eastern Mediterranean civilizations.

1. The Minoan civilization developed on the island of Crete. True
2. Cretan and Phoenician civilizations were ruled by kings. True
3. The Hebrews were ruled by nomadic shepherds when they settled in Canaan. False, the Hebrews were ruled by kings when they settled in Canaan or The Hebrews were nomadic shepherds that settled in Canaan.
4. Maritime commerce was poorly developed in Crete because the island hasn't a strategic position on sea routes. False, Maritime commerce was highly developed in Crete because the island hasn't a strategic position on sea routes.
5. To have a strategic position on sea routes means to be in a good place on sea routes. True
6. Cretans didn't have a written language, so they belong to Prehistory. False, Cretans had a written language, so they belong to History.
7. Phoenicians were organised in city-states. True
8. A city-state is a big empire with several important cities. False, A city-state is a state that comprises only a city with its own govermente, laws, army and way of life.
9. Cretans and Phoenicians were monotheistic and Hebrews polytheistic. False, Hebrews were monotheistic and Cretans and Phoenicians polytheistic.
10. Hebrews invented a phonetic alphabet. False, Phoenicians invented a phonetic alphabet.
11. Cretan and Phoenician economy was based on agriculture and cattle raising. False, Cretan and Phoenician economy was based on maritime commerce.
12. The Phoenician civilization developed in the Palestinian region of Canaan. False, The Hebrew kingdom developed in the Palestinian region of Canaan or The Phoenician civilization developed on a narrow fringe of the eastern Mediterranean region.
13. Phoenicians had several colonies on the coast, such as Cadiz/Gadir. True
14. Knossos Palace, from Crete,  was decorated with paintings. True
15. The Roman Empire  conquered the Phoenician city-states and the Hebrews' kingdom. True

Origins of Greek civilization.

1. Greek civilization was located in Turkey, south of Balkan Peninsula and Asia Minor. False, Greek civilization was located in the south of Balkan Peninsula, the coast of Asia Minor and on many islands in the Eastern Mediterranean sea.
2. Ancient Greece was an unified country. False, Ancient Greece never was an unified country because its physical characteristics. 
3. The physical characteristics of Ancient Greece are: flat relief and big valleys for cultivating. False, The physical characteristics of Ancient Greece are: high relief and small valleys for cultivating.
4.  Every valley and each island of  Ancient Greece was an independent state. True
5. A different language was spoken in every valley of Ancient Greece. False, The same language, Greek,  was spoken in every valley of Ancient Greece.
6. People in Ancient Greece worshipped the same gods although they lived in different states. True
7. Greeks obtained most of their food from the Mediterranean sea. True
8. Cretans are part of Ancient Greece. True
9. Greeks used the Mediterranean sea only for fishing. False, Greeks used the Mediterranean sea for fishing, trade and navigation.
10. The different periods of Ancient Greece are: Minoan civilization, Dark Age, Archaic Period and Hellenistic Age. False, The different periods of Ancient Greece are: Minoan civilization, Mycenaean civilization, Dark Age, Archaic Period, Classical Period and Hellenistic Age.
11. Agamemnon was a historical king of Mycenae. False, Agamemnon was a legendary king of Mycenae.

City-states.

1. In Early Greece city-sates were called polis. True
2. Aristoi is a Greek word that means “government”. False, Aristoi is a Greek word that means “the best”.
3. In same poleis aristocracy replaced democracy. False, In same poleis democracy replaced aristocracy.
4. An “acropolis” is a citadel on a hill. True
5. Athens is a famous example of aristocratic government and Sparta of democratic government. False, Athens is a famous example of democratic government and Sparta of  aristocratic government.
6. Assemblies and councils were necessary in a democratic government. True

Greek expansion.

1. Many Greeks migrated between the 8th and 6th centuries because the population increased and there was not enough food for everyone. True
2. In early Greece land was divided equally. False, In early Greece land was divided unequally because rich people owned most of the land.
3. In early Greece the land was very fertile because of the flat relief. False, In early Greece the land was not fertile because of the high relief. 
4. Many Greeks migrated to the north and the south of the Balkan Peninsula. False, Many Greeks migrated to the east and the west of the Balkan Peninsula.
5. Greek colonies were founded in places near the coast in order to fish. False, Greek colonies were founded in places near the coast in order to make transport and trade easier.
6. Greek colonies weren’t independent. False, Greek colonies were independent wether they had the same beliefs, traditions and organisation as the polis they came from.
7. Colonization spread Greek influence beyond its frontiers. True
8. The Greeks founded colonies on the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula. True