Geography
What was Ancient Greece geography?
Mountainous Terrain
Mountainous terrain covered how much % of the country?
Mountainous terrain covers about 80% or 3/4 of the country
What were olives used for?
To make fuel lamps, body lotion, and for cooking
What are the type of Governments in Greece?
Democracy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Tyranny
Who had little to no rights in society?
Women or Foreigners
What is a Peninsula?
A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.
Who did they trade with the most?
Egypt
What were grapes used for?
To make wine
Decision are made based on the vote of majority of people
Democracy
Who were able to switch classes?
Narrow strip of land that connects 2 larger lands
What were ports used for?
Docks for merchants to trade
What could be found in the mountains?
Gold and Silver
one powerful ruler holds all power and makes all decisions came up in Greece in 600 B.C
Tyranny
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What was the climate like?
hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters
What are the 3 seas called?
Mediterranean, Aegean, Ionian Sea
What are the main crops?
wheat, barley, olives, grapes and wool
1 person holds all the power
Monarchy
The father of the girl
What are the 4 geographic areas?
Peloponnesus, Central Greece, Northern Greece, and Greek Island
What are the Major exports & Imports?
Major exports: olive oil, wine, pottery, and silver
Imported grain, timber, and luxury goods
Which item was mostly coveted?
Grapes because of wine
Government which total power is held by small group of people
Oligarchy
list the social classes in order.
upper class
middle class
lower class
slaves