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What is a peninsula?
A body of land surrounded by water on 3 sides.
Why was only a small part of Greece good for farming?
The soil is very rocky in Greece.
True/false: Greece had lots of natural resources.
False
What large sea did the Greeks use to sail in?
Mediterranean Sea
Describe Greece's weather.
Mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers.
What is an isthmus?
A strip of land that connects 2 landmasses.
Where did most farming take place in ancient Greece?
In valleys between mountains.
Because Greece had few natural resources, where did they have to look for more?
Other places
What product from the sea did Greeks use for food?
Seafood, fish
What invention did the Greeks learn from the Phoenicians?
Alphabet
What is an alphabet?
A system of symbols representing sounds.
What crops were farming in ancient Greece?
Olives, apricots, wheat, grapes, barley.
What two important resources did Greece have?
Plentiful stone for buildings and coastlines for trading and fishing.
The Greeks used rowing ships for...
Fighting, war
What invention did the Greeks learn from Anatolia?
Coins
Who were the Phoenicians?
A culture of people from southwest Asia who invented the alphabet.
True/false: Greece has lots of mountain ranges.
True
What items would Greece trade to other people?
Olive oil, wine, wool, fine pottery.
The Greeks used sailing ships for...
Trading
Who had more rights in ancient Greece: men or women?
Men
What is the Peloponnesus?
A peninsula that forms the southern part of Greece.
Because Greece has no large rivers and mountains made getting around difficult, what did they use to travel?
Seas, oceans
What items did the Greeks buy from others?
Nuts, figs, flax, slaves.
What two jobs did Greeks excel at?
Sailors, shipbuilders
What was in the center of every Greek house?
Outdoor courtyard.