Geography
Seas
Vocab
Life in Greece
100
The mainland of Greece is considered a ________________ because it is surround by water on three sides.
What is a peninsula
100
This body of water is located on the Eastern Coast of the Greek mainland.
What is the Aegean Sea
100

Land surrounded by water on three sides.

Peninsula

100

Being separated or cut off from others.

Isolation

200
Most of the land in ancient Greece is covered with these, making traveling difficult.
What are Mountains
200
This sea is located on the Western Coast of the Greek mainland.
What is the Ionian Sea
200

A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas.

Isthmus

200

A settlement established by people from another land, still connected to their home city-state.

Colony

300
Ancient Greece is located on this continent.
What is Europe
300
This Sea is located to the South of the Greek mainland
What is the Mediterranean Sea
300

A narrow water passage connecting two larger bodies of water.

Strait

300

Related to the sea and seafaring.

Maritime

400
The primary reason why the ancient Greeks started colonies.
What is existing farmland no longer produced enough food to feed the growing population.
400
This sea is located in-between the Greek Mainland and the Island of Crete
What is the Sea of Crete
400

A large group of islands.

Archipelago

400

This narrow strip of land connects the Peloponnese to mainland Greece.

What is the Isthmus of Corinth?

500

Olive oil and pottery from the mainland were traded in exchange for these items (4 total)

What are wheat, barley, papyrus, and linen.

500

The people who lived in ancient greece made colonys along the mediterranean sea as well as ________

What is the Black Sea

500

An independent city that governs itself and the land around it.

City-state (polis)

500

This sea lies to the east of Greece.

What is the Aegean Sea?

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