Landforms
This landform is created by having seas on three sides. What is the landform?
Peninsula
This major sea runs to the south of the Greek lands. Today, many different countries border it and it leads right into the Atlantic Ocean. What is this sea?
Mediterranean Sea
This method of travel was most preferred by the ancient Greeks. What was this method?
By boat or on the seas
This important tree was a gift from Athena and is most cherished in the Greek society. Its leaves were even awarded to champions of the Olympic events as a crown wreath. Because of it's abundance, Greeks can trade for anything?
Olive Tree
Thousands of these dot the seas surrounding Greece. They also make a perfect location to look for available land or even set up a trading post. What landform are these?
Islands
This landform can be seen all over Greece and is responsible for isolating the ancient city-states from each other. What is this landform?
Mountains
This sea is east of Greece. To sail across it means you are heading towards Asia. What sea is it?
Aegean Sea
The ancients hated traveling on land because the mountains were difficult to cross. What effect did the mountains have on the wagons?
cause wagons and carts to break down; shattered wheels, broken axels, stuck in mud, etc.
This sweet fruit can be crushed into a drink that many will always trade for. What fruit is this?
Grapes
The greatest effect of colonization was the spread of what?
Greek culture
This landform is scarce in Greece. Many times it was responsible for the rivalries between the ancient Greek city-states. What landform is it?
Plains
Better get this Greek God on your side before setting sail. His anger just might bring out a storm and send ships crashing into the shores. Which God would this be?
Poseidon
Traveling by boat was the most preferred method of transportation, but not because it was the fastest way to travel. Greeks sacrificed speed when building boats for the purpose of having more what?
Space to pack supplies.
This might swallow your wagon entirely during the rainy months if you choose to travel by land, but the ancients took me from the ground then molded and fired me into beautiful art and traded me all over. What resource am I?
Clay
You want to start a colony, so had you better go and see this person first. If you don't, the Gods may not be on your side. Who needed to be visited first?
Oracle
This geographic feature does not exist in a life-sustaining capacity in Greece. If it did, maybe the ancients would have settled near it. What is the missing feature?
Major River
When traveling at sea, the Greek sailors always kept this in sight. What was it?
The coast or shoreline
Traveling by water was faster but still difficult. Especially since it was hard to know where you were going. What helped guide the sailors?
Stars
We can survive on any rocky landscape. Our short bodies and strong legs make us perfect for the land of Greece. We provide many different resources like meat, milk, and wool. What are we?
Goats and Sheep
One thing held sacred to all Greeks must leave the homeland with colonists and be rekindled and sustained in the new lands. Without keeping it alive, Greeks may lose a connection with their homeland. What was it?
Sacred Flame or Fire
The Greeks lacked flat land for farming. So, they decided to make their own. What is the name of this farming technique done to hillsides to make flat land?
Earth Steps or Terrace Farming
If a merchant wanted to travel west from Greece to southern Italy and trade, what sea would need to be crossed?
Ionian Sea or Adriatic Sea
What manmade feature would have greatly benefited Greek sailors in identifying hazards in the waters near the coastlines during the night?
Lighthouses
We fly around Greece making sure the olive trees and grapes provide harvests year round. Without us, nothing would grow, and it would be difficult to add a sweet taste to food and drink. What are we?
Bees
Once settled, the main purpose of a colony was to help themselves and their homeland survive. What service must be done to make sure survival happened for all?
Trade with each other