Isolated Communities
Farming
City-States
Trade/Travel
Geographic Features
100
What natural features made it difficult for ancient Greeks to travel and communicate with each other?
Steep mountains and seas
100
What were the main crops grown by ancient Greek farmers?
Grapes and olives
100
What is a City-State?
A city with it's own leadership, usually ruling surrounding rural land, but independent of other cities.
100
What goods did Greek settlements primarily trade?
Olive oil and pottery.
100
What is the term for land that is surrounded on three sides by water?
Peninsula
200
What mode of transportation was primarily used by ancient Greeks for land travel?
Walking or carts pulled by oxen or mules
200
Why was farming difficult in ancient Greece?
The land was rocky and water was scarce.
200
Why did many Greek communities start colonies?
To find new farmland as populations increased.
200
Why was trade important for many Greek communities?
To obtain goods they needed that they could not produce themselves.
200
Name the seas that surround mainland Greece.
Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea, and Ionian Sea.
300
Who were the Greeks able to trade with in order to survive? Name 2!
Egypt, India, Rome, Mesopotamia, North Africa
300
What percent of the land in Greece was arable?
20%
300
Who was the Patron God of Athens and WHY?
Athena, because she gifted them olive trees (which was better than a salt water fountain from Poseidon!)
300
What is this ship called?
Trireme!
300
Provide the name for the two locations (blue dot, black triangle)
Athens, Mount Olympus
400
How did geography contribute to the isolation of Greek communities?
Mountains and seas separated communities, making communication and travel difficult.
400
What types of animals did Greek farmers raise, and why?
Goats and Sheep, because they were able to graze on the rocky mountain sides.
400
Name 4 Major City-States from Ancient Greece
Athens, Sparta, Corinth, Thebes, Delphi
400
What were the risks for sea travel?
Navigational difficulties, storms, and dangerous coastlines.
400
What challenges did the lack of major rivers present to Greek farmers?
Limited access to water for irrigation and farming.
500
What was a significant challenge for sailors navigating the seas around Greece?
Sudden storms, rocky shorelines, and the difficulty of navigation without compasses or charts.
500
How did Greek farmers adapt their farming methods to the mountainous terrain?
They built wide earth steps into the hills to create more flat land for planting.
500
What role did oracles play in a City-State?
travelers consulted oracles to seek approval from the gods for their journey.
500
Name TWO ideas the greeks adopted from trade partners.
Coins as money, The alphabet
500
Describe how the geography of Greece helped spread its culture.
Because they had to trade to survive, their culture spread. They also would sometimes leave one area to find more arable land, and settle in a new place.