Geography of Greece
Compass/Geography
Ancient Greece Map
City-States
100
What is a geographical feature?
naturally created in the Earth, non man- made
Include landforms and ecosystems
100
Label Northeast on the compass
In between North and East
100
What is a peninsula?
Identify a peninsula of Ancient Greece.
peninsula: is a land surrounded by water on all sides
ex.Peloponnesus
100
Identify a city-state on the map
Sparta, Athens, Delphi, Knossos, Thebes
200
What continent is Greece located in?
Europe
200
Label Southwest on the compass
In between West and South
200
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What is the name of the island circled above on this map of Ancient Greece?
Crete
200
What is a city-state?
City-States: is an independent city with its own government and economic system.
300
Label two continents and two oceans on the map.
300
What are the three geographical features of GREECE?
Seas
Mountains
Islands
300
Approximately how many islands are in Greece? Identify an island of Ancient Greece
over 1,000
ex. Crete, Delos, Rhodes, Euboea
300
What is one similarity between the city-states Athens and Sparta?
Saying they are both city-states is not a valid answer.
They spoke the same language.
They believed in the same gods
They fought in the same Persian war
Boys were sent to train for war at an early age.
Women were not equal to men.
400
What seas surround the peninsula of Ancient Greece? Why were the seas so vital for the people of Ancient Greece?
Mediterranean Sea, Ionian , Agean Sea
Seas were vital for fishing and trading for the Ancient Greeks
400
List three geographical features
ex.
Mountains
Rivers, seas, oceans
Deserts
Plateaus
Plains
400
What is the name of the tallest mountain of Ancient Greece?
What did Ancient Greeks believe about that particular mountain?
Mount Olympus
Ancient Greeks believed Mountain was high to show that greek gods lived on top of Mount Olympus?
400
What is one difference between the city-states Athens and Sparta?
In Athens, there was a democratic government that encouraged the arts and leisure time. While in Sparta, war was a dominating part of Spartan culture.
500
How can the geographical feature mountains, help or hinder the development of Greece civilization?
Mountains were natural barriers that provided protection for city-states from invaders.
500
Complete the entire compass
500
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Label a city-state and a sea of Ancient Greece
500
What was one cause of the development of many small independent city-states in ancient Greece?
a. Greece and Rome were often at war.
b. The mountainous terrain of Greece resulted in widely scattered settlements.
c. Military leaders found small Greek settlements easy to control.
d. The Greek people had many different languages and religions.
b. The mountainous terrain of Greece resulted in widely scattered settlements.