Goin' Round Greece
This landform made Greek communities isolated because it was steep, rocky, and hard to cross.
What are mountains?
This Greek Polis was located on a large island, but surrounded by mountains
What is Sparta?
Instead of focusing on art or education, Spartan society centered around this.
What is the military?
Hercules’ first labor was defeating this powerful feline
What is the Nemean Lion?
This tall mythical location was believed to be the home of the gods.
What is Mount Olympus?
These wool-producing animals were common because they could survive on Greece’s rocky hills.
What are sheep?
This key material, used for tools and weapons, had to be imported
What is metal/iron?
The first labor that did not count towards Hercules’ Penance
What was the slaying of the Hydra?
Because Greece is surrounded by water on three sides, it is known as this type of landform.
What is a peninsula ?
The Greeks traded because they needed items due to this natural problem.
What is a lack of farmland/resources?
This resource, needed for shipbuilding, was imported because it was scarce in Greece.
What is timber/wood?
Hercules had to bring this three-headed guard dog from the Underworld to the surface.
Who is Cerberus?
This sea to the south of Greece is the largest sea in Europe
What is the Mediterranean Sea
Although harder to grow, Greeks farmed this grain to make bread but often needed to import more.
What is wheat?
Greeks visited this priest to predict if their colony would succeed.
What is an oracle?
The second labor that did not count toward Hercules’ Penance.
What are the Augean stables?
This sea to the east of Greece was important for trade and travel
What is the Aegean Sea?
These two crops became symbols of Greek farming because they could grow where most others could not.
What are olives and grapes?
This Spartan training system prepared boys to become strong, disciplined soldiers.
What is the Agoge?
This labor required Hercules to capture man-eating horses belonging to King Diomedes.
What are the Mares of Diomedes?