Geography and Enviornment
What is a piece of land completely surrounded by water?
An island
What is another word for a Greek city-state?
Polis
Mountains were high and rocky. What happened?
People could not travel easily between villages.
What does it mean to import something?
To bring goods into a country from another country.
What is: A reddish-brown metal used to make tools and other objects.
Copper
What covers more than 80% of Greece?
Mountains
What is the definition of a city-state?
An independent city and the surrounding territory controlled by the city.
The soil was poor and rocky. What happened?
It was difficult to grow food.
What material did Greeks import from Egypt that was used like paper?
Papyrus
What is pottery made from?
Clay
What is a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides?
A peninsula
What does separate mean?
To divide, disconnect, or move apart.
Rivers were not very big. What did Greeks use for travel?
The sea.
What does it mean to export something? Both definitions
1. Spread or introduce ideas and belief to another country
2. A product being sold abroad
What is grain?
Seeds from plants such as wheat, rice, or barley that are used as food.
Why was farming difficult in much of Ancient Greece?
Greece had many mountains and poor, rocky soil
What does isolation mean?
Being alone or separated from other people or places.
City-states were separated by mountains. What happened to their governments?
Each city-state developed its own government.
What food did Greeks import from Egypt?
Grain (wheat)
What is dye used for?
To add or change the color of something.
How did Greece's mountainous geography affect the way people lived?
Mountains made travel difficult and separated communities, which helped create isolated communities and separate city-states.
Why did Ancient Greece develop separate city-states instead of one large community?
Mountains and other geography separated communities, making travel and communication difficult.
Distance made it difficult for communities to share ideas. What was one result?
Each city-state developed its own way of life.
Greeks traded with Phoenicia. What three things did they import from Phoenicia?
Purple dye, cedar wood, and glass.
What did Greeks use the sea for?
Travel and trade.