Isolated Communities
What contributed greatly to the isolation of ancient Greek communities?
What are the mountains and the sea
Why was farming difficult in ancient Greece?
rocky land, water was scares, mountains
What is a colony?
A settlement under the control of a usually distant country.
What were some of the goods that were exported?
olive oil and pottery
What is the real name of Captain America ?
Steve Rogers
Why was travel a challenge in ancient Greece? (name at least 2)
Roads were unpaved, with sharp rocks, and muddy roads, people had to take their goods with them.
They created wide earth steps into the hills to create more flat land
What was the first step of starting a colony?
Consulting an oracle to ask the Greek gods where their efforts would be successful.
What were some goods that were imported?
grain, timber, and metal
Which artist is known for their song "Umbrella"?
What is a peninsula?
A body of land that is surrounded on three sides by water
What kind of crops did farmers grow?
wheat, barley, grapes, and olives.
What kind of areas did the Greeks' look for?
How did Greeks navigate?
using the stars
Who won the Grammy Award for the best new artist this year?
Olivia Rodrigo
Why did the Greeks travel close to the shore?
The sea was dangerous, sudden storms drove ships off course or smashed them into the rocky shoreline.
What animals did Greeks raise?
sheep and goats.
oxen, mules, donkeys, pigs and chickens
Ionia in Asia Minor.
Why was navigating on ships difficult?
no compasses, no charts.
What artist recently came out with the album "Unlimited Love"?
The Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Name the three seas surrounding Greece.
Ionian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea
What was the best known sweetener in the ancient world?
honey
Spain, France, Italy, Africa, and along the coast of the Black Sea
Where did trade flourish?
Along the Mediterranean Coast
What author is known for the books: Paper Towns, Looking for Alaska, and Turtles All the Way Down.
John Green