vocab
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
A large, almost landlocked arm of the Atlantic Ocean touching Europe, Asia, and Africa
Ancient Greek civilization involved a _____ landscape surrounded by the sea.
rocky
Suitable ________ exists in eastern Greece near the coast
farmlands
Summers are very ___ and ___.
hot and dry
Shrubs on the hills in Greece provided ____ for sheep, and goats and cattle.
food
What is rhodes and Phoenicia?
Rhodes- a Greek island, lying east of crete in the Aegean Sea. Phoenicia- An ancient seafaring civilization located on eastern shore of the Mediterranean sea.
True or false the land of ancient Greece is a different area that makes up Greece today.
False
_______ contains excellent harbors for ships.
Attica
Winters can be ___ and very _____.
Wet and windy
What became an important part of life in Greece?
Sailing
What is Attica?
A peninsula in east-central Greece on the Athens was built
The biggest island is _____.
Crete
The ___________ contains several rivers
peloponnesus
______ can dry in the summer but get soaked with rain in the winter.
Fields
Sailors traveled to ancient Egypt to _____.
Trade
What is Peninsula?
An area of land almost entirely surrounded by water
Mountains and hills cover many _____ in Greece
acres
Many of the ______ rivers dry up in summertime.
regions
Farmers grew wheat and barley for _____.
Bread
_____ ___ was one of the most important Greek exports.
Olive Oil
What is a harbor and a Peloponnesus?
Harbor-a sheltered place along a coast
Peloponnesus- a mountainous peninsula in southern Greece, between the Iohian and Aegean
Traveling by land in western Greece is very _________.
Difficult
Greece has a climate that presents _________ for farmers
challenges
______ and _____ became major crops in Greece.
Olives and grapes
Selling Olive oil allowed Greeks to buy _____.
Grain