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Vocabulary
Location, Location, Location
Minoans and Mycenaeans
Mountains and Coasts
100
A small strip of land connecting larger land areas.
What is an isthmus
100
Two adjectives that best describe Greece's climate
What is dry and mild?
100
These ancient Greeks lived on the island of Crete around 2000 BC
What are the Minoans?
100
Covers most of mainland Greece
What are the Pindus Mountains (mountains also acceptable)
200
A sheltered place with deep water close to shore.
What is a harbor
200
Two crops that were grown in ancient Greece
What are grapes, barley, (olives, wheat)?
200
The Minoans were known for building these two specific structures
What are cities and palaces?
200
Kind of soil found in Greece
What is rocky soil?
300
The whole number of people or inhabitants in a country or region.
What is a population
300
Only 20% of mainland Greece is suitable for this vital activity
What is farming or agriculture?
300
Minoan life was reflected in their creation of these works of art
What are wall paintings?
300
An isthmus connects mainland Greece to this southwestern portion of Greece
What is the Peloponnesus?
400
An extra supply
What is a surplus
400
Craftworkers could ______________ their goods with farmers for food
What is exchange?
400
On mainland Greece, this ancient civilization is considered to be the first Greeks
What are the Mycenaeans?
400
Living on the coastal regions, many Greeks became _______________
What is fishers, (sailors, and traders)?
500
A stretch of land almost completely surrounded by water.
What is a peninsula
500
These three seas surround Greece and serve as the main routes of transportation in this area.
What are the Mediterranean, Ionian, and Aegean seas?
500
The Mycenaean civilization began to decline in this year
What is 1100 BC?
500
An example of an animal raised in ancient Greece
What is sheep (goats, pigs)?