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100
Some settlements relied on trade because they had to little of this...
What is farmland?
100
This was a solution to the lack of farmland...
What is starting colonies?
100
In the Greek plains and valleys, these conditions made farming difficult...
What is rocky land and scarce water?
100

The mountains in Greece kept city-states...

What is isolated?

100

These modern-day countries had Greek colonies established in them during the Greek colonial period (name at least 1)...

Alternatively, name 3 continents that had Greek colonies.

What is Spain, France, Italy, and Turkey?

200
The Greeks traded among these ...
What are city-states, Greek colonies, and the wider Mediterranean region?
200
Colonies helped to spread this...
What is Greek culture?
200
This was a product that Greek farmers produced a lot of...
What is olive oil?
200

In what way did the Greek mountains impact communication between city-states?

They isolated (kept apart) communities.

200
These were animals that Greek farmers kept in addition to sheep and goats (name 4)...
What are oxen, mules, donkeys, pigs, and chickens?
300
A person who makes his living selling goods is called this...
What is a merchant?
300

Many Greeks created colonies in this location.

What is Italy?

300
Greek farmers raised sheep and goats because of this...
What is a shortage of flat land for grazing?
300

Why was irrigation not an option for communities in ancient Greece?

Mainland Greece lacked major rivers.
300

Land surrounded by water on 3 sides is known as a...

What is a peninsula?

400
Greek sailors used these to help them navigate...
What are the stars?
400

How did Greeks get chosen to settle in a colony?

What is a lottery.

400
These crops were favored because they needed less land to produce...
What are grapes and olives?
400

How did colonies affect Greek culture?

They spread Greek culture over a large geographic area.

400

What is the significance of the Aegean Sea?

It was a sea to the east of mainland Greece - they used this to trade amongst colonies and city-states.

500
Greek merchant ships sailed slowly because they were built for this...
What is space to hold good?
500
This area northeast of ancient Greece was favored for settlement
What is the coast of the Black Sea?
500
This helped Greek farmers to create more flat land for planting...
What is building wide earth steps into the hillsides?
500

When trading, what did mainland communities EXPORT to the colonies, and what did mainland communities IMPORT from the colonies?

EXPORT: olive oil and pottery

IMPORT: grain, timber, metal

500

Why might the Greek people have worshipped the god of the sea?

They relied on the sea for trade and travel.