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Geography
100
This is body of land surrounded on 3 sides by water.
What is a peninsula?
100
List 3 crops the Greek farmers grew.
What are wheat; barley; grapes; olives; vegetables; fruit, and nuts?
100
This geographical feature led to Greek communities being isolated from one another.
What are high mountains?
100
A wise captain of a boat made a sacrifice to this sea god.
Who is Poseidon?
100
List the effect Greece's geography had on the food the Greeks ate.
What is most farms raised their own crops and animals that did not require much land?
200
This is the physical feature of an area.
What is geography?
200
Name 3 animals that Greek farmers raised.
What are sheep; goats; pigs; chickens; and bees?
200
Name 2 modes of travel.
What is walking; rode in carts; or ride horses?
200
This is the sea south of Greece.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
200
It was difficult to travel by land because of these.
What are steep mountains?
300
This is a small community or village.
What is a settlement?
300
List 3 products that the Greek had to trade.
What is olive oil; pottery; and wine?
300
Early Greek inns provided_____________but did not provide_____________.
What is shelter, but not food and supplies?
300
Most goods traveled on ships that were owned by a member of this wealthy group.
What is a merchant?
300
Describe the mountains in Greece.
What is they are steep and rocky?
400
This is a person who lives in a settlement that is in a distant place.
What is a colonist?
400
Name 3 items that the Greeks got in return for trade.
What is grain; timber; and metal?
400
Boat travel was easier but riskier due to this reason.
What are travelers could be attacked by bandits or pirates?
400
Ship navigators had to rely on this to guide them.
What are the stars?
400
In order, list the steps the ancient Greeks followed in order to start a new colony.
What is 1) consult an oracle 2) gather food and supplies 3) travel by sea 4) choose a good location for the colony?
500
This is a holy person whom people believed could communicate with the gods.
What is an oracle?
500
Greek farmers and colonists often fought one another for this reason.
What is there was a shortage of land?
500
Sailors sailed only during _______________ and stopped to anchor at ____________.
What is daylight; and night?
500
Name 2 advantages to traveling by land.
What is no fear of damaging boats; and no storms?
500
Describe the disadvantages of the Greek shore.
What is it was full of rocks and could damage boats?