The Land
Because Greece is surrounded by water on three sides, it is known as this type of geographical feature.
Peninsula
Since travel by land was so hard, the Greeks used this as their primary "highway."
Sea or water
This crop was known as "liquid gold" and was used for cooking, soap, and fuel.
olives (olive oil)
When a city-state’s population grew too large for its small valley, they started these settlements in distant lands.
colonies
This sea is located to the West of mainland Greece.
Ionian Sea
This feature covers about 70–80% of Greece, making travel by land very difficult.
Mountains
This sea lies to the East of the Greek mainland.
Aegean Sea
These "steps" carved into hillsides allowed Greeks to farm on steep land.
terrace farming
Before leaving to start a colony, Greeks often consulted this person, who was believed to talk to the gods.
Oracle
To "isolate" means to do this.
to set apart or cut off from others
Because the mountains isolated Greek communities from one another, they developed into these small, independent units.
This group of people made a living by buying and selling goods across the Mediterranean.
Merchants
Greeks raised these two animals because they didn't need much flat land to graze.
Sheep and goats
To ensure their new colony would succeed, Greeks would carry this from their home city’s sacred altar.
Fire
Ancient Greeks used this animal to carry goods over mountain passes.
Donkeys or mules
Instead of one central government, the geography caused Greeks to feel more loyalty to their local city-state, making them very ________.
Independent or Competitive
Greek sailors used this tool (or the stars) to navigate, but they mostly stayed close to the shore because they lacked this.
Why was farming so difficult in Ancient Greece?
Rocky soil
Greek colonies were established as far away as these two modern-day countries (Name 2).
Italy, France, Spain, or Turkey
Most Greek ships were powered by these two things.
oars (rowing) and sails (wind)
This meant that they travelled slowly!
Travel by land was often dangerous because of these two things (Name 2).
unpaved roads, sharp rocks, mud, or bandits
Greeks traded their olive oil and pottery for these two essential resources they lacked.
grain and timber (wood)
Besides olives, this was the other major crop the Greeks grew that didn't require much water or space.
Grapes
This was the primary reason Greeks needed to establish colonies in the first place.
need for more farmland (to feed the population)
True or False: Ancient Greeks considered themselves one single country with one king.
False? (They were independent city-states).