Ancient Greek Geography
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- Q1Which of the following is true of Greece?all of the aboveGreece includes both a mainland and islands.Greece is a small country in Southern Europe.Greece is shaped like an outstretched hand.20s
- Q2Mainland Greece is a peninsula, which isa plain that has no bodies of water within a milea mountain range with a river running through it.land that is surrounded by water on three sides.a marsh that is completely surrounded by rivers.20s
- Q3Why were the villages and farms in ancient Greece isolated from each other?The villagers and farmers used different forms of currency.The villagers and farmers constantly fought with each other.The villagers did not know other groups existed.The villages were separated by seas and mountains.20s
- Q4Why did people in different Greek settlements have little communication with each other?There was tension between groups.They practiced different religions.They spoke different languages.The land was very difficult to travel.20s
- Q5What made travelling by land very difficult for ancient Greeks?Sharp rocks often ruined their wagons' wooden wheels.Only wealthy people could travel by foot or wagon.The land was extremely dry and difficult to walk on.Most people had to travel either by horse or donkey.20s
- Q6Why did most ancient Greeks travel in groups when traveling by land?They wanted to protect themselves against dangerous animals.They had to supply their own food when traveling.They liked to establish new settlements when they traveled.They were at risk of getting robbed if they traveled alone.20s
- Q7Why did ancient Greeks prefer to travel by water was than travel by land?They were always near water and learned to travel by ship.They had more resources to build ships than to build wagons.They were extremely superstitions about traveling by land.They made ships that hardly ever sank..20s
- Q8Most ancient Greek people made a living byfarming.hunting.building.building.20s
- Q9One reason it was difficult to farm in ancient Greece is because the land wasflooded with water.covered in thick weeds.surrounded by marshes.very rocky everywhere.20s
- Q10How did some ancient Greek farmers deal with their land's limitations?They fertilized the land to help nourish their crops.They built earth steps into hills to create flat land.They created false mountains to make more shade.They made canals that helped moisten their dry soil.20s
- Q11Which of the following is true of ancient Greek farmers?They often raised sheep and goats.in order to make honey.They grew food for their own families.all of the above20s
- Q12The shortage of good farmland in ancient Greece caused the settlements toorganize a trade system.join with other settlements.go to war with each other.establish very strict laws.20s
- Q13When looking for a good place to colonize, the ancient Greeks looked for places thatwere far from water, so they wouldn't risk flooding.were heavily forested, so they could use its timber.had both natural harbors and good land for farming.had settlers on it, hoping that they would help them.20s
- Q14How did the ancient Greek colonies influence Greek culture?They did not have any direct influence on Greek culture.They encouraged other cultures to mix with Greek culture.They helped spread their Greek culture outside of Greece.They brought other cultures that wiped out Greek culture.20s
- Q15To get needed goods, the ancient Greeks often tradedin the Mediterranean.with Greek colonies.among the city-states.all of the above20s