Greek Geography
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- Q1What makes much of Greece a peninsula?the steep mountain slopesthe large number of islandsthe water on three sidesthe lack of large rivers30sEditDelete
- Q2Why were the Minoans not Greek?They did not live on the Greek mainland.They did not speak Greek.Their history was lost.They were not originally from Greece.30sEditDelete
- Q3How did the Greek mountains affect communication?They made farmers stop speaking.They isolated communities.They led people to write letters.They promoted road building.30sEditDelete
- Q4The ancient Greeks did not like to travel on land because theyused the land for farming instead of roads.did not want to offend the earth god.found traveling through the mountains difficult.were afraid of people from other villages.30sEditDelete
- Q5How did farmers in ancient Greece adjust to the area's difficult terrain?They only raised livestock.They built flat steps into the hills.They limited how many olive trees each farmer could grow.They invented a new design for the wheelbarrow.30sEditDelete
- Q6Why was the sea so important to the ancient Greeks?It restricted cultural diffusion.It provided water for their farms.They stayed away from the sea as much as they could.They relied on the sea for travel and trade.30sEditDelete
- Q7The ancient Greeks raised these animals on their farms because these animalssupplied oil for lamps.could drink sea water.did not eat much food.did not need flat land.30sEditDelete
- Q8Why did Greek communities sometimes fight each other?They were crowded together.They had too many soldiers.They could not start colonies.They each wanted more land.30sEditDelete
- Q9What problem did ancient Greek communities try to solve by starting colonies?shortage of peopleshortage of farmlandtoo much timbertoo many ships30sEditDelete
- Q10A good location to start an ancient Greek colony would have hada high city wall.tall mountains.a natural harbor.strong local tribes.30sEditDelete
- Q11Why did ancient Greek communities trade?to give families work to doto get goods they neededto enjoy adventures at seato stop having to farm30sEditDelete
- Q12If you were to label the Aegean Sea on the map, where would it be in relation to mainland Greece?NorthEastWestSouth30sEditDelete
