Question 1

Why did Greek communities sometimes fight each other?

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They each wanted more land.

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They could not start colonies.

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They had too many soldiers.

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They were crowded together.

Question 2

What problem did ancient Greek communities try to solve by starting colonies?

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shortages of farmland

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shortage of people

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too many ships

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too much timber

Question 3

Why did ancient Greek communities trade?

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to get goods they needed

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to stop having to farm

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to give families work to do

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to enjoy adventures at sea

Question 4

Look at the map.  Of the places listed below, select the place from which mainland Greece DID NOT trade.

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Greece

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Macedonia

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Phoenicia

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Carthage

Question 5

How did the Greek mountains affect communication?

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They isolated communities.

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They made farmers stop speaking.

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They led people to write letters.

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They promoted road building.

Question 6

Which form of transportation was used to carry most trade goods?

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ships

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donkeys

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horses

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wagons

Question 7

The ancient Greeks raised these animals on their farms because these animals

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did not need flat land.

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could drink sea water.

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did not eat much food.

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supplied oil for lamps.

Question 8

What did Greek sailors use to help them steer their ships?

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stars

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charts

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radios

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compasses

Question 9

Which of these titles would best fit as column headings for the chart below?

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Exports and Imports

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Farms and Villages

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Goods and Services

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Wants and Needs

Question 10

What made farming in ancient Greece especially difficult?

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rocks

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weather

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bandits

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mud

Question 11

How did ancient Greek colonies affect other places?

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They spread the Greek culture over a wide area.

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They led the Greeks to adopt Asian culture.

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They forced settlers

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They caused village cultures to develop in different ways.

Question 12

Why was the sea so important to the ancient Greeks?

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They relied on the sea for travel and trade.

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It provided water for their farms.

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They stayed away from the sea as much as they could.

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It restricted cultural diffusion.

Question 13

What is a reason why the ancient Greeks produced so much olive oil?

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They could grow olive trees in a small places.

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They could exchange the olive oil for nuts.

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They could get olives form other countries in trade.

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They could feed the olive oil to their pigs.

Question 14

The ancient Greeks did not like to travel on land because they

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found traveling through the mountains difficult.

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used the land for farming instead of roads.

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were afraid of people from other villages.

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did not want to offend the earth god.

Question 15

What makes much of Greece a peninsula?

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the water on three sides

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the large number of islands

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the steep mountain slopes

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the lack of large rivers

Question 16

How did farmers in ancient Greece adjust to the area's difficult terrain?

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They built flat steps into the hills.

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They only raised livestock.

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They limited how many olive trees each farmer could grow.

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They invented a new design for the wheelbarrow.

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