Settlement in Ancient Greece

What makes much of Greece a peninsula? 

• the lack of large rivers
• water on three sides
• steep mountain slopes
• large numberof islands

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

• did not want to offend the earth god
• were afraid of people in other villages
• found traveling through the mountains difficult

How did the Greek Mountains affect communication?

• They isolated communities
• they promoted road building

What made farming in ancient Greece especially difficult?

• rocks
• bandits
• climate

Suppose an adviser told a farmer "You could grow more crops by using irrigation". How would the farmer in Greece likely reply?

• our land is too low and flat
• we do not have a big enough river
• we do not have the labor to build ditches

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

• They could feed the olive oil to their pigs.
  
• They could grow olive trees in a small space. 
• They could get olives from other countries in trade. 

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

• did not need flat land
•  could drink sea water
• supplied oil for lamps
• did not eat much food

Why did Greek communities sometimes fight each other? 

• They had too many soldiers.
  
• They were crowded together.
  
• They could not start colonies. 
• They each wanted more land. 

Why did people from ancient Greece start colonies?

• to find more people
• to get more farmland

Why did ancient Greek communities trade? 

•  to stop having to farm
  
• to get goods they needed
  
• to enjoy adventures at sea 
• to give families work to do