Ancient Greece Geography

All of these characteristics describe the physical environment of Greece except........

• made up of many islands

• peninsula

• some farming soil

• huge rivers

What were the TWO major crops of Ancient Greece? 

• Barley & Wheat 
• Barley & Grapes 
• Grapes & Olives
• Olives & Wheat 

Why does Greece have many city-states?

• They like fighting with each other.
• The mountains and hills divide the land making it hard to travel.
• They want to be like the United States.

What peninsula is Athens on? 

• Peloponnesus
• Attica 

What peninsula is Sparta on? 

• Peloponnesus
• Athens

True or False: 
It was difficult to farm in Ancient Greece.

• True
• False

Because farming was difficult, Ancient Greeks became excellent ______________

• sailors & traders

• farmers & soldiers

What words describe the geography of Greece?

• rocky and mountainous
• flat
• underwater
• rolling

Why was Greece separated into many city-states?

• It was very mountainous
• They all spoke many different languages
• They were good at sailing
• They needed to trade

What percentage of Greece's geography is mountainous?

• 85%

• 90%

• 75%