Geography and Settlement of Ancient Greece

What makes much of Greece a peninsula?

• the lack of large rivers

• the water on three sides

• the steep mountain slopes

• the large number of islands

How did the Greek mountains affect communication?

• They isolated communities

• They promoted road building

• They led people to write letters

• They made farmers stop speaking

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

• did not want to offend the earth god

• were afraid of people from other villages.

• used the land for farming instead of roads

• found traveling through the mountains difficult

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

• They only raised livestock.

• They built flat steps into the hills

• They invented a new design for the wheelbarrow

• They limited how many olive trees each farmer could grow

What made farming in ancient Greece especially difficult?

• mud

• rocks

• bandits

• weather

Why was the sea so important to the ancient Greeks?

• It provided water for their farms

• It restricted cultural diffusion.

• They relied on the sea for travel and trade.

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

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

• They could feed the olive oil to their pigs.

• They could exchange the olive oil for nuts.

• They could grow olive trees in a small space.

• They could get olives from other countries in trade

The ancient Greeks raised goats, chickens, sheep, and honey bees 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.

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

• too many ships

• too much timber

• shortage of people

• shortage of farmland