Greek Geography & Culture

What three seas surround Greece?

• Black, Indian, Atlantic

• Baltic, North, Coral

• Ionian, Mediterranean, Aegean

• Arctic, Aral, South China

One way that mountains affected Greece is...

• people migrated into Greece from the north

• the land was good for large scale farming

• they isolated Greek city-states from each other

• the Greeks had no need to build ships

What allowed the Greeks to use the seas as a primary source of food and travel?

• Rocky coastlines and shallow bays

• Deep bays and natural harbors

• Fertile soil that was good for planting crops

• Migrating bands of nomads

What did trade and colonization allow the Greeks to do?

• Travel the Silk Road to China

• Discover the New World

• Spread their culture around the Mediterranean

• Discover the source of the Nile river

What did Greek Myths help explain (select three)?

• Natural phenomena

• The time

• Ancient writing

• Life events

• Human behavior

What did the Greeks believe about the gods?

• Gods looked like animals

• Gods had human qualities and fought

• They were many forms of one god

• They were monotheistic and only believed in one god

Identify the Greek gods (select three)

• Zeus, king of the gods

• Ra, the sun god

• Artemis, goddess of the hunt

• Athena, goddess of wisdom

• Osiris, god of the underworld

What isolated Greek city-states?

• Seas and oceans

• Mountains and limited farmland

• large deserts

• Hostile invaders

Identify three ways a person could become a slave in Greece

• Captured in war

• Insulting an elected official

• Being sold into slavery

• Being born into slavery

• Unable to pay money owed (debts)

Who could be citizens of ancient Greece?

• Women

• People from other countries

• Adult males

• Slaves