8.1 Geography of Greece

Ancient Greeks ....*Raised Sheep rather than cattle. * Grew olive trees rather than wheat. *Lived in isolated communities rather than in a united country. What factor accounts for the qualities of Greek life listed above?

• Greece is mostly made up of islands.

• Greece had few trading partners.

• Greece had a small population.

• Greece is mostly mountainous.

What was one result of ancient Greeks not having enough farmland to feed themselves.

• Their government was weak.

• They gave up their religion.

• They traded to get what they needed & established colonies.

• They lived peacefully with other Greeks.

A high hill where a fortress was usually built.

• acropolis

• polis

• Minoans

An age that is usually marked with great achievements.

• acropolis

• polis

• classical

The Greek word for city-state

• acropolis

• polis

• colonist

Considered to be the first Greeks due to the fact that they spoke Greek. They built their civilization on the Greek mainland.

• Minoans

• Mycenaeans

• merchants

• classical

Built an advanced sea trading society on the island of Crete

• Polis

• Acropolis

• Minoans

• Mycenaeans

Marketplace in a city where life focused

• acropolis

• merchant

• agora

• classical

The hunter lived in the Greek _________ of Athens.

• agora

• polis

• merchant

The __________________ are considered to be the first Greeks.

• colonists

• Minoans

• Mycenaeans

• acropolis