Ancient Greece

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

• found traveling through the mountains difficult.

• did not want to offend the earth god.

• were afraid of people from other villages.

• used the land for farming instead of roads.

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

• weather

• bandits

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 honey bees, goats, sheep, and chickens 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.

How did ancient Greek colonies affect other places?

• They spread the Greek culture over a wide area.

• They led the Greeks to adopt Asian culture.

• They caused village cultures to develop in different ways.

• They forced settlers to lose their culture and rights as Greeks.

Why did ancient Greek communities trade?

• to stop having to farm

• to get goods they needed

• enjoy adventures at sea

• to give families work to do

Which form of government in a Greek city-state usually came first?

• tyranny

• oligarchy

• monarchy

• democracy