Chapter 25 Geography and the Settlement of 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 leers.

• 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 build flat steps into hills

• they invented a new design for the wheelbarrow

• they limited how many olive trees each farmer could grow

What made farming challenging in Greece?

• mud

• rocks

• bandits

• weather

Why was the water so important to Greeks?

• it helped their farming

• they relied on travel and trade by using the sea

• they stayed away from water as much as they could

Why did the Greeks make so much olive oil?

• They could feed the olive oil to their pigs.

• They could exchange the olive oil for nuts

• They could get olives from other countries in trade

• They could grow olive trees in a small space.

Select the animals that Greeks raised on their farm ....

• Donkey

• Chicken

• Bee

• Sheep

• Cows

What was an issue that led to other communities fighting?

• they had too many soldiers

• they were crowded together

• they wanted more land

• they could not start colonies

If someone wanted to start a Greek colony...they would want to have _______

• tall mountains

• a natural harbor

• a high city wall

• strong local tribes