Ancient Greece Geography

What word can best describe the geography of the country Greece?

• Plateau

• Plains

• Peninsula

• Island

Name ONE salt body of water in Greece

• Nile River

• Black Sea

• Tigris River

• Mediterranean Sea

How much farmland did Greece have?

• 50 acres

• Very Little

• Majority of land was fertiile

• 10 acres

Name a SALT body of water by Greece

• Ionian Sea

• Euphrates River

• Lake Michigan

• Dead Sea

ADVANTAGE of mountains for ancient Greeks

• Climbing practice

• Traveling to other towns faster

• Protection from invaders

• Skiing

Salt body of water by Greece

• Aegean Sea

• Mississippi River

• Pacific Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

DISADVANTAGE of mountains in ancient Greece

• Travel was difficult on land

• Travel was easier on land

• Protection from invaders

• All towns were easily connected

What do we know about the FRESH bodies of water in ancient Greece?

• There were few

• There were numerous

• They were dried out by droughts

• They were constantly flooding

How did the early Greek people USE the seas?

• For taking a bath

• For crops

• For food & trading

• For drinking

Name one skill of the early ancient Greeks

• building irrigation system

• building ziggarats

• building homes

• building boats/ships