Economy of Greece

Resource: the materials, people, or ________________ that a country has available

• Goods

• Food

• Money

• Water

Demand: how much a good or resource is ________________ or needed

• Wanted

• Desired

• Available

Surplus: when there is ____________ than enough of a good or resource to go around

• Extra

• Less

• More

Cultural Diffusion: the ____________ of ideas from one culture to another

• Spread

• Look

• Culture

Port: a town or city with a _________________ where trade boats usually visit

• Beach

• Harbor

• Dock

• Bay

They had...

Grapes, Wine, Olives, _____​ Oil, Sheep, Goats, Gold, Pottery, Sculptures, Fish, _____________(Tools/Weapons)

• Olive

• Metalworking

• Fruit snacks

• Tea

They needed...

Barley, Wheat, Pork, Cheese, ______________, Ivory, Spices...and many other things that they didn’t already have!

• Glass

• Paper

• Pencil

In a bartering system, you trade what you already have to get what you need. The Greeks didn’t have a lot of fertile soil, but they still had resources that other civilizations ________________ wanted!  

• Really

• Most

• Less

Many people would travel long distances to trade with the Greeks, including the Romans, _________________, and Mesopotamians. Greeks would also travel, too. 

• Indians

• American

• Egyptians

Travel was mostly by _____because the Greek mountains were so rugged. Greece was right in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea and all of its trade partners, so it became a very ​________ center of trade with many port cities!

• boat

• popular

• Car

• Interesting