Ancient Greece Quiz

Colonies were established for over how many years.

• 300 years

• 100 years

• 500 years

• 200 years

why did the ancient Greeks move?

• They moved because the land wasn't producing enough food for them to eat.

• No where that they could stay.

• people kicked them out after they got into a fight with each other.

• They wanted to find a lot of water so they could go swimming.

they BLANK with city-states, Greek colonies and in the Mediterranean to get grain, timber, and metal.

• Tradeed

• shared

• talked

• made up a plan

lived on farms or in small villages scattered throughout Greece because of the mountains and seas. 

• Geography

• Farming

• living situations

• houses

When they were moving what did they look for in the land?

• natural harbors and good farming land

• lots of water so they could go swimming.

• A lot of resources so they could make shelter.

• Fertile soil.

Mainland Greece is a land of steep, rugged mountains, sharp rocks that are extremely difficult to cross and almost entirely surrounded by turquoise blue seas.  This caused little communication between each settlements. They built “steps” into the hills to create flat land

• Geography

• land

• farming

• Travel

How did they influence their greek culture.

• They posted about it on Snapchat, tick tock, and facebook

• By spreading their Greek culture outside of Greece.

• Going around and teaching people about it.

• wearing different clothing so people would ask them where they are from.

shortage of good farmland led to wars with other settlements

• Farming

• agraculture

• trade

• fighting with other settlers.

What is a peninsula?

• land that is surrounded by water on three sides

• a mini mountain

• land that is surrounded by water on 2 sides.

• land that is surrounded by water on 4 sides.

Traveling by water was easier for Greeks because they were surrounded by water

• travel

• moving

• water

• boats