Geography of Ancient Greece

Which of the following is true of Greece?

• Greece is a small country in Southern Europe.

• Greece is shaped like an outstretched hand.

• Greece includes both a mainland and islands.

• All of the above

Mainland Greece is a peninsula, which is __________.

• A mountain range with a river running through it.

• A land that is surrounded by water on three sides.

• A plain that has no bodies of water within a mile.

• A marsh that is completely surrounded by rivers.

Why were the villages and farms in ancient Greece isolated from each other?

• The villages and farmers were separated by seas and mountains.

• The villagers and farmers used different forms of currency.

• The villagers and farmers constantly fought with each other.

• The villagers and farmers did not know other groups existed.

Why did people in different ancient Greek settlements have very little communication with each other?

• There was tension between groups.

• They practiced different religions.

• The land was very difficult to travel.

• They spoke different languages.

What made traveling by land very difficult for ancient Greeks?

• Sharp rocks often ruined their wagons' wooden wheels.

• Most people had to travel either by horse or donkey.

• Only wealthy people could travel by foot or wagon.

• The land was extremely dry and difficult to walk on.

Why did most ancient Greeks travel in groups when traveling by land?

• They wanted to protect themselves against dangerous animals.

• They had to supply their own food when they stayed at inns.

• They were at risk of getting robbed if they traveled alone.

• They liked to establish new settlements when they traveled.

What is one reason that traveling by water was easier than traveling by land for ancient Greeks?

• Ancient Greeks made ships that hardly ever sank, even in stormy weather.

• Ancient Greeks had more resources to build ships than to build wagons.

• Ancient Greeks were extremely superstitious about traveling by land.

• Ancient Greeks were always near water and learned to travel by ship.

Most ancient Greek people made a living by

• farming.

• building.

• catering.

• hunting.

One reason it was difficult to farm in ancient Greece is because the land was _______.

• surrounded by marshes.

• flooded with water.

• very rocky everywhere.

• covered in thick weeds.

How did some ancient Greek farmers deal with their land's limitations?

• They built earth steps into hills to create flat land.

• They made canals that helped moisten their dry soil.

• They created false mountains to make more shade.

• They fertilized the land to help nourish their crops.