Ancient Greece - (Geography - Athens & Sparta)

The ancient Greeks raised goats and bees because....

• 1. did not need flat land.

• 1. could drink sea water.

• 1. supplied oil for lamps.

• 1. did not eat much food.

What made farming in ancient Greece especially difficult?

• mud

• 1. rocks

• 1. bandits

• weather

Why was the sea so important to the ancient Greeks?

• 1. It provided water for their farms.

• 1. It restricted cultural diffusion.

• 1. They relied on the sea for travel and trade.

• 1. They stayed away from the sea as much as they could.

What makes much of Greece a peninsula?

• 1. the lack of large rivers

• 1. the water on three sides

• 1. the steep mountain slopes

• 1. the large number of islands

A good location to start an ancient Greek colony would have had

• 1. tall mountains.

• a high city wall.

• 
  a natural harbor.

• 1. strong local tribes.

What problem did ancient Greek communities try to solve by starting colonies?

• 
  too many ships

• 1. too much timber

• 1. shortage of people

• shortage of farmland

Which form of government in a Greek city-state usually came first?

• 1. tyranny

• 1. oligarchy

• 
  monarchy

• 1. democracy

How was it possible that different parts of Greece had different forms of government?

• Different languages made communication difficult.

• 1. Steep mountains kept people from different areas apart.

• 1. Colonies were started by groups from different countries.

• 1. Different kings made different rules about how to govern.

How did most kings in ancient Greece come to power?

• 1. They inherited it from a relative.

• They were elected by the people.

• 1. They paid merchants for support.

• 1. They used soldiers to take control.

Which word in English comes from a Greek word meaning “few”?

• 1. tyrant

• oligarch

• monarch

• democrat