Lesson 25 Quiz: Geography and the Settlement of Greece

Why is Greece a peninsula?

• No large rivers

• Water on three sides

• Steep mountains

• Many islands

How did Greek mountains affect communication?

• They isolated communities.

• They promoted road building.

• They led people to write letters.

• They made farmers stop speaking.

Why did the ancient Greeks avoid land travel?

• did not want to offend the earth god.

• were afraid of people from other villages.

• used the land for farming instead of roads.

• found traveling through the mountains difficult.

How did Greek farmers adapt to their land?

• They only raised animals.

• They made flat steps on hills.

• They invented a wheelbarrow.

• They limited olive trees.

Why was farming difficult in ancient Greece?

• mud

• rocks

• bandits

• weather

Why was the sea important to the ancient Greeks?

• It gave them water for farming.

• It limited cultural exchange.

• They used the sea for travel and trade.

• They avoided the sea.

Why did the Greeks make a lot of olive oil?

• They gave it to pigs.

• They traded it for nuts.

• Olive trees grow in small spaces.

• They got olives from other places.

Why did ancient Greeks raise goats, chickens, sheep, and bees?

• They did not need flat land.

• They could drink sea water.

• They supplied oil for lamps.

• They did not eat much food.

Why did Greek communities fight?

• They had too many soldiers.

• They were crowded together.

• They could not start colonies.

• They each wanted more land.

Why did ancient Greeks start colonies?

• too many ships

• too much timber

• shortage of people

• shortage of farmland