Geography of Ancient Greece

What made farming in ancient Greece especially difficult?

• mud

• rocks

• robbers

• climate/weather

What geographic features run North and South through Greece?

• deserts

• rivers

• plains

• mountains

True or False?  
The ancient Greeks were excellent sailors.

• True
• False

Why did the Greeks live in isolated communities?

• They didn't like each other.
• They were worried about spreading diseases.
• Mountains and hilly rocky land separated the city-states. 
• Many lakes and rivers made travel difficult

What were two important products that the Greeks exported to other places?

• wheat and metal
• rice and lumber
• olive oil and pottery
• bananas and robots

Why did ancient Greek communities trade?

• to stop having to farm

• to get goods they needed

• to enjoy adventures at sea

• to give families work to do

How did the Greek mountains affect communication?

• They promoted road building.

• They led people to write letters.

• They isolated communities.

• They made farmers stop speaking.

Which of these is the BIGGEST sea that borders Greece?

• Mediterranean Sea

• Ionian Sea

• Adriatic Sea

What are the names of the Major bodies of water around Greece?

• Adriatic Sea and Sea of Cortes
• Mediterranean Sea and Aegean Sea
• Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
• LAke Michiganand Superior

The ancient Greeks did not like to travel on land because they.......

• 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.