Geography of Ancient Greece

True or False?  
The ancient Greeks were excellent sailors.

• True
• False

Which of the following is NOT something the Ancient Greeks grew for food?

• Olives

• Beans

• Barley

• Grapes

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

• too many ships

• too much timber

• shortage of people

• shortage of farmland

Which of these is the BIGGEST sea that borders Greece?

• Mediterranean Sea

• Ionian Sea

• Adriatic Sea

Greece is on which continent?

• Europe

• Africa

• North America

• Asia

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

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

What made farming in ancient Greece especially difficult?

• mud

• rocks

• robbers

• climate/weather

Which of the following ways did farmers meet the challenges faced by the landscape? 

• produced olive oil
• raised honey bees
• flattened the land
• all of the above