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WorksheetsGeography of Ancient Greece
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following was NOT an obstacle for farmers in Greece?
a)
Mountains
b)
No major rivers
c)
rocky soil
d)
abundant grazing lands
2.
Which of the following ways did farmers meet the challenges faced by the landscape?
a)
produced olive oil
b)
raised honey bees
c)
flattened the land
d)
all of the above
3.
Why was communication difficult between communities in Ancient Greece?
a)
They did not have telephones
b)
Mountains and Water
c)
communication was easy
d)
most people had horses
4.
What are the names of the Major bodies of water around Greece?
a)
Adriatic Sea and Sea of Cortes
b)
Mediterranean Sea and Aegean Sea
c)
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
d)
LAke Michiganand Superior
5.
Which of the following is NOT a physical feature of Greece?
a)
Mountians
b)
lots of coastline
c)
peninsulas and islands
d)
vast open plains
6.
Greece is a peninsula which means
a)
a mountain range with a river running through it.
b)
land surrounded by water on 3 sides
c)
an area with major rivers running through it
d)
a very mountainous region
7.
Most ancient greek people made a living by
a)
farming
b)
building
c)
batering
d)
hunting
8.
Why couldn't farmers irrigate their crops?
a)
not enough coastline
b)
they did not have the tools
c)
no major rivers
d)
to many fish
9.
What were two important products that the Greeks exported to other places?
a)
wheat and metal
b)
rice and lumber
c)
olive oil and pottery
d)
bananas and robots
10.
What word describes the land of the Greek peninsula?
a)
rocky and mountainous
b)
flat
c)
underwater
d)
rolling
11.
How did Greece's mountainous land affect life for the Ancient Greeks?
a)
It did not affect life for the Greeks.
b)
The Greeks could only grow certain kinds of crops.
c)
The Greeks mostly ate at restaurants.
d)
The Greeks could grow any kind of crop they wanted.
12.
True or False?
The ancient Greeks were excellent sailors.
The ancient Greeks were excellent sailors.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
The ancient Greeks sent colonists to new places
a)
to grow food
b)
to gain territory
c)
to take vacations
d)
to find gold and other riches
14.
Why did the Greeks raise goats and sheep instead of cattle?
a)
These animals eat only grass.
b)
They can graze on mountains and hill sides.
c)
Their milk is very sweet.
d)
Greeks didn't like hamburger.
15.
Why did the Greeks live in isolated communities?
a)
They didn't like each other.
b)
They were worried about spreading diseases.
c)
Mountains and hilly rocky land separated the city-states.
d)
Many lakes and rivers made travel difficult
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