WorksheetsThe Geography of Ancient Greece
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What makes much of Greece a peninsula?
The lack of large rivers
The water on three sides
The steep mountain slopes
The large number of islands
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
How did the Greek mountains affect communication?
They isolated communities
They promoted road building
They led people to write letters
They made farmers stop speaking
What made farming in Ancient Greece especially difficult?
mud
rocks
bandits
climate
Suppose an adviser told a farmer, “You could grow more crops by using irrigation.” What would the farmer most likely reply?
Our land it too low and flat
We do not have a big enough river
We do not have the labor to build ditches
Our engineers do not have enough skill to design that
The ancient Greeks worshiped the sea god Poseidon. What does this tell about the Greeks?
They believe in only one god
They lived in separate villages
They relied on the sea for travel and trade
They stayed away from the sea as much as they could
The ancient Greeks raised sheep, chickens, goats, and bees because these animals
did not need flat land
could drink sea water
supplied oil for lamps
did not eat much food
Why did Greek communities sometimes fight each other?
they had too many soldiers
they were crowded together
they could not start colonies
they each wanted more land
What problem did ancient Greek communities try to solve by starting colonies?
too many ships
too much timber
shortage of people
shortage of farmland
A good location to start an Ancient Greek colony would have had
tall mountains
a high city wall
a natural harbor
strong local tribes
How did colonies affect ancient Greek culture?
They spread their culture over a wide area
They led the Greeks to adopt Asian culture
They caused village cultures to develop in different ways
They forced settlers to lose their culture and rights as Greeks
Why did the 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
Which choice of titles would best fit as column headings for the chart below?
Wants and Needs
Farms and Villages
Goods and Services
Exports and Imports
The Aegean Sea is _____________ of Greece
north
south
east
west
