1) Environment

Question 1

How much of the terrain is mountains and hills

Answer 1

75%, hence why it is easier to move by sea

Question 2

What mountain range separates East and West Greece

Answer 2

Pindus Mountains

Question 3

Why did farming rely of dry farming

Answer 3

Rain irregular… Have to rely on limited rain for irrigation

Question 4

How many hectacres of land needed to produce enough grain to feed for 1 man

Answer 4

1 hectacres (2.5 hectacres)

Question 5

Why did only the wealthy have horses?

Answer 5

Needs flatland and needs 5x amount f barley needed to feed a human.

Question 6

What proportion of population were farmers

Answer 6

> 90%

Question 7

Typical diet for that time period?

Answer 7

Bread
Opson (savouries: cheese, olives and onions)
Wine (1/2 diluted with herbs/cheese)
Legumes
Salt
Olive oil
Porridge (Barley)
Meat (occasionally... For rich, solider, athlete, ritual)

Question 8

Life expectancy by 750BC? Common causes of death?

Answer 8

45 for men and 35 for women… War, pregnancy, famine, disease

Question 9

Average number of children and how many survive

Answer 9

4.3 births per could and 2.7 would survive to puberty… Unusual for both parents to be alive by time reached maturity

Question 10

Who would be most likely to be left to die of exposure?

Answer 10

Deformed/ill children, second born son (have to split inheritance) and girls (cost of dowry)