Geography of Ancient Greece

Question 1

True/False, Greece was always a country.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Greece was divided into three regions, What were they?

Answer 2

The coastline, the lowlands, and the mountains

Question 3

Ancient Greece has three Seas, What are they?

Answer 3

Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea

Question 4

Ancient Greece was made up of ___________ of city-states

Answer 4

Hundreds

Question 5

________________ is a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides

Answer 5

Peninsula

Question 6

Rivers could not be counted on for transportation because:

Answer 6

the rivers dried up in the summer and overflowed in the winter

Question 7

Summers were hot and dry, and winter were ______ and __________

Answer 7

mild and windy

Question 8

Only about __________ % of the land on the Greek peninsula could be farmed.

Answer 8

20

Question 9

The ancient Greek farmers grew crops such as:

Answer 9

wheat, barley, olives, and grapes

Question 10

One reason the early Greeks tried to set up colonies in North Africa and in Asia is ____________________

Answer 10

The Greeks depended heavily upon trade and imports with other regions around the Mediterranean

Question 11

Not many roads were built in Ancient Greece, because:

Answer 11

They would have to avoid the mountains and follow the long, meandering coastline.

Question 12

True/False, Each city-state in ancient Greece was its own unit, with its own government.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

When did Greece become a country?

Answer 13

Greece did not become a country until in
modern times (in the 1800s.)

Question 14

What did the mountain region in Greece mainly look like?

Answer 14

Lots of Mountains and Fresh Water

Question 15

What did the lowlands region in Greece mainly look like?

Answer 15

Rocky and Uneven Soil, Climate and Farming

Question 16

What did the coastline region in Greece mainly look like?

Answer 16

Saltwater and Harbors

Question 17

What did the people of ancient Greece do with all the saltwater and coastline they had?

Answer 17

The people of ancient Greece took
advantage of all this saltwater and coastline and became outstanding fishermen and sailors.

Question 18

Even though there was farmland for crops, what did the Greeks always count on to eat?

Answer 18

On seafood and waterfowl to eat

Question 19

What did Transportation and food rely very heavily on?

Answer 19

The sea

Question 20

How were the summers in Ancient Greece?

Answer 20

Summers were hot and dry

Question 21

What crops did Ancient Greek farmers grow?

Answer 21

wheat, barley, olives, and grapes

Question 22

What did the Greeks do with the many shrubs off the hills and mountains?

Answer 22

To feed the herds of cattle and sheep

Question 23

What did the Greeks want to control?

Answer 23

The import of grains and other foods

Question 24

What did the Greeks need a source of to settle down?

Answer 24

A source offreshwater to settle down

Question 25

Greece had a lot of mountains even though they were not as big as the Alps, they were big enough to provide which 2 important things?

Answer 25

A source of fresh water, running down the
mountains in creeks and streams, and a system of natural defense barriers

Question 26

The mountains made land
travel very ________ and contributed to the formation of independent city-states.

Answer 26

difficult