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Geography of Ancient Greece
Land - Sea - Mountains - Natural Resources - Farming
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Social Studies
6th Grade
01/11/2015

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Term
Greece is made up of _____________ and ________________.
Definition
penisulas and islands
Term
What is a penisula?
Definition
land surrounded by water on three sides
Term
What is an island?
Definition
land surrounded by water on ALL sides
Term
What is Archipelago?
Definition
a chain of islands
Term
People settled in two areas of Greece:
Definition
  1. The mainland (Peloponnesus)
  2. The islands
Term
No matter where you lived, you were close to the ___________.
Definition
sea
Term
Five advantages of being close to the sea:
Definition
  1. travel by sea
  2. strong Navy
  3. link between mainland and islands
  4. share idea/trade
  5. fish
Term
About 3/4 of the land is Greece is covered with _________________________.
Definition
mountains
Term
Because the mountains __________ the land, Greeks formed small ___________________ also know as ___________________.
Definition
divide - independent communities - city-states
Term
Mountains presented challenges to the ancient Greeks:
Definition
  • farming
  • communitcation
  • travel
  • trade
Term
Natural Resources: Greece lacked ___________________.
Definition
space or fertile soil for farming
Term
____________________ were a plentiful source of food.
Definition
fish
Term
Irresponsibly __________________ caused the good soil to ________________.
Definition
cleared away trees  -  wash away
Term
Staple crops included:
Definition
*grapes *olivies *pears *apples *pomegranates *peas *beans
Term
Traded crops for ____________________.
Definition
grain (wheat or barely)
Term
Five uses for olives:
Definition
  1. they were eaten
  2. they were traded
  3. used to make oil
  4. clean your skin
  5. used for oil to light lamps
Term
Farmers created _______________ to increase the amount of farmland available to them.
Definition
terraces
Term
What is a terrace?
Definition
different level of flat land carved into hillsides to increase space for farming
Term
Farmers kept _________________ because they lived well in the Mediterranean climate.
Definition
goat
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