Geography - Ancient Greece

1. One affect of geography was that Greek city-states were isolated from each other. What two geography "things" caused this isolation? Choose the best answer. *isolated means alone and not able to communicate easily with others.

Resources and high mountains

High mountains and islands

Islands and weather

Resources and weather

2. Geography affected trade routes and resources. Which sentence best explains how geography affected trade in some way? Choose the best answer.

Farming was very hard and all Greeks had to rely on trade to get enough food to survive.

Some Greeks relied on trade because they had too little land to grow everything they required.

3. Strangely, one could say that geography even affects people's behavior! It's hard to say for sure, but what is a reasonable inference that a smart student, Anakilvin, might make about how geography affected the choices made by some of the Ancient Greeks? Choose the best reasonable inference:

Some Greeks might have little resources and not feel close to other Greeks, which might lead to stealing.

4. The Ancient Greeks lived near the sea. How did this affect them? Choose the best answer.

5. Although many crops wouldn't grow in Greece, crops such as olives and grapes grew well on Greek land. What was the main geography "reason" that led to the Greeks choosing to grow these two crops? Choose the best answer.

The rivers of Greece created fertile land where these crops could thrive.

Greece had little flat land and these two crops can grow with small amounts of land.

The high mountains provide the cooler temperature needed for these two crops to grow.

6. An Ancient Greek, Bok Meha, decided to sail east from Athens. What best describes what Bok Meha would find to the east of Athens? Choose the best answer.

The Black Sea and Africa.

The Aegean Sea and The Persian Empire.

The Adriatic Sea and The Persian Empire,

The Ionian Sea and Turkey/Asia Minor.

7. The geography affected the choices of Greek farmers. What were some examples of the crops and animals that the farmers choose that would work best with the environment they were in and provide good resources? Choose the best answer that shows some of the choices (not all).

Cattle, sheep, horses, bees (for honey),and banana.

Sheep, goats, bees (for honey), pigs, and olives.

Chickens, grapes, goats, donkeys, and cherries.

Mules, cattle, goat, olives, and grapes.

8. Some Ancient Greeks became colonists when Greek communities grew and not enough farmland was available to feed all the people. What was true about the colonists? Choose the best description:

9. Let's think about the affects of proximity (closeness) of some Greek states to the Persian Empire around the time of 450 B.C.E. What might Megatin, a reasonable student, infer about the Greeks that live near to the border with Persia? Choose the most reasonable inference:

10. What geographic features can be found in the land we call Ancient Greece? Choose the best answer:

A peninsula, an isthmus, and islands.

Mountains, an isthmus, and a delta.

A peninsula, a plateau, and islands.

Islands, mountains, and a valley.