Lesson 25 Flashcard: Geography and the Settlement of Greece

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What makes much of Greece a peninsula? Options: the lack of large rivers, the water on three sides, the steep mountain slopes, the large number of islands

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the water on three sides

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How did the Greek mountains affect communication?

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They isolated communities.

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The ancient Greeks did not like to travel on land because they

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found traveling through the mountains difficult.

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How did farmers in ancient Greece adjust to the area's difficult terrain? Options: They only raised livestock., They built flat steps into the hills., They invented a new design for the wheelbarrow., They limited how many olive trees each farmer could grow.

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They built flat steps into the hills.

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What made farming in ancient Greece especially difficult? Options: mud, rocks, bandits, weather

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rocks

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Why was the sea so important to the ancient Greeks?

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They relied on the sea for travel and trade.

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What is a reason why the ancient Greeks produced so much olive oil? Options: They could feed the olive oil to their pigs., They could exchange the olive oil for nuts., They could grow olive trees in a small space., They could get olives from other countries in trade.

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They could grow olive trees in a small space.

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The ancient Greeks raised goats, chickens, sheep, and bees on their farms because these animals

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did not need flat land.

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Why did Greek communities sometimes fight each other?

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They each wanted more land.

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What problem did ancient Greek communities try to solve by starting colonies? Options: too many ships, too much timber, shortage of people, shortage of farmland

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shortage of farmland