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Kirby/Coffey 11.1
Review of the geography of Greec
Question | Answer |
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______ is a body of land that has water on three sides. | peninsula |
The Greeks PRODUCED _____, _____, _____, _____. | olive oil, wine, wool, fine pottery. |
The Greeks learned about ________ from trading with the people in other regions. | coins |
The southern half of Greece forms a second peninsula called ____________. | Peloponnese |
The Greeks borrowed the alphabet from the ____________. | Phoenicians |
The Greeks BOUGHT ______, ________, ______, ________. | animal hides, grains, timber, slaves. |
What 3 seas played a major roll in the life of Ancient Greece? | Mediterranean Sea, Ionian Sea and the Aegean Sea |
In order to get more farmland, the Greeks founded ______in other regions. | colonies |
The Greeks became skilled ______and _________. | sailors and shipbuilders |
The sea provided a source of _______, an important part of the Greek diet. | fish |
The first Greek civilization was known as _____________. | Mycenaeans |
In Greek society, landowners were part of the _____class. | upper |
________was the largest sea to the south of Greece. | Mediterranean Sea |
Greece traded with other regions including ______and ______. | Egypt and Italy |
The Greeks TRADED ____, ____, ____, ____. | nuts, cheese, flax, figs. |
In Greece only ________owned property. | men |
The southern half of Greece is connected to the rest of Greece by a narrow strip of land called ______. | isthmus |
70 to 80 percent of Greece is covered in ______. | mountains |
The Greeks built rowing ships for _____and sailing ships for ______. | fighting and trading |
After the fall of Mycenae , Greek culture declined and people no longer kept __________. | written records |