The practice of farming, including growing crops like grapes and olives and raising animals like sheep and goats.

A group or chain of islands, like those found in the Aegean and Ionian seas.

A self-governing unit made up of a central city and its surrounding villages and farmland.

A distant settlement established and controlled by a "mother" city-state to find more land and resources.

Land that is rich and good for growing crops; in Greece, this kind of land was often found in small coastal plains or on larger islands.

To grow or develop in a very successful way, just as Greek culture did between 750 and 338 B.C.E.

To be separated from others; Greek communities were isolated by high, rugged mountains and the sea.

A person who makes a living by trading goods; Greek merchants used ships to exchange products across the Mediterranean.

A holy person who was believed to speak for the gods; Greeks visited the Oracle at Delphi for advice before starting new colonies.

An area of land almost entirely surrounded by water; mainland Greece and the Peloponnesus are both peninsulas.

A specific geographic area; Greece is a region in southern Europe made up of a mainland, peninsulas, and thousands of islands.

A small community or village where people establish a home.

When there is not enough of something; in ancient Greece, fertile land and fresh water were very scarce.

A method where farmers build "steps" into hillsides to create flat areas for growing crops on steep land

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Geography of Greece

Term	Definition
Agriculture	The practice of farming, including growing crops like grapes and olives and raising animals like sheep and goats.
Archipelago	A group or chain of islands, like those found in the Aegean and Ionian seas.
City-state	A self-governing unit made up of a central city and its surrounding villages and farmland.
Colony (colonist)	A distant settlement established and controlled by a "mother" city-state to find more land and resources.
Fertile	Land that is rich and good for growing crops; in Greece, this kind of land was often found in small coastal plains or on larger islands.
Flourish	To grow or develop in a very successful way, just as Greek culture did between 750 and 338 B.C.E.
Isolate (isolation)	To be separated from others; Greek communities were isolated by high, rugged mountains and the sea.
Merchant	A person who makes a living by trading goods; Greek merchants used ships to exchange products across the Mediterranean.
Oracle	A holy person who was believed to speak for the gods; Greeks visited the Oracle at Delphi for advice before starting new colonies.
Peninsula	An area of land almost entirely surrounded by water; mainland Greece and the Peloponnesus are both peninsulas.
Region	A specific geographic area; Greece is a region in southern Europe made up of a mainland, peninsulas, and thousands of islands.
Settlement	A small community or village where people establish a home.
Scarce	When there is not enough of something; in ancient Greece, fertile land and fresh water were very scarce.
Terrace farming	A method where farmers build "steps" into hillsides to create flat areas for growing crops on steep land
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