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Ancient Greece Worksheet
chapter one

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1. Greece bordered the _____________ Sea and its many ______________.
2. The modern names for the countries on the "Balkan Peninsula," "Anatolia," and "Magna Graecia are ___________, ______________, and _________________, respectively.
3. The Greeks also lived on the islands of _________ and __________, on the coast of _____________, and in southern __________ and on _________.
4. Chains of _______________ dominate mainland Greece. This helped communities stay politically ___________.
5. Only ______ percent of the mainland was arable.
6. While the Greeks didn’t raise _________ or __________, they did domesticate ___________, ___________, ____________, and ____________.
7. The major cereal grown by the early Greeks was ____________.
8. Other major crops were ___________ and olives.
9. The Greeks’ favorite beverage was _________________.
10. ___________ provided the major source of dietary fat.
11. Most settlements were within _____ miles of the ocean.
12. The jagged coastline helped the Greeks to become ______________ and _____________.
13. Greeks didn’t sail in the winter because of ___________ and _________________.
14. _________ were the only roads in ancient Greece.
15. _________ were practically useless for trade.
16. Ancient Greece was a set of shared _______ and ________ rather than a nation in the modern sense.
17. People began arriving in ancient Greece during the ______ Age.
18. According to Martin, ______________ arrived in Greece ______ years ago.
19. About ______ years ago, people began to live in the caves of Greece.
20. The first people on Greece were _____________, not settled farmers.
21. Daily life as the ancient Greeks knew it depended on _____________ and the ______________ of animals. This took place starting __________ years ago.
22. As hunting grounds disappeared, ancient Greeks began to depend on ______ for their survival, and this required them to learn to plant _____ in order to produce a steady supply. This development had taken place in Greece by at least _____ B.C. As elsewhere, ________ were likely the ones to discover agriculture.
23. Domesticated _____ and _____ appeared in Greece around _____ B.C.
24. Villages appeared in Greece about ________ B.C. Each village was home to about ______ people.
25. Scientists, according to Martin, can use _________ dating to more accurately date prehistoric materials.

Short answer

1. What benefits did the sea bring to the Greeks and their civilization?







2. What natural resources did ancient Greece have?







3. Discuss the climate of Greece.







4. What four things did the ancient Greeks share that united them into a Greek cultural unity?







5. After the so-called ‘agricultural revolution,’ what roles did men and women have? Why?