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20 Cards in this Set
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In what part of Europe is Greece located?
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Southeastern Europe
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How did mountains in Greece affect people?
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isolated people
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How did communities develop due to the mountains?
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in different ways
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The land rose from which sea?
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Aegean Sea, part of the Mediterranean Sea
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The Greek mainland is on which part of the Balkan Peninsula?
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Southern
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What is land that is surrounded by water on three sides?
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Peninsula
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What is the southern part of the Greek mainland called?
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The Peloponnesus
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Greece has numerous .......
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islands
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The Greeks did farm on their land even though there are no great rivers and the summers are..........
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hot and dry
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What were Greek farmers able to grow in rocky soil?
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barley, grapes, and olives
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what animals did th Greeks raise?
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sheeps, goats, pigs, and chickens
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Where did most of Greeks live?
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close to the sea
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What do you find along the mainland and the islands?
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harbors
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Because the Greeks were close to the sea, they became good at what jobs?
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fishers, sailors, and traders
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What did the Greeks trade?
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olive oil,wine, wool, and marble
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What did the Greeks recieve in exchange for their trade goods?
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grain and metal
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Early Greeks also made their homes in.........
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mountain valleys
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Due to their seperation, Greeks________ developed differently.
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communities
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But it was their location by the sea that enabled the Greeks to create a great __________
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civilization
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It was the ancient Greeks who laid the foundation of ________
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Western Civilization
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