Greece Geographical Location Quiz
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What is the location of Greece in the Eastern Mediterranean?

  • Between Italy and Turkey (correct)
  • Adjacent to Spain
  • South of Turkey
  • North of Italy

    • Why has Greece been a crossroads for the Mediterranean world?

  • Because of its large population
  • Its isolation from other civilizations
  • Its vast agricultural resources
  • Due to its location and influences from foreign powers and cultures (correct)

    • What forced the Greeks to create a powerful culture that greatly influenced the Western world?

  • Their isolation from other civilizations
  • Abundance of natural resources
  • Lack of interactions with neighboring regions
  • Influences from foreign powers and cultures (correct)

    • Why were the Greeks comfortable sailing outside the sheltered waters of the Aegean?

    <p>They were forced to interact with the sea from their earliest period</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What geographical factor reinforced Greece's reliance on the sea?

    <p>Extraordinary mountainous terrain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary basis for any large society to exist in Greece, according to the text?

    <p>Trade or fishing for a food supply</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the result of Greece's location and interaction with foreign powers and cultures?

    <p>Creation of a powerful culture that greatly influenced the Western world</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What made the hills of Greece surprisingly fertile for certain cash crops?

    <p>Greater drainage and selective sunlight</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What consequences did the mountains create for geopolitics in ancient Greece?

    <p>Isolation and independent rule of city-states</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What factor determined the location of many of Greece's colonies throughout the Mediterranean?

    <p>Love for a particular climate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What made the life in Greek city-states tolerable, especially those settled away from a coast?

    <p>Reliance on warm sea breezes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What played an impressive role in keeping Greek treasuries flush with cash?

    <p>Reliance on rainfall for orchards and vineyards</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the most heavily cultivated cash crops in ancient Greece due to the hilly terrain?

    <p>Olive orchards and vineyards</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of battles were almost exclusively fought by foot soldiers in ancient Greece?

    <p>Land battles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What allowed Greek farmers to concentrate on growing crops that would succeed in Greece?

    <p>Ease of exporting olive oil and wine</p> Signup and view all the answers

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