7. 1.What two physical geography features (land shapes) made up much of the Aegean World? PENINSULAS ISLANDS

8. 2. What other physical features made Greece a “rugged place”? Rugged mountains Very little fertile soil Narrow valleys Small mountain streams…not large rivers

15. 2. What other physical features made Greece a “rugged place”? Rugged mountains Very little fertile soil Narrow valleys Small mountain streams…not large rivers

16. Early Greeks could not grow a lot of grain and wheat. Greek farmers had to grow things that could grow in their rough terrain. Olive trees Grapes Raised sheep and goats (Wool, meat, milk and cheese)

18. 3. Why was the Sea so important to the Greeks? 4. How did the ability to sail help Greek Civilization grow? (where did they go to trade and what did they get there? Give four examples… 5. What important developments(s) did the Greeks learn from the Phoenicians?

19. Good Farmland was scarce… Greeks looked to the sea for food. Sea travel was easier than travelling over the rugged mountains. TRIREME TRADE…examples Black Sea (fish) Italian Peninsula Egypt / Africa Cyprus PHOENICIANS…Alphabet

20. Trireme

23. “The Sea was to the Ancient Greeks what the Nile River was to Egypt” explain why this is true…