1. 8/31/2015 (Grab a new I Can paper from the Round Table) I can describe the difficulties of farming in Greece. QOD What are colonies? A settlement in a distant place.

2. Agenda 1. I Can and QOD 2. 25.3 and 25.4 Notes 3. Review

3. Section 25.3 Farming in Ancient Greece How did most people in Ancient Greece survive? Farming Why wasn’t this an easy job? Mountainous land, rocky, water was scarce With so little flat land available, Greek farmers had to think of the best way to use the land they had. Some farmers built ______________________________ to create more flat land for planting. A few farmers were able to grow ___________ and ___________ but most grew crops that needed less land, especially _________ and _________. Wide earth steps wheat barley grapesolives

4. How did the Greeks use olives? Olive oil for cooking, soap, lamp fuel For whom did the farmers grow food? Their own families What is the best known sweetener in the ancient world? Honey What kinds of animals did Greek farmers raise? Why? Sheep and goat. Can graze on mountainsides What did these animals supply? Sheep – wool; Goats – milk/cheese

5. The ___________ of good ___________ sometimes led to ___________ between Greek settlements, with each one claiming land for itself. As a result of this, what did some settlements do? They were forced to look beyond the mainland for new sources of food and goods. shortagefarmland wars

6. Section 25.4 Starting Colonies What happened as the populations of Greek communities grew? Communities did not have enough farmland What was the solution? What are colonies? Settlements in distant places. What did the colonist do for the Greek homeland? Grew and brought back food to homeland Colonist had many preparations to make before starting their __________________. Who did they consult? Why? Oracle. To see if their efforts would be successful. Colonies journey

7. What did they take along from their town? Why? Food/supplies. Flame from sacred fire to start it in their new town. Starting a colony wasn’t easy. First, there was a long sea ___________. Then settlers had to find a place for their __________________. They looked for areas that had _____________ ______________ and good _________________. What did they try to avoid? Places with people strong enough to fight them They had to ___________ their new ___________ and ___________ ___________ to make it survive. When did the Greeks establish colonies? From ___________ to ___________ voyage colony natural harbors farmland establish communitywork hard 1000650 BCE

8. How many years? 350 years Where did the first group settle? Ionia Where is it located? Asia Minor What is the country called today? Turkey Where else did the Greeks start colonies? Spain, France, Italy, Africa and Black Sea Coast What did these colonies spread? Greek Culture Colonists continued to enjoy the rights of citizens back home, including the right to participate in ________________. Athletic Games