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13 Cards in this Set
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Define Peninsula |
A piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. |
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Define shelter |
A place that provides protection from weather, such as a house. |
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Define Colony |
A settlement in a distant place. |
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Define Colonist |
A person who lives in a colony. |
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Define Settlement |
A small community or village. |
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Define Merchant |
A person who makes money by selling goods. |
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What was one of the main geographical features of Greece? |
The steep and rocky mountains. |
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Where was most of there food grown and what food did they mainly grow? |
They grew their food on the side of the mountain and the mostly grew grapes, wheat, barley, olives,fruit, and nut trees. |
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How did the steep mountains effect the relationships and communities? |
The communities were isolated from one another so there were little communication with others. |
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How did the mountains effect traveling? |
It made traveling by land and water difficult. |
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Why sis the Greeks start trading? |
They had too little land to grow everything. |
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Why did the Greeks start colonies? |
They didn't have enough farmland to feed their people. |
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Why did the Greeks often fight one another? |
There was shortage of farmland. |
