Ancient Greece

Where in the world is Greece?

What continent is it located on?

Ancient Greece is located in Europe

Where is Greece located in Europe?

What can you tell about the geography of Ancient Greece?

Look at the

Elevation Key

What can we conclude about the geography of Ancient Greece?

Greece has a lot of coastline. In fact it is made up of peninsulas and more than 400 islands.

Island of Cyprus

The land in Greece is covered with rocky, hilly land and several mountain ranges that make 90 percent of the land unfarmable.

The Mediterranean Sea bordered Greece and other ancient civilizations

Based on its geography, what was the Ancient Greek economy?

It could develop agriculture suited to its environment

Which was…

Grapes were well-suited to grow in rocky soil because of woody vines.

Olives grew well along the hillsides

Wheat and barley could be grown on along the coast or in Sicily, but not enough to feed its people.

Sheep and goats were herded on rocky hillsides.

And what could they get from the seas?

Fish,

Fish,

And more Fish.

Since agriculture could not keep up as the population grew, what could the Greeks do?

Trade across the Mediterranean Sea

Begin

colonies

in new

lands