Name
Class
Date
History and Geography
Ancient Greece
Greek City-States and Colonization
Greece was not an easy place in which to live. The mountains made
farming difficult, so the Greeks found a way to make a living from the
sea. Some Greeks became fishermen and others became traders. Greek
merchant ships sailed to Asia Minor, Egypt, and Europe. Over time
people from Greek city-states began to set up colonies in distant lands.
Although the colonies were independent, they kept ties with Greece and
traded with the city-states on the Greek mainland. Some city-states, like
Athens, became great trading centers.
EUROPE
Massilia
(Marseille)
ITALY
Byzantium
(Istanbul)
Neapolis
(Naples)
ASIA
MINOR
GREECE
Greek city-state
or colony
Trate route
0
0
200
200
400 Miles
AFRICA
EGYPT
400 Kilometers
MAP ACTIVITY
1. Use a bright color to indicate the peninsula and islands of Greece.
2. What are the major bodies of water on the map? Label them on the map.
3. Use a bright color to trace the trade route between Athens and Istanbul.
4. Update the map legend to reflect the colors that you added to the map.
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Name
Class
Greek City-States and Colonization, continued
Date
History and Geography
ANALYZING MAPS
1. Place What city in France was originally a Greek city-state?
2. Location How many miles does the Mediterranean Sea stretch from east to west?
3. Movement How many miles did Greek sailors travel between Athens and Naples?
4. Human/Environment Interaction What physical features does Greece have that
would have encouraged the Greeks to make their living from the sea?
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