Unit III Map Label Ancient Greece Task Locate

Unit III - Map Label: Ancient Greece Task: Locate and label the areas listed below of Ancient Greece on the blank map attached. Then color code according to the key below. (Reference pages in your textbook – pg 248, 260, 277, 386, 387) 1. Locate and label the following (print neatly and clearly) Bodies of water: q. Mediterranean Sea Additional countries/continents/geographic features q. Greece q. Aegean Sea q. Mt. Olympus q. Adriatic Sea q. Pindus Mts q. Ionian Sea q. Peloponnesus Peninsula q. Asia q. Balkan Peninsula q. Crete 2. Label the following cities marked with a * (print neatly and clearly) q. Troy q. Athens q. Sparta q. Mycenae q. Knossos q. Olympia q. Delphi q. Marathon 3. Color Code your map using the following Key 4. On what continent is Greece located? _____________ • Water areas(seas) BLUE • Peloponnesus in ORANGE • Greece in YELLOW • Crete in RED • Asia in PURPLE 5. Greece is on a peninsula and it is very mountainous, what impact do you think these factors had on the ancient Greeks?

Adriatic Sea Mountains (isolated) separated Ancient Greece into small, isolated regions Delphi Ionian Sea Thebes Ellis Gulf of Corinth Limited farmland encouraged rivalries among settlements Marathon Aegean Sea Mycenae Sparta Plains: less than ¼ of Greece’s land was level enough for farming-too rocky Mediterranean Sea Hillsides –ideal for growing Grapes and olives Coastal settlements encouraged ancient Greeks to engage in overseas trade and start colonies Knossos CRETE