WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -2. Some Greek settlements fought each other because of the shortage of good land. 1. The ancient Greeks started colonies primarily because they needed more farmland to raise enough crops to feed their people.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some areas had different soils and weather conditions that made them more fertile than others. As a whole, only one-fifth of Greece’s land is farmable, so pressure to use the land was quite high. The most common food products in Greece were wheat, barley, olives and grapevines.

Detailed explanation-3: -What were major challenges Greek farmers faced? Greek farmers had limited farmland, could not raise cattle, had to grow crops that needed less lands and rainy seasons were only in winter.

Detailed explanation-4: -There were various reasons for the colonization movement in the archaic period (750-490 BC). The lack of natural resources in Greece, especially the lack of metals (tin, copper), timber and food (cereals and fish) led many maritime states to search for such items throughout the Mediterranean and beyond.

Detailed explanation-5: -Greece’s steep mountains and surrounding seas forced Greeks to settle in isolated communities. Travel by land was hard, and sea voyages were hazardous. Most ancient Greeks farmed, but good land and water were scarce.