WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -1. The ancient Greeks started colonies primarily because they needed more farmland to raise enough crops to feed their people. 2. The ancient Greeks consulted an oracle to see whether their efforts would be successful.

Detailed explanation-2: -Farming was difficult in Ancient Greece due to various reasons. The terrain of the land was mostly mountainous, and the soil was not fertile enough to support farming. The climate was also a significant factor, with hot and dry summers and rainy winters.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -It was hard to do farming in Ancient Greece because there was not good soil. There was hardly any soil and the soil that was there was often dry and hard to plant crops in.

Detailed explanation-5: -The mountains in Greece did not have fertile soil good for growing crops, like in Mesopotamia, but the mild climate allowed for some farming. The Greeks, like many other ancient civilizations, felt deeply connected to the land they lived on.