The traditional Greek homelands have been the Greek peninsula and the Aegean Sea, the Southern Italy (Magna Graecia), the Black Sea, the Ionian coasts of Asia Minor and the islands of Cyprus and Sicily. In Plato's Phaidon, Socrates remarks, "we (Greeks) live around a sea like frogs around a pond" when describing to his friends the Greek cities of the Aegean. This image is attested by the map of the Old Greek Diaspora, which corresponded to the Greek world until the creation of the Greek state in 1832. The sea and trade were natural outlets for Greeks since the Greek peninsula is rocky and does not offer good prospects for agriculture. COUNT 5
QSN1 What are considered to be the motherland of the Greeks ? ANS1 Greek peninsula and the Aegean Sea, the Southern Italy (Magna Graecia), the Black Sea, the Ionian coasts of Asia Minor and the islands of Cyprus and Sicily QSN2 What statement of note was given by a great philosopher from Greece written by another great philosopher ? ANS2 Plato's Phaidon, Socrates remarks, "we (Greeks) live around a sea like frogs around a pond QSN3 What is the name of the ancient map of the Greek world  named  ? ANS3 map of the Old Greek Diaspora QSN4 When did changes of this ancient map become notable ? ANS4 corresponded to the Greek world until the creation of the Greek state in 183 QSN5 Are there many product available from farm cultivation on the Greek lands ? ANS5 Greek peninsula is rocky and does not offer good prospects for agriculture