Geography and Early Greek Civilization In this lesson, students will identify characteristics of Greece’s geography and its impact on the development of ancient cultures. Students will be able to identify and/or define the following terms and concepts: The Geography of Greece Geographic Effects on Greek cultures Polis V. Oliver

Watch and Add to S.P.E.C https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-mkVSasZIM Watch ancient Greece Mr. Corwin V. Oliver

Mountainous peninsula Greece is a Mountainous peninsula with 1,400 islands. Comic 1&2 V. Oliver

The Geography of Greece Ancient Greece consisted of a large mountainous peninsula and islands in the Aegean Sea. Its hilly terrain made farming difficult Its location encouraged trade. Social V. Oliver

The Effects of Mountains Greece’s mountainous terrain separated the ancient Greek cities. As such, the ancient Greeks never developed a unified system of government. The ancient Greeks developed the polis or city-state. The Effects of Mountains Political V. Oliver

This magnificent building is the Parthenon. The Parthenon was a temple in Athens, a Greek polis. ( Comic 3,4,5) V. Oliver

The Polis Comic 5 – The Polis was the Greek word for “city-state”. A polis was an independent city and its surrounding farmland. Every polis had its own government and laws but the Greeks shared a common language and religion. Political V. Oliver

Economical The ancient Greeks farmed but it was difficult. Hills are not suited for farming Comic 8. V. Oliver

However, there is always the sea. (Comic 7,9,10) V. Oliver

Economical Greece is a peninsula and islands. The Seas Greece is a peninsula and islands. Seas surround parts of Greece. The Seas allowed the Greeks to travel and trade. Economical V. Oliver

Trade and Cultural Diffusion The seas allowed the Greeks to depend heavily on trade. Trade encouraged cultural diffusion. The Greeks were exposed to the Phoenician alphabet and Egyptian geometry. Comic 11,12 Cultural V. Oliver

Questions for Reflection: Why was it difficult to farm in ancient Greece? Why did the Greeks depend heavily on trade? List two geographic features and their effects on the Greeks. Why did the ancient Greeks never develop a unified system of government? Define polis. V. Oliver

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Social • Mycenaean warrior-kings dominate Greece from 1600–1100 B.C. Mycenaean Civilization Develops Social • Mycenaeans—Indo-Europeans settled on the Greek mainland around 2000 B.C. • Mycenaean warrior-kings dominate Greece from 1600–1100 B.C. Contact with Minoans After 1500 B.C. Mycenaeans adopt Minoan sea trade and culture V. Oliver NEXT

Political The Trojan War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =CiQ4j-D5o4o Trojan War—fought by Mycenaeans against city of Troy in 1200s B.C. Once thought to be fictional, archaeological evidence has been found https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =CiQ4j-D5o4o V. Oliver

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