Geography of Ancient Greece

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Geography of Ancient Greece How did Geography impact the Development of the Greek Civilization and Culture?

Main Ideas Rugged mountains divided Greece into many regions. Difficult to travel Difficult to create a single government (City-States). The sea linked the regions of Greece to each other and to foreign regions. Sea trade became common. Culture -trade helped the early Greeks develop a sophisticated culture.

Physical Geography Southern Balkan Peninsula Greek mainland is a peninsula—body of land with water on three sides - this peninsula sticks out into Mediterranean Sea - southern tip is a second peninsula called the Peloponnesus - isthmus—narrow strip of land—links Peloponnesus to rest of Greece Rugged, low mountains (70-80% of the land). Thousands of islands, great harbors. Little natural resources

Rugged Mountains

Physical Geography-Climate Hot summers Mild rainy winters Afternoon breezes carry cooler air from the sea to offset the hot, dry summers. Greeks spent most of their time outdoors.

Physical Geography Southern Greece Dry, rocky with small plains separated by low mountains ranges. Not very fertile. Grew olives and grapes Domesticated sheep and goats.

Physical Geography Northern Greece More rainfall than Southern Greece Broader plains where barely could be grown Horse and cattle could graze. Thessaly

Όλυμπος Mt. Olympus 2,919 m (9,577 ft)

The Peloponnesian Peninsula BLACK SEA Dardanelles> *Troy Mt. Olympus● Asia Minor/Anatolia Greece AEGEAN SEA Thermopylae* Mt. Parnassus● Mycenaean *Thebes *Marathon Athens* Peloponnesus- The Peloponnesian Peninsula *Miletus I o n i a Sparta* IONIAN SEA The Island of Crete *Knossos Minoans M E D I T E R R A N E A N S E A