Aim: How did geography shape Greek Civilization? Do Now: Take the review quiz!!!! (Yes, it counts!!!!)

Motivation You will view the film clip “The Geography and History of Greece” Please list at least 1 similarity and 1 difference in Greece’s geography from the River Valley Civilizations of Egypt, The Fertile Crescent, China, or India

Vocabulary List Peninsula: a body of land surrounded by water on (3) sides City-State: Independent communities that existed in Ancient Greece Cultural Diffusion: the exchange of ideas through contact with other people Climate: the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time

“How geography influenced the Greek way of life” In groups of (3)… Each student will be responsible for reading their section to the rest of the group. After reading, the group will answer the questions found on the reverse side of the page. All students will complete the questions found on the worksheet

The Greeks were the first Europeans to develop their own civilization. The Greeks (1000 B.C.-150 B.C.) The Greeks were the first Europeans to develop their own civilization.

Impact of Geography (A) Ancient Greece consisted of a mountainous peninsula, the hilly coast of Asia Minor (Turkey) and many islands in the Aegean Sea.

B. Climate: 1. mild climate 2. most Greeks lived along the coastline C. Harbors: 1. many excellent harbors 2. Athens - came to depend on trade 3. olive oil and pottery

Cultural Diffusion through trade the Greeks learned a) astronomy b) mathematics c) navigation d) building techniques e) borrowed the alphabet from the Phoenicians f) coined money from Lydia

Greece's mountainous terrain made it difficult for the people to unite mountains = natural barriers A. isolated communities developed into independent political units called - city-states (Polis) B. each city-state was different 1) own government 2) laws 3) army C. most important city-states: Athens and Sparta