Ancient Greece

Geography Greece is a peninsula about the size of Louisiana in the Mediterranean Sea. Greece is a peninsula about the size of Louisiana in the Mediterranean Sea. It was very close to Egypt and the Persian empire and Rome. It was very close to Egypt and the Persian empire and Rome.

Greek Geography Greece is very mountainous which made if very difficult for poleis to interact with each other. Greece is very mountainous which made if very difficult for poleis to interact with each other. Greek communities developed independently because of the mountains, thus they were diverse. Greek communities developed independently because of the mountains, thus they were diverse. As a result of their differences, they fought each other a lot. As a result of their differences, they fought each other a lot.

Greek Geography

Traveling – difficult or easy? Why? Sharing ideas - difficult or easy? Why? Uniting? – difficult or easy? Why?

The Earliest Greeks

The Minoans 3000 BC-1500 BC Lived on Crete Lived on Crete In capital city, Knossos In capital city, Knossos Thought to be the first people to arrive in Greece Thought to be the first people to arrive in Greece

About Minoans Great ship builders and traders Great ship builders and traders Written language Written language Art on walls Art on walls Grand palaces Grand palaces Running water Running water Influenced the Myceneans Influenced the Myceneans

Mycenaeans 2700 BC-1100 BC Came from central Asia Came from central Asia Invaded Greece 1900 BC Invaded Greece 1900 BC Became first Greek kings Became first Greek kings

Mycenaean Great warriors Great warriors Fought with stone Fought with stone Traded with Minoans Traded with Minoans “Known as the Heroic Age” “Known as the Heroic Age” Trojan War Trojan War

Early Greeks Comprehension 1. How were the Mycenaeans and Minoans similar, why? 2. How were they different? ( Hint: think government, daily life, location, jobs, etc.)

City-State / Polis A city-state is an independent city with its own government and laws that is ruled by one ruler (but it can be in the same civilization). A city-state is an independent city with its own government and laws that is ruled by one ruler (but it can be in the same civilization). What would cause Greek Polis’ (city- states) to develop so differently from one and other? What would cause Greek Polis’ (city- states) to develop so differently from one and other?

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