1. It’s All Greek to Me Environment, Identity and Government of Ancient Greece

2. How did the environment of Ancient Greece influence the social, cultural, political and economic development of the time? Ancient Greece

3. With your table partner, look at the map and identify key physical features ●Example- Mountains Physical Map of Greece

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5. ●Trade ●Transportation ●Values (things that are important to society) ●Beliefs (attitudes and actions arising from values) ●Government ●Culture Use examples from the map to justify your answers What clues can the map give you about….

6. ●Go to moodle and find this slide show. ●Click on this link: http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/geography/ex plore/exp_set.html In table groups

7. Look first at the map of natural resources What does this tell you about the economic activity of Ancient Greece? ●What natural resources could they trade? ●What tools/things could they produce? ●How could they transport raw materials and finished goods? Natural Resources Map

8. Agriculture Reading Now, click on the link below for a reading on Agriculture: Agriculture reading Follow the directions at the top of the page. ●Be sure to highlight in GREEN the helpful/good aspects of Greek Agriculture ●In RED the bad aspects of Greek Agriculture

9. After Reading Discuss with your group the good and the bad aspects of Greek Agriculture. Use evidence from the text to answer the questions below: ●What are the strengths of Greek Agriculture? ●What are the weaknesses? ●How does this impact trade? ●How might this impact relationships with neighboring cultures?

10. Colonial Map After looking at Geography, Natural Resources and Agriculture, now look at the Greek Colonies Greek Colonies ●Using what we have learned about the Greeks, why would the Greeks want to colonize (take over) new territories? ●Use evidence from maps and reading to justify your answers.

11. Colonial Map ●What tools would the Greeks need to colonize? ●How might “colonized” areas feel about the Greeks moving in? (think of both the positive and negative aspects) ●How/Why did the Greeks choose to colonize these areas? Use evidence from the maps and the readings to justify your answers

12. Put it together Make the visual below. In each circle, include specific evidence from the readings Physical Geography Natural Resources Agriculture Colonies Greek Identity

13. Put it together Now, independently write the answer this question: How did the environment of Ancient Greece influence the social, cultural, political and economic development of the time? ●Include a topic statement ●Use evidence from maps and readings to support your answer.