1. Ancient Greece

2. 3 Major Periods of Ancient Greece Civilizations
1. Early Civilizations:  Minoans (Crete) and Mycenae 
2. Classical Greece: flourishing of arts, literature, philosophy; domination by Sparta and Athens
3. Hellenistic Age: Macedonian Empire and Alexander the Great

3. What are the characteristics of Ancient Greece’s geography?

4. Geographic Features
Sea:  heavy influence on physical environment of Greece  (Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea)
Mountains:  cover more than ¾ of Greece’s surface area and islands, more than 2000 islands
No major rivers on Greek mainland but fertile soil

5. Effects of Geography Emphasis on sea trades like the Navy and fishing.
Isolated from the outside world
Mountains and seas lead to separations and independent city states
Emergence of dominant city states (Athens, Sparta)

6. Daily Life in Athens

7. Gender Roles Girls Boys
Stayed at home, learned to weave and take care of the house, did not go to school
Boys
Went to school from age 7-18
Started physical training at the gymnasium at 14
Trained for army for 2 years at age 18

8. Army Every man under 60 must fight
Boys train for the military from age 18-20
Most used weapons are bows, arrows, and catapults

9. Government Only citizens could vote
Citizens = free males who were born and raised in Athens
Assembly = the place where government discussions took place

10. Religion Polytheistic Goddess of Athens = Athena
Goddess of Wisdom and War

11. Home Life Houses were made of dried mud bricks
Had a central courtyard that connected all of the rooms
No indoor plumbing

12. Fashion Dresses or tunics of different lengths Leather sandals
Length depended on job and gender
Leather sandals
More often than not they didn’t wear shoes