1. Warm Ups
Why did the Greeks turn to the sea to forge a growing civilization?(Choose the best answer.)
The rugged mountains restricted movement in Greece and made it difficult to trade with other city-states
b) The Greeks were expert shipbuilders
c) The only viable trading partners were across the seas surrounding Greece

2. Chapter 8 Ancient Greece
Mr. Hollingsworth’s World History
November 1, 2017
Section 1 Geography of the Early Greeks

3. Alabama Course of Study Standards
3. Compare the development of early world religions and philosophies and their key tenets.
•  Identifying cultural contributions of early world religions and philosophies
4. Identify cultural contributions of Classical Greece, including politics, intellectual life, arts, literature, architecture, and science.

4. Learning Targets
I will be able to use the academic vocabulary of this region and time appropriately.
I can locate geographical features of ancient Greece on a map.
I will be able to analyze the impact Greek geography exerted upon the development of the city state.
I will identify the cultural contributions of Classical Greece with other ancient civilizations and the influences upon modern western civilization.

5. Warm Ups
(2) Why did the Greeks turn to the sea to forge a growing civilization? (Choose the best answer.)
a) The rugged mountains restricted movement in Greece and made it difficult to trade with other city-states
b) The Greeks were expert shipbuilders
c) The only viable trading partners were across the seas surrounding Greece

6. Knowledge Check
(1) The mainland of Greece is which geographic feature?
Island
Isthmus
Peninsula

7. Geography of Greece

8. Geography of Greece

9. Geography of Greece

10. Greece and Mesopotamia

11. Greece and Egypt

12. Geography of Greece

13. Geography of Greece
What is the distance in miles between Mt. Olympus and Athens?
What sea is located west of Greece?
What is the distance between the islands of Crete and Rhodes?
Which direction would a person travel if they left Sparta to travel to Rhodes?
Which direction would a person travel if they left Knossos to go to Sparta?
What sea is located east of Greece?
Which direction would a person travel when leaving Mycenae to go to Thebes ?
Which direction would a person travel to go from Ephesus to Thebes?

14. Geography of Greece
What is the distance in miles between Mt. Olympus and Athens?
Approximately 160 miles
What sea is located west of Greece?
Ionian Sea

15. Geography of Greece
What is the distance between the islands of Crete and Rhodes?
Approximately 100 miles
Which direction would a person travel if they left Sparta to travel to Rhodes?
Southeast

16. Geography of Greece
Which direction would a person travel if they left Knossos to go to Sparta?
Northwest
What sea is located east of Greece?
Aegean Sea

17. Geography of Greece
Which direction would a person travel when leaving Mycenae to go to Thebes ?
Northeast
Which direction would a person travel to go from Ephesus to Thebes?
West

18. Learning Targets
I will be able to use the academic vocabulary of this region and time appropriately.
I can locate geographical features of ancient Greece on a map.
I will be able to analyze the impact Greek geography exerted upon the development of the city state.
I will identify the cultural contributions of Classical Greece with other ancient civilizations and the influences upon modern western civilization.

19. Questions