1. The Geography of Ancient Greece OBJECTIVE: Academic
1. Complete the map study comparing Minoans and Mycenaean civilization from text (blue hand out)
Students will locate and label geographic features of Greece; then predict the interaction of city states based on their observations using a physical map and political map.

3. Think: preview questions
What would be better for a civilization : to be surrounded by mountains or be located on a plain? Why?
What is a peninsula? How would a civilization be affected by developing on a peninsula?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a civilization developing on an island?

5. Use BLUE to color and label the following bodies of water: Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea
Use a BLACK dot to mark and label the following cities/landmarks: Troy, Athens, Delos, Knossos, Argos, Megara, Corinth, and Sparta. When writing these cities’ names, capitalize the first letter, then use all lower case letters.
Use ORANGE to shade CRETE, then label it with all capital letters in BLACK.
Use YELLOW to shade PELOPENNESUS, then label it with all capital letters in BLACK.
Use PURPLE to lightly shade GREECE, then label it with all capital letters in BLACK.
Use GREEN to label the following countries/continents/geographical features: ASIA, PERSIA, BALKAN PENINSULA. Capitalize all letters.

6. BALKAN PENINSULA
. Troy
ASIA
PERSIA
GREECE
Aegean Sea
Megara .
. Athens
Corinth .
. Piraeus
Ionian
Sea
. Delos
Argos .
PELOPENNESUS
. Sparta
Mediterranean
Sea
. Knossos
CRETE

8. conclusion
How did the cultures of the Minoans and Mycenaean’s effect/establish the culture of the other developing city states? What effect did the Dorians have?