1. THE GLORY THAT WAS GREECE
UNIT 3 Social Studies 10
Saunders

2. Outcome 3.1
Explain the geographic factors which influenced the development and interaction of civilizations in the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean

4. Greek Civilization
Greek civilization was oriented by the sea, unlike Mesopotamia and Egypt which were river valley societies. Origins of the Greeks: Minoans & Mycenaean 2800 BCE—1500 BCE

5. Geographic features: Mainland Greece
Very rugged landscape, mountains
No major rivers
Couldn’t cultivate much of its land
Only coastal plains and valleys: fig vines and olives thrived
People also grew grain crops(barley)

6. The Impact of the Sea
Mostly surrounded by the Aegean and Mediterranean seas.
Travel by boat was common – sea travel was dangerous.
Trade, transportation, fishing, and communication were all significant activities that surrounded ‘sea-life’.

7. Impact of the Mountains
The mountains and rugged terrain made it hard to cultivate very much of the mainland.
The small pockets of fertile land were highly valuable.

8. The Impact of the Mountains
Served as natural boundaries and it made it difficult to conquer the territory by land.
Ancient Greece became a collection of separate, fierce independent city-states that were often at war with each other.
Mt. Olympus

9. Identify the following locations on your maps:
Crete
Athens
Corinth
Olympia
Thermopylae
Troy
Marathon
Mycenae
Aegean Sea
Knossos
Sparta
Salamis
Ithaca
Ionian Sea
Macedonia