1. THE EARLY GREEKS
CHAPTER 4 SECTION 1

2. MAIN IDEAS
THE GEOGRAPHY OF GREECE: THE GEOGRAPHY OF GREECE INFLUENCED WHERE PEOPLE SETTLED AND WHAT THEY DID.
THE MINOANS: THE MINOANS EARNED THEIR LIVING BY BUILDING SHIPS AND TRADING.
THE FIRST GREEK KINGDOMS: MYCENAEANS BUILT THE FIRST GREEK KINGDOMS AND SPREAD THEIR POWER ACROSS THE MEDITERRANEAN.

3. MAIN IDEAS CONTINUED
A MOVE TO COLONIZE: COLONIES AND TRADE SPREAD GREEK CULTURE AND SPURRED INDUSTRY.
THE POLIS: THE IDEA OF CITIZENSHIP DEVELOPED IN GREEK CITY STATES.

4. PLACES TO KNOW
CRETE:
MYCENAE:
PELOPONNESUS:

5. PEOPLE TO KNOW
AGEMEMNON:

6. VOCABULARY
PENINSULA:
COLONY:
POLIS:
AGORA:

7. QUESTIONS TO ANSWER
CAUSE AND EFFECT: How did geography discourage Greek unity?
EXPLAIN: How did the Minoans become a trading civilization?
IDENTIFY: What changes occurred during Greece’s dark age?
CAUSE AND EFFECT: How did new colonies affect industry?

8. LAST QUESTION
EXPLAIN: How did citizenship make the Greeks different from other ancient peoples?