1. Ancient Greece Geography

2. Chapter 8.1 - Ancient Greece

3. Learning Goals: Students will understand … 1.Geography helped shape early Greek civilization. 2.Trading cultures developed in the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations. 3. The Greeks created city-states for protection and security. Vocabulary polis, classical, acropolis

4. Physical Geography Greece is very mountainous; few small valleys and plains 75% of Greece is covered by mountains Difficult-to farm & travel by land-separated people, different cultures developed, villages created separate governments Surrounded by seas-Ionian, Mediterranean and Aegean Greece mainland is located on the Balkan Peninsula Made trade easier by sea – Could get what they could not grow; get from sea – Also brought ideas back with them

5. GREECE Ionian Sea Crete Aegean Sea Black Sea Mediterranean Sea Rhodes ASIA MINOR P i n d o s M o u n t a i n s Sea of Marmara Peloponnesus

7.  On your map, label the 3 additional water features listed below. Recreate the Compass and the Elevation Key. Then for each feature, shade in the matching colors. Bosphorus

9. Ancient Greek Culture Cut off by mountains and the seas Isolated – Led to the formation of city-states – Limited interaction and the unity of Ancient Greece – Created fierce rivalries Sea became a vital link – Hundreds of bays to provide safe harbor for ships – Skilled sailors Traded olive oil, wine, and marble Returned with grains, metals, and ideas