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Bell Ringer 11/13:
1. Greece is located on the southern tip of which peninsula? (pg. 247)
2. What is a peninsula? (pg. R65)
Homework: Geography of Greece Questions
Ancient Greece Geography and
Vocabulary
500-323 B.C.E.
Front:
Agora
Back:
(common noun) An outdoor market place
Front:
aristocracy
Back:
(noun) A form of government controlled by a few wealthy people
Front:
democracy
Back:
(noun) A form of government that is ruled by the people
Sound familiar?
Front:
philosopher
Back:
(noun) Someone who strives to extend human knowledge
Front:
mercenary
Back:
(noun) A hired soldier
Front:
myth
Back:
(noun) A story made up to explain the mysteries of nature and life
Front:
immortal
Back:
(adjective) The ability to live forever
Front:
plunder
Back:
(noun or verb) Goods seized during battle or the act of seizing goods during a
battle
Ancient Greece Geography
GeographyGreece is a peninsula:
An area of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides
-Ionian Sea-Aegean Sea-Mediterranean Sea
GeographyWeather Conditions: •Greece is very arid and
dry.
•They grew things that thrive in heat and humidity such as wheat, barley, olives and grapes.
•Built terraces to help farm on the mountains
Geography
Very mountainous: •This made it very hard for the Greek communities to interact and unify
•Led to the formation of city-states
•This led to fierce rivalries such as Athens vs. Sparta!
Why do you think being mountainous causes
such rivalries?
Think-Pair-Share:
If it was difficult to travel and trade because
of the geography and rivalries, how did they
trade?
Think-Pair-Share:
GeographySo they took to the seas:
•Hundreds of bays to provide safe harbor for ships
•Developed an awesome navy for fighting and trading
•Traded olive oil, wine, and marble
•Returned with grains, metals, and ideas
That’s a Trireme!
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Zeus wants you to RAPP read!
Read your book…do not ask to go to the restroom or go to the library!