Chapter Four, Sections 1 and 2: Ancient Greece

7/30/2019 Chapter Four, Sections 1 and 2: Ancient Greece

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Chapter Four, Section One: The Early Greeks


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The Early Greeks

Main Idea: The geography of Greece

influenced where people settled and

what they did.

Focus: Do you rake leaves in the fall?

Do you walk uphill to school? Your

answers explain how geography shapesyour life.


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Virtual Field Trip

Are you ready to go? Please keep your

hands on your desk at all times. Feet

straight in front of you on the floor,

please.

Here we go!


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The Geography of Greece

If you fly over Greece today, you will see

a mountainous land framed by sparkling

blue water.

Mainland Greece is a peninsulaa bodyof land with water on three sides.

Many ancient Greeks made a living from

the sea. What do you think they did?


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Greeces mountains and rocky soil were

not ideal for growing crops.

The climate was mild and in some

places people could grow wheat, barley,

olives, and grapes.

They also raised sheep and goats.


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The First Greek Kingdoms

Mycenaeans built the first Greek

kingdoms and spread their power across

the Mediterranean region.


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The Greek Alphabet

W ill G k d


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We will get to Greek art and

architecture shortly, but for

now

Depictions of Greece inart. Got it?


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Allow Miss Sees to continue her

art historical ramblings


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The Move to Colonize

Colonies and trade spread Greek cultureand spurred industry.

As Greece recovered from a Dark Age, itspopulation rose quickly. By 700 B.C.,farmers could no longer grow enough grainto feed everyone.

As a result, cities began sending peopleoutside Greece to start colonies.


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A colony is a settlement in a newterritory that keeps close ties to itshomeland.

Between 750 B.C. and 550 B.C.adventurous Greeks streamed to thecoasts of Italy, France, Spain, North

Africa, and western Asia. With eachnew colony, Greek culture spreadfarther.


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Greek Citizenship

Each Greek city-state was run by its citizens.

When we speak of citizens, we meanmembers of a political community who treateach other as equals and who have rights andresponsibilities.

This was very different from Mesopotamia andEgypt.

There, most people were subjects.


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They had no rights, no say ingovernment, and no choice but to obeytheir rulers.

The Greeks were the first people todevelop the idea of citizenship.

Today, the word applies to almosteveryone in a society.

However, in most Greek city-states, onlyfree native-born men who owned landcould be citizens.


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Some city-states, such as Athens,

eventually dropped the land-owning

requirement. Slaves and foreign-born

residents, however, continued to beexcluded. As for women and children,

they might qualify for citizenship, but

they had none of the rights that went

with it.


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Citizens as Soldiers

In early Greece, wars were waged by

nobles riding horses and chariots.

As the idea of citizenship developed,

however, the military system changed.

Citizens were required to fight. They

had shields, weapons, and had strong

hometown pride for their individual city-states. This would eventually lead to a

more divided Greece.


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Government of City-States

Most city-states became either

oligarchies or democracies after the fall

of tyrants.

Oligarchy: a few people hold power.(elite)

Democracy: all citizens share inrunning the government.


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Next week will learn

about Athenian Democracy and the

Spartan warriors. Fun stuff!

Chapter Four, Sections 1 and 2: Ancient Greece

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