Understanding Geography and Settlement in Ancient

GreecePhase 1: Settling in Regions of Ancient Greece

HA 1.1

Period 2 Groups1 Smith, Leah Miller, Sadie Dixon, Orrin

2 Seabaugh, Hanna York, Madison Thompson, Jordan

3 Buxton, Sydney Peterson, Noah Fitzen, Kim

4 Morgan, Autumn Redmond, Jessica Plew, Jonas

5 Dodge, Paisley Omer, Caden Stradley, Daniel

6 Henson, Dylan Hardy, Katie Curtis, Alex

7 Martinsen, Aabrey VanWey, Taylor  

8 Steffans, Alex Sandidge, Ender  

Period 3 Groups

1 Aldous, Natalie VanWey, Conor Valdez, Daniela

2 Allen, Baylee Melad, Kaden Lopez, Brianna

3 Dodge, Hyde Longstreet, Chantel Masiewicz, Violet

4 Harrop, Berkeley Coombs, Jennifer MacFarlane, Alina

5 McLinn, Abigail Munoz Lopez, Juliana

6 Sandidge, Thaddaeus Moroshan, Emma Grover, Jessica

Period 6 Groups

1 Andrews, Darrien Reece, Elisa Sweeter, Paige Erickson, Micah

2 Sheehan, Dylan Hedrick, Tylar Riess, Logan Elliott, Katrina

3 Baker, Dallin Zimmerschied, Grace Metcalf, Andrew Montz, Olivia

4 Koff, Theron Davenport, Alyssa Harrop, Oliver

5 Felix, Logan Erekson, Savannah Fusselman, Jeret

6 Sprik, Jayden Yahr, Olivia Heiner, Aaron

7 Jones, Lucas Correa, Bryanna Jacobsen, Carsyn

8 Yeomans, Brooke Miller, Emma Grover, Bailee

Goals Today you will simulate how

geography affected settlement and culture in Ancient Greece. You will need to use the map I’ve given you. Please glue or tape it into your ISN notebook on Page 27. Trim the edges and leave plenty of space to take note. Write Settling Ancient Greece in your table of contents for page 27.

Have someone in your group get 25 sheets of newspaper and write your group’s number on each sheet.

Getting Your Bearings Locate the cardinal directions in Room

430

When directed, use your map as a reference and have your group stand in the simulated landscape to show the location of the assigned physiographic feature.

Crete

Ionian Sea

Adriatic Sea,

Mediterranean Seam

Aegean Sea

Gulf of Corinth

Mount Olympus

How is the room layout similar to the map?

How is the room layout different than the map?

How did geography affect settlement in Ancient Greece? You are members of rival tribes.

Each tribe is looking for the best site to settle in Ancient Greece.

Quickly look at your map. Choose a site to settle and as a group sit in the corresponding area in the simulated landscape.

You CAN NOT

Sit on desks-they are mountains

Go past the coastline (the taped area)

You have 2 minutes to SILENTLY settle.

Mark an asterisk on the corresponding location to where you are settle on your paper map.

Debrief Settlements Why did you settle where you did? What are the positive aspects of your site? The

negative aspects? Reach out and try to touch hands with students

in another group. Is it easy or difficult? How would you describe the proximity of your site to other sites?

What would you do if you wanted goods, such as different items such as different food items or precious metals, that aren’t available at your site?

Claiming land Each sheet of paper represents a section of land

your clan can cultivate. You will claim cultivatable land for your

settlement by placing as many sheets of paper side-by-side on the floor.

Sheets of paper should be placed close together so sides are touching, but the should not overlap.

You can’t place paper on desks or outside area marked by masking tape.

The more sheets of paper a group places on the floor, the more productive your settlement will.

Debrief Claiming LandPeriod Group Total # Sheets Claimed

2 1 25+++

2 2 25

2 3 25++

2 4 25

2 5 25

2 6 25

2 7 8

2 8 25+

• Which group had the most productive settlement? …the least productive?

• Why were some settlements more productive than others?• What would you do if your settlement needed different products and you

couldn’t claim more territory?• Describe how groups acted toward each other using one or two word

phrases?• How is this activity similar to what happened between Greek settlements

in ancient times?

Debrief Claiming LandPeriod Group Total # Sheets Claimed

3 1 25

3 2 16

3 3 17

3 4 25

3 5 21

3 6 25

• Which group had the most productive settlement? …the least productive?

• Why were some settlements more productive than others?• What would you do if your settlement needed different products and

you couldn’t claim more territory?• Describe how groups acted toward each other using one or two word

phrases?• How is this activity similar to what happened between Greek

settlements in ancient times?

Debrief Claiming LandPeriod Group Total # Sheets Claimed

6 1 16

6 2 25

6 3 25

6 4 7

6 5 17

6 6 18

6 7 26

6 8 22

• Which group had the most productive settlement? …the least productive?

• Why were some settlements more productive than others?• What would you do if your settlement needed different products and

you couldn’t claim more territory?• Describe how groups acted toward each other using one or two word

phrases?• How is this activity similar to what happened between Greek

settlements in ancient times?

Mark and label the eight ancient Greek settlements represented in our simulated landscape onto your ISN map on page 27. Spelling, neatness, and placement count!

DelphiThebesMarathonAthensCorinthMycenaeSpartaKnossos

Now annotate your map to show the ways geography affected settlement and culture in ancient Greece.Use the model to the left.• Marathon/Athens – Limited

farmland encouraged rivalries among settlements

• Mycenae – Hillsides were ideal for growing grapes and olives.

• Knossos – Coastal settlements encouraged ancient Greeks to engage in overseas trade.

• Plains: less than one-fourth of Greece’s land was level enough for farming grains.

• Mountains: Mountains separated ancient Greece into small, isolated regions.

ISN Notebook Page 26 Table of contents- Move to

Greece Ad Create a real-estate

advertisement using words and visuals that would have encouraged people to move to Greece in ancient times. Your advertisement must include information about the geography of ancient Greece and the opportunities for trade and farming.

Color, spelling, grammar, and neatness count!

Don’t forget your slogan!