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
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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
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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
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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
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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