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Ancient Greece: Influences, Geography, and Civilizations

Learn about how geography influenced Greek city-states, the civilizations that shaped Minoans, and the advantages and disadvantages of Greece's unique land. Discover the rise and fall of Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations, the impact of surrounding waters, and the significance of Mount Olympus. Uncover the mysteries of ancient Greece's isolation, fertile valleys, and limited resources.

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Ancient Greece: Influences, Geography, and Civilizations

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  1. GREECE

  2. I Can… List the civilizations that influenced the Minoans. Explain how geography influenced the Greek city states. Locate Greece and surrounding waters on a map.

  3. Describe the geography of Greece. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this land?

  4. LOCATED IN SOUTHEAST EUROPE • Surrounded by water on three sides----Peninsula. • ***MOUNTAINOUS (Covers 3/4th of the country with snowy peaks in winter)** • Highest Mountain—Mount Olympus—Home of the gods.

  5. GEOGRAPHY OF GREECE • ISOLATED VALLEYS • LIMITED FERTILE LAND, Crops of grains, grapes, & olives Light & Simple diet • FEW RIVERS (Can dry up in summer) • MODERATE CLIMATE HOT ,DRY SUMMERS, WET WINTERS

  6. Advantages/Disadvantages • ADVANTAGES: • Access to sea • Trade opportunities • transportation • DISADVANTAGES: • Not good for farming • ***mountains separate the city-states…lack of unity** • Not many resources.

  7. The Sea • Name the 3 seas that surround Greece. • Aegean , Ionian, Black • Homer called the water around Greece, “the Watery Ways.”

  8. Effects of the Geography • Could not feed a large population • No more than 2 million people lived on ancient Greece • Grow fruits and vegetables in a few spots. • Meat was rare.

  9. MINOAN CIVILIZATION • Early civilization that grew on the Island of Crete • Named after King Minos • In early 2600 B. C. worked with gold and bronze and a system of writing. • 1700-1450 B.C. height of this civilization

  10. MINOAN CIVILIZATION • Sea-faring traders-honey, wine, olive oil • Traded with: Asia Minor, Egypt, Syria & Greece • Capital city: Knossos • Royal family lived in wealth with running water, sewers and 800 rooms—bathrooms, bedrooms etc. • Minoan decline began around 1450 B. C…… possibly due to earthquake or volcanic eruption.

  11. MYCENAEAN CIVILIZATION • Moved to the Greek peninsula in 1900 B.C. • Mixed their culture with local people • Culture named after a palace at Mycenae, the richest most important city • Borrowed many parts of Minoan culture Pottery, jewelry, decorations, writing style used by scribes from Crete and dominated Minoan sea trade

  12. Decline • Warfare was frequent between kingdoms causing the decline • Mycenaean civilization collapsed about 1100 B.C. • After this...Greece slips into a “dark age” until about 800 B.C.

  13. GREECE IN REVIEW • How much land is covered by mountains? • What is the “Home of the gods”? • How did the mountains influence Greek political life? • What type of climate is in Greece? • What civilization developed in Crete? • What did the Mycenaean's adopt from the Minoans Civilization?

  14. I Can… • List the civilizations that influenced the Minoans. • Explain how geography influenced the Greek city states. • Locate Greece and surrounding waters on a map.

  15. GREECE

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