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Ancient Greece Please sit wherever you would like.

Ancient Greece Please sit wherever you would like. November 28, 2011. Who likes competition?. In Greece, there were five major city-states: Athens Corinth Sparta Megara Argos. Each city-state had its own unique characteristics

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Ancient Greece Please sit wherever you would like.

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  1. Ancient GreecePlease sit wherever you would like. • November 28, 2011

  2. Who likes competition? • In Greece, there were five major city-states: • Athens • Corinth • Sparta • Megara • Argos • Each city-state had its own unique characteristics • The people of Greece had language and religion in common; however, they were loyal to their city-state only • Greece had NO central government

  3. 2nd Period

  4. Argos Athens • OB Cano • CJ Jones • Sylvia Kirkwood • Maggie Matthews • Adam Nally • Eli Spires • Nichole Bohr • Cole Haller • Drake Perkins • Dawson McDaniel • John Phelps • Deanna Taylor

  5. Corinth Megara • Joseph Groves • Trevor Henderson • Becca Holland • Jordan McElroy • Reese Polen • Brandon Wilson • Bujar Ademi • Hannah Chalfant • Alexis Lindsey • Ryder Litten • Brooke Riley • Meredith Wilson

  6. Sparta • Annabelle Ford • Tony Hulman • Jessie Magner • Sara Pennington • Owen Seidler • Erdin Zukic

  7. 3rd Period

  8. Argos Athens • Alisa Bartlett • Alexis Cherry • Duston Kirby • Melanie Le • Faith Edwards • Daniel Thomas • Piper Green • Simran Patel • Nick Hills • Tyler Hardcastle • Gavin Provance • Gabe Guelde

  9. Corinth Megara • Jose Carpenter • Izzy Cano • Shelby Huff • Brittany Reels • Dakoda Vance • Emma Ward • AJ Chapman • Justin Tutor • Jennifer Johnson • McKayla Marcrum • Doc McClendon • Almir Selimovic

  10. Sparta • Cole Davis • Brandy Logsdon • Ashley Hills • Christopher McDaniel • Robert Steelman • Steven Yoakem • Autumn Zwakenberg

  11. 5th Period

  12. Argos Athens • Nick Back • Kylee Basham • Donny Colvin • Lydia Jackson • Abby Minnicks • Joshua Wilkerson • Lauren Cherry • Malorie Humes • Shawn Mullins • Austen Seidler • Chessman Robbins • Jordan Zenobi

  13. Corinth Megara • Bryce Hale • Kaira Cope • Cheyenne Newby • Jonah Smith • Alton Taing • Ethan Yaste • Karthik Boyareddygari • Lindsey Diedrich • Jayden Marcum • Jack McGuinness • Kalyssa Parmley • Jacob Whitson

  14. Sparta • Emily Bennett • Rafael Casas • Madison Minton • Nick Ownbey • Nick Templeton

  15. 6th Period

  16. Argos Athens • Ben Benitez • Sarah Ferguson • Sarah Gravil • Jacob Knight • Chance Pillow • Cole Jackson • Mallory Borders • Keylee Garrison • Preston Graves • Tristan Jackson • Cameron Ogles • Joseph Stacker

  17. Corinth Megara • Quincy Bradley • Rosie Gary • Josh Gwyn • Marcela Logsdon • Sarah Meyers • Drew Stephenson • LaKira Crowder • Ben Gerkins • Scott Haley • Madison Russell • Chris Sheppard • Karson Williams

  18. Sparta • Chuck Dyer • Hannah Gordon • Rachel Hunt • Jordan Martin • Hailey McDonald • Ilda Smajic

  19. Geography of Greece • What continent is Greece located in?

  20. Geography of Greece • Peninsula • Very mountainous; not ideal for growing crops • West is Ionian Sea; east is Aegean Sea; south is Mediterranean Sea • Hundreds of offshore islands • What implications do you think this would have on the daily life of ancient Greeks?

  21. Geography of Greece • Grew wheat, barley, olives, and grapes • Raised sheep and goats • Many Greeks were fishers, sailors, and traders

  22. Early Greek History • First civilization in Greece was the Minoan civilization • On the island of Crete • Artifacts show they were very rich; traveled by ship to trade • Historians disagree on the cause of the Minoan collapse

  23. Early Greek History • First Greek kings were Mycenaean leaders • Learned about Minoan culture through trading; after Minoan collapse, became the most powerful on the Mediterranean • Dark Age: less trade; poverty among people; no written records • Dorians invaded Greece; brought farming technology and new weapons • Greece began to colonize

  24. The Polis • Nobles who owned land overthrew Greek kings • The polis, or city-state, was like an independent country. WHY? • Acropolis: main gathering place in polis on a hill; sometimes served as the religious center • Agora: open area where people could meet and debate issues; also a marketplace • City-states varied in size and population

  25. Greek Citizenship

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