Chapter 7-Section 1

1. Chapter 7-Section 1 The Greeks

2. People/Places/Words to Know • Greece is a ___________, surrounded by the ________ Sea, ___________ Sea, and ________ Sea. • Many ancient Greeks made a living as ______, _______, and _______. • Although Greece’s terrain is not condusive to growing crops, the mild climate allows for ______, ______, ______, and ______ to be grown in some areas.

3. People/Places/Words to Know 4. The island of ______ is ________ of the Greek mainland. • The first civilization to arise in the______ were the __________. They were not _______. • The _______ made their wealth from ______ items such as _______ and ______ _____. • The ________ ships controlled the eastern ____________ ____, carrying goods to foreign ports and ______________________________.

4. People/Places/Words to Know • About 1450BC the _________ civilization collapsed possibly from ________ ________ causing _______ _______. Some think it collapsed because the ____________ from the mainland invaded. • The ___________ were originally from central ______ but invaded and conquered the Greek mainland around 1900BC.

5. People/Places/Words to Know • The first Greek kings were the __________. • The people of ________ were named _____________ by an archeologist in the late 1800’s when he discovered a walled palace. • The center of a _________ kingdom was a ________ ______ on high ground. • ____________ learned much about Minoan _______ because they _______ with them.

6. People/Places/Words to Know • Around 1400BC the ___________ replaced the ________ as the major power on the _____________ _____. • Although they became wealthy trading, the ____________ were prouder of their _______ skills. • The _________ king __________ used trickery to win the Trojan War.

7. People/Places/Words to Know • Earthquakes and fighting among the _________ kingdoms caused their civilization to collapse. • This time period was called ____ ______ _____. • The ________ moved south on the _____________ bringing _____ weapons and farm tools. This allowed farmers to produce more and reestablish trade.

8. People/Places/Words to Know • A benefit of this increased trade was a new way of _________. They picked this up from the __________. • The Greek _______ had ____ letters that stood for different ________. • Many nobles overthrew the Greek kings and created ___________. • Each Greek ________ was known as a _____ which is like a tiny independent _______.

9. People/Places/Words to Know • The main gathering of the ______ was usually a hill. A fortified area called a _______ was at the top of the hill. • Below the ________ was an open area called a _______ which had two functions. It was a _________ and _______ place for people to _______. • The largest city-state was ________.

10. People/Places/Words to Know • Greek city-states were run by _________. • ________ means they were members of a political __________ who treat each other as _______ and have _______ and __________. • The Greeks were the first people to develop the idea of __________. In most Greek city-states being a citizen meant you had to be ______ ______ men who owned _______.

11. People/Places/Words to Know • Women and children might qualify for ________ but they had none of the _____ that went with it. • Wars in early Greece were fought by nobles on horse and chariot. As citizenship developed this changed because the city-states began to depend on armies of ordinary people called ________.

12. People/Places/Words to Know • The ______ fought on foot and were heavily _______. Each soldier carried a ______, a _______ and a ___________________. • The soldiers fought in rows in a formation called a _________. Their ______ formed a protective wall. • The _______ made good soldiers because they took _______ in fighting for their __________. However, this also caused _____ and a lack of________.

13. People/Places/Words to Know • By 700BC Greece could no longer grow enough grain for all of its people. As a result they began sending people outside of Greece to form ________. A ________ is a settlement in a new ________ that stays closely linked to its homeland. • In 600’sBC the Greeks began to _____ _____. Merchants were soon exchanging ______ for _____ rather than for more goods.

14. People/Places/Words to Know • By importing _____ and _____ from their colonies, city-states could support larger populations. This made it very important to protect the colonies because if anything happened to them, the people would _____.

15. Questions • How did geography discourage Greek unity? • How did the Minoans become a trading civilization?

16. Questions • What cultural things did the Mycenaean's learned from the Minoans?

17. Questions 4. What negative and positive things happened to the Greeks between 1100BC and 750BC?

18. Questions • Why were the Mycenaeans able to become a major power in the Mediterranean? • What were the rights of Greek citizens?

19. Questions • How did citizenship make the Greeks different from other ancient peoples? • How did the founding of new colonies affect industry?

20. Activity • Choose one of the following activities. This should be done on 8.5 x 11 white paper (no holes) and fully colored. All parts should be very clearly labeled and identifiable. Name and number should be on the back. • Draw and label a Mycenaean kingdom. • Draw and label a Greek polis.