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Classical Greece: Overview & Geography

Classical Greece: Overview & Geography. Classical Greece – Geography & Overview. How did geography impact Ancient Greece?. Impact of Geography on Greece. Mountains Peninsula Harbors/bays. Identify at least three geographical features of Greece.

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Classical Greece: Overview & Geography

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  1. Classical Greece: Overview & Geography

  2. Classical Greece – Geography & Overview • How did geography impact Ancient Greece?

  3. Impact of Geography on Greece

  4. Mountains Peninsula Harbors/bays Identify at least three geographical features of Greece

  5. How did these geographical features impact the development of the Greek civilization? • Mountains: independent city-states; lack of arable farm land led to colonization

  6. How did these geographical features impact the development of the Greek civilization? • Deep harbors & bays led to trade

  7. How did these geographical features impact the development of the Greek civilization? • Peninsula led to isolation

  8. Would an army work? What other military force would work well? What type of military force would develop?

  9. Closure question • How did geography impact Ancient Greece?

  10. Classical Greece: Overview & Geography

  11. Periods of Greek History A.Minoan (2700-1450 BCE) • Located on Crete: an island southeast of Greece • Rich culture & far-ranging sea trade

  12. Mythology: The Minotaur

  13. Periods of Greek History • Mycenaean (1600-1100 BCE) • Ruled by powerful monarchies • Trojan War & Heroic Age • 1250 BCE • War with Troy – not a myth • War over trade • Control over Aegean • Homer wrote about it • Iliad & Odyssey

  14. Periods of Greek History • Dark Ages (1200-1700) • Greek speaking invaders from the north • Farming declined • Dorians settled in Peloponnesus (locate on map) • Iron replaced bronze – new tools helped revive farming • Adopted Phoenician alphabet (from cuneiform) • Made reading & writing much easier!!!

  15. **Periods of Greek History** II. Hellenic Period (650 to 400 BCE) • Classical Period – Ancient Greece at its height • City-states: fiercely independent • Athens & Sparta (Persian War & Olympics) • Democracy flourished (Pericles) • As did poetry, architecture, sculpture, drama, philosophy, history, science & math

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  17. Periods of Greek History • Hellenistic Period (300 BCE) • Philip of Macedonia conquered Greece because it was weakened by civil war (Peloponnesian War). Then he died. • Alexander the Great (his son) spread Greek culture as he conquered territory – thus blending the two (Hellen-EAST-ic) • Philosophy, sculpture, science & math

  18. Archimedes

  19. Important Greek Concept: • Areté (A-ray-te)– translatedas virtue; the word actually means something closer to "being the best you can be," or "reaching your highest human potential.” • What could you do in your life to demonstrate areté?

  20. Summary!!

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