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• 11/7 Focus:11/7 Focus:–Mountains and valleys served as natural
barriers to the Greeks. Geographic factors made it difficult for Greek people to unite with each other which led to the development of city-states.
• Important Terms:Important Terms:– Peninsula, irregular coastline Peninsula, irregular coastline
• Do Now:Do Now: –How does mountainous terrain act as a
barrier?
Ancient Greece
Geography
LocationLocation• Southeastern Southeastern
EuropeEurope• The Greek The Greek
civilization civilization developed on:developed on:– Greek MainlandGreek Mainland– Aegean IslandsAegean Islands– Western coast Western coast
of Anatolia of Anatolia (Turkey)(Turkey)
IslandsIslands• Many islands Many islands
in the Ionian in the Ionian Sea and Sea and Aegean SeaAegean Sea– Approx. Approx.
1,4001,400– could sail could sail
from Greece from Greece to Turkey to Turkey without without losing sight losing sight of landof land
Greek MainlandGreek Mainland
• Mountainous Mountainous peninsula peninsula – Surrounded Surrounded
by the:by the:• MediterraneaMediterranea
n Sean Sea• Aegean SeaAegean Sea• Ionian SeaIonian Sea
MainlandMainland• Mts. covered Mts. covered
about ¾ of about ¾ of ancient Greeceancient Greece– Divided the land Divided the land
into different into different regions regions
• Made it difficult Made it difficult to unite Greeceto unite Greece
• Travel overland Travel overland was difficultwas difficult
MainlandMainland
• Greek coastline Greek coastline had many had many natural harborsnatural harbors– Encouraged Encouraged
seafaring and seafaring and tradetrade
MainlandMainland
• Southern Southern Greece is dry Greece is dry and rockyand rocky– Limited Limited
rainfall rainfall – Thin top soilThin top soil
MainlandMainland
• Small fertile valleys Small fertile valleys separated by separated by mountains mountains – Good farm land was Good farm land was
limited limited – Limited food supply Limited food supply
could not sustain large could not sustain large populations populations • Diet based on grains, Diet based on grains,
olives, grapesolives, grapes
AnatoliaAnatolia
• Western TurkeyWestern Turkey• Had large fertile Had large fertile
river valleysriver valleys • Greeks called it Greeks called it
Ionia Ionia
Effects of GeographyEffects of Geography• Coastline and Seas led Coastline and Seas led
Greeks to become expert Greeks to become expert seafarers (sailors)seafarers (sailors)
• Mountainous terrain made it Mountainous terrain made it difficult to unify peopledifficult to unify people – Led to development of isolated Led to development of isolated
city-statescity-states
• A political unit that A political unit that includes a town or city includes a town or city and the surrounding and the surrounding farm landfarm land
• Polis Polis – Greek name for city-stateGreek name for city-state
• People were loyal to their cityPeople were loyal to their city
Effects of GeographyEffects of Geography
• Lack of good Lack of good farm land and farm land and natural natural resources led resources led Greeks to trade Greeks to trade throughout the throughout the Mediterranean Mediterranean and establish and establish new colonies new colonies – Cultural Cultural
diffusiondiffusion
•
Points for Discussion Points for Discussion
• Why did the Greeks depend heavily on trade?
• Why was it hard for Greeks to unite?