MEDITERRANEAN MOVERS AND SHAKERS.

1. Why were the ancient Greeks the movers and shakers of the Mediterranean region?

2. How did Geography help shape the ancient Greek civilization?

3. What forms of government developed in ancient Greece?

4. What were the similarities and differences between the city-states of Athens and Sparta?

THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE?

INDUS RIVER VALLEY, PAKISTAN

ISLAND OF ITHACA, GREECE

SO, WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE WOULD DEVELOP IN THIS

ENVIRONMENT?

How did Geography help shape the ancient Greek civilization?

Reflections: Return Home (Notebook page 97)

1. Describe the people, places, and objects that you see.

2. What clues does this story give us about the lifestyle, beliefs, and culture of the ancient Greeks?

3. Why is this story still popular today, even though it is almost three thousand years old!

HOW DOES YOUR ENVIRONMENT INFLUENCE YOUR LIFE AND THE LIVES OF PEOPLE AROUND YOU?

SANTORINI! THE REMAINS OF WHAT?

HOW DID THE ANCIENT GREEKS VIEW THEIR GODS?

WHAT DOES THIS PANTHEON TELL US ABOUT THE ANCIENT GREEKS?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXttqg0RWU8&feature=fvw

Reflections: Currency

1. What types of currency did people use for trade before they had metal coins?

2. What was the problem with these first currency systems?

3. Why did ancient peoples start to use metal coins as currency?

This man sailed for ten years across the mediterranean sea.

Do you know his story?