1. Where is Mediterranean Europe?

2. Mediterrean Europe Spain Portugal Andorra Italy Vatican City Malta
Greece

3. The Mediterrean region was home to the two great civilizations of ancient Europe. What were they?
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome

4. Two geographic advantages helped this region develop
Mild climate made survival easier and societies had time to develop complex institutions such as government
Mediterranean Sea encouraged trade with different societies bringing new ideas to the area. This leads to advances in knowledge

5. Greece: Birthplace of Democracy

6. Maps of Greece

7. The city-state of Athens developed the first democracy, a government in which the people rule.
In Athens, all free adult males were citizens who had the right to serve in the law-making assembly
Athenian democracy helped inspire the US system of government
Warring among the city-states of Greece weakened them and they were eventually conquered by Alexander the Great

8. Greek science, philosophy, drama and art helped shape modern culture.

9. The Parthenon in Greece Famous Greek Temple (450 BC) near Athens

10. Typical Greek village and Greek money

11. City of Santorini in Greece

12. Greek Heroes: Jason, Hercules… Homer’s epics: The Iliad and Odyssey

13. Apennine Mts.-Italy

14. “All roads lead to Rome”
As Greece was losing it’s power, Rome was rising
Founded in 753 BC
Huge empire by 100 AD
Built a large network of roads for communication and to make it easy for armies to march

15. Rome was a republic, a government in which citizens elect representatives to rule in their name
Rome conquered the Iberian and Balkan peninsulas
Because of turmoil in the country, Rome put aside its republic and began to be ruled by an emperor.

16. One of Rome’s territories was Palestine, the place where Jesus was born. Christianity spread across the Roman empire when it became Rome’s official religion in the late 300 AD’s

17. Italy The Coliseum in Rome

18. The invaders who overthrew Rome had no strong central government and so Italy eventually became divided into many small city-states.
In 1096, Christians launched the Crusades against the Muslims that were controlling Palestine.
Italians earned large profits by supplying ships for the Crusaders.
Italian states became rich and they grew powerful once again

19. Vatican City Smallest populated nation
Vatican City Smallest populated nation. Have their own flag and currency

20. Vatican St. Peters Basilica

21. Vatican- Old painting

22. Renaissance Began in the Italian city-states
Time of renewed interest in learning and the arts that lasted from the 14th – 16th century
Renaissance ideas spread north to the rest of Europe

23. The Renaissance started in Italy in the 1300’s with famous artists and inventors- such as: Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Donatelo, and Rafael

24. Michaelangelo’s “Awakening Slave” & “Holy Family”

25. Michaelangelo’s “Creation of Man” Painted on ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

26. Rafael’s “Madonna”

27. Leonardo DaVinci Artist & inventor

28. Italy Venice -Canals throughout the city (sinking)

29. Venice Gondolas

30. Leaning tower of Pisa

31. Iberian Peninsula
Spain and Portugal established colonies throughout the Americas and elsewhere
They spread Catholicism and the Spanish and Portuguese language throughout the world

32. Pyrenees Mountains Pyrenees Mts. have isolated Iberian Pen. from Europe

33. SPAIN

34. Rock of Gilbrator The Rock of Gibraltar is famous for its strategic importance; it holds an underground military communication center and a naval base.

35. From a different angle-