1. Bell Work Do you know where Greece is or the Greeks came from?
If you do not then write no.
What do you know about the Greek’s?

2. Greek Civilization

3. Greece’s Geography Mountainous European coast of the Mediterranean Sea
400 islands off of Greece
Greece has 2 main peninsulas(3 sides surrounded by water)
Attica
Peloponnesus

4. Greece’s Geography Attica & Peloponnesus
Attica- Small, triangle shaped
Harbors-Sheltered places along the coast
Peloponnesus-South of Attica
Mountains & sea divide the area
Greek cities were independent

5. Greece’s Geography Farming Mountains & rocky soil
Hard to farm
Grew crops that were grown well in harsh environment
Olives (Staple crop)
Food
Oil (Cooking and Fuel)
Sheep & Goats
Food was scarce even w/farming-Rely on the sea

6. Greece’s Geography The Greek Economy Ppl. lived w/in 40 mi. of the sea
Link to the world
Fishers, Sailors, Shipbuilders, & Traders/Merchants
Bought grain from other areas of the world
Ex. Spain & Egypt

7. Greece’s Geography

8. Bell Work
How did Ancient Greece’s geography effect the society?

9. Trading Civilizations
The Minoans, Mycenaeans, & Phoenicians created ancient Greek Culture
The Minoans-From island of Crete
Expert traders
They became wealthy-Rulers palace had 1,000 rooms
2000 B.C.- controlled trade in Eastern Mediterranean Sea
1450 B.C.- Tsunami washed over Crete
Tidal Wave
Mycenaeans Greeks took over Minoans

10. Trading Civilizations
The Mycenaeans-From Central Asia
Came to Greece around 1900 B.C.
Took Greek mainland & set up small kingdoms
Set around a palace on a protected hill
Center of trade=peace
Protection in war
Earthquakes & war weakened society
Conquered-1200 B.C. by Dorians (iron weapons, not bronze)
1150 B.C.-Civilization collapsed

11. Trading Civilizations
The Phoenicians- From Phoenicia
E. Mediterranean (now Lebanon)
Needed sea to survive
3000 B.C.-Mediterranean to trade
Created colonies along route
Trade goods= cloth, glass objects, & engraved metal
Sidon & Tyre created purple dye
Most valuable trade good in Mediterranean for 2,500 yrs.

12. Trading Civilizations
A Phoenician Invention
Spread culture, ideas, & trade goods
Create better goods & ideas
Greatest invention-Phoenician alphabet
Basis for our alphabet (Letters B, L, & O used)
Ancient Greeks adapted it to create their language
Reading & writing were simpler
Write tales that had been passed down orally

13. Trading Civilizations

14. Greek Religion & Culture
Practiced Polytheism
12 main gods & goddesses
Lived on Mt. Olympus
Played role in daily life
Controlled natural events
Earthquakes & storms
Festivals held to honor gods & goddesses
Ex. Olympic games held to honor Zeus

15. Greek Religion & Culture
Philosophy
Philosophers- Lover of wisdom
Studied history, math, political science, & science
Great thinkers & taught students
Socrates discussed ways to live- mid-400 B.C.
Angered people in his town (Athens)
Questioning customs, laws and religion
Put on trial for urging people to revolt-sentenced to death
Plato
Student of Socrates wrote down ideas & became a teacher
Had Aristotle the famous philosopher as a student

16. Greek Religion & Culture
Greek Dramas & Epics
Plays included comedies & dramas
Comedy-Play that ends happily
Tragedy-Play where main character is defeated or dies
Held in outside theaters
Actors wear a mask
Frowning masks=tragic figures
Smiling mask=comedy figures

17. Greek Religion & Culture
Greek Dramas & Epics
Enjoyed poems that show Greek history
Homer was a famous Greek poet
Created 2 epics
What are epics?
Iliad –About a war b/t the Greeks & the Trojans
Odyssey-About a hero named Odysseus a person in the Greek army who took 20 yrs. to get home after the Trojan War