1. 08/28/2015 I can identify Greece on a map. QOD What does Geography mean? The physical features of an area.

2. Agenda I Can and QOD Photos/maps Notes on Greece Geography (25.1 and 25.2) Vocabulary words

4.  Greece is a small country in ___________ _________. It is shaped a little like a ___________, with ___________ that reach into the ____________________ _______. The mainland of Greece is a __________________. A peninsula is land that is ________________________________________. Greece also includes many ___________ through the Mediterranean and __________________ ___________. Southern Europe Hand fingers Mediterranean Sea peninsula Surrounded on three sides by water islands AegeanSeas

5.  Mainland Greece is a land of ___________ and ___________ mountains, almost entirely surrounded by turquoise-blue seas. The ancient Greeks lived on ___________ or in ___________ villages. These farms and villages were ___________, or separated from one another by the high mountains. steep rocky farmssmall isolated

6.  In ancient Greece, _________________ were isolated from one another because of high mountains. It was hard to travel over the mountains, so there was little ____________________ between people in different ____________________.  Travel by land was especially difficult People__________, or ___________ in carts pulled by oxen or ________________. Roads were __________________. Sharp rocks frequently shattered wooden _________________, and wagons could become stuck in the ___________. Only ________________ could afford to ride horses. communities communication settlements walked rode horses unpaved wheels mud wealthy

7. STOP Open your textbook to page 248 and find the answers!

8.  Where could travelers stop?  What did they have to bring with them?  Why did they travel in small groups?  Traveling by ___________ was easier, but it was still _________________ and __________________.  Why was it dangerous to travel by boat?  How did the Greek treat the sea?  When did they travel?  How did they show respect? Inns Food and other supplies Due to having too many things to carry boat uncomfortable dangerous Could be attacked by pirates or robbed by sailors Great Respect Daylight Sea Captain made sacrifice to sea god Poseidon

9. Vocabulary Words Colonist (9) Colony (10) Geography (13) Isolated Communities (15) Merchant (19) Settlement (30) Shelter (31)