Greek History and Culture

Sources for Greek History and Culture  Homer  Hesiod  Herodotus  Thucydidies  Xenophon  Plutarch  Homer  Hesiod  Herodotus  Thucydidies  Xenophon  Plutarch

Geography of Greece

Regions of Greece  Peloponnesus  Attica  Arcadia  Boeotia  Laconia  Thessaly  Euboea  Peloponnesus  Attica  Arcadia  Boeotia  Laconia  Thessaly  Euboea  Thrace  Macedonia  Ionia  Crete  Cycladic Islands  Ithaca

Cities of Greece  Athens  Sparta  Delphi  Corinth  Olympia  Athens  Sparta  Delphi  Corinth  Olympia  Argos  Thebes  Mycenae  Knossos  Troy

The land  Very rugged  Mountains cover 75% of land  Only 20% is good agriculture land  Not a lot of natural resources  Easiest to travel by water  Traded with other civilizations of the Mediterranean  Few rivers and lakes, need for irrigation  Very rugged  Mountains cover 75% of land  Only 20% is good agriculture land  Not a lot of natural resources  Easiest to travel by water  Traded with other civilizations of the Mediterranean  Few rivers and lakes, need for irrigation

Plants and Livestock  Mediterranean triad: grain, grapes, olives  Bread, wine, olive oil were staples of Greek diet  Grains, figs, beans, and nuts  Meat made up a small portion of the greek diet  Fish were also limited  Honey for sweetening  Oxen and mules for plowing  Cattle and horses were status symbols of rich  Citizen-farmer always important concept  Mediterranean triad: grain, grapes, olives  Bread, wine, olive oil were staples of Greek diet  Grains, figs, beans, and nuts  Meat made up a small portion of the greek diet  Fish were also limited  Honey for sweetening  Oxen and mules for plowing  Cattle and horses were status symbols of rich  Citizen-farmer always important concept