1. Geography and Civilizations
Ancient Greece
Geography and Civilizations

3. Greece’s Geography Lived on the Aegean Sea
rugged mountains divided Greece into small, isolated areas
hilly terrain was ideal for growing grapes and olives, but not enough farmland to produce grains
ideally located for sea trade

5. Minoan Civilization Great sailors developed writing, artwork
master builders (palace at Knossos)
B.C.
lived on the island of Crete

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7. Mycenaean Civilization
Built ships
lived on mainland of Greece
built palaces based on Minoan palaces
conquered Minoans in 1450 B.C.
culture ended and the Dark Age began in the 1100s B.C.

9. Rise of City States After the Dark Ages, city states began to develop
monarchy oligarchy tyrannny democracy
Athens was the first democratic city-state

10. Acropolis, Athens

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