1. A Short Tour of
GREECE
A Short Tour of Greece

5. In the following slide, what are the main features of Greek geography and topography?

7. Because it’s a peninsula…
Greece has an extensive coastline

8. As well as great harbors
What do these features suggest about Greece?

9. SCATTERED ISLANDS

10. A land of many islands…
What’s good about that?
What’s bad about it?

11. MOUNTAINOUS MAINLAND

12. What impact will the mountains have on:
Everyday life?
The economy?
The political system?

13. Two things you’ll see a lot of in Greece:
GOATS…

14. …and OLIVE TREES
That’s about all that grows there!

15. Ancient Greece is divided into various time periods.
The ones that are relevant to our unit are:

16. The MYCENAEAN Age (1600-1100 BCE)
During this period the Trojan War occurred. This is the subject of The Odyssey, which you will read in your English class.

17. Created his epics about the Trojan War,
The HOMERIC Age ( BCE)
During this period, Homer…
Created his epics about the Trojan War,
The Iliad & The Odyssey
675 BCE

18. The CLASSICAL Age (500-300 BCE)
This is the period we’ll focus on:
The height of Greek culture;
Of Athenian supremacy;
Of Pericles, Socrates, Plato and Aristotle

19. The HELLENISTIC Period (300’s BCE)
This is when Alexander the Great began his great conquests.

20. Time to preview some Ancient Greek art

21. Kouros-6th century BCE

22. Peplos Kore, c. 530 BCE

23. Aphrodite and Pan

24. Sculpture & Temples Were Originally Painted
APOLLO
Sculpture & Temples Were Originally Painted

26. Odysseus Blinding Polyphemus

27. Odysseus Blinding Cyclops

28. Socrates: Hot Shot Greek Philosopher

29. “The Death of Socrates”
by Jacques Louis David,1787

31. Ancient Greece: Content Guide
Impact of Geography on Greek society
Greek Ideals
The Polis: Athens v. Sparta
Introduction to Greek Mythology
The Arts of Ancient Greece
Athenian Democracy
Socrates and the Socratic Method