1. Geography and the Early Greeks
Chapter 8: Section 1

2. KWL CHART
Know Want to Know Learn

3. Greece Geography
p.225 Take a look at this picture: - Analyze: What do you see?
Think Pair Share

4. Main Ideas Geography helped shape early Greek civilization
Trading cultures developed in the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations
The Greeks created city-states for protection and security

5. BIG Idea
The location of Greece is important because it is located by the sea. The water is a strong influence because it helps to develop trade and growth of the city-states.

6. Geography of Greece
Greece is a mountainous region that is surrounded by water.
Turn to Page 229 in Text book and analyze the PHYSICAL MAP
Brain break: what is the difference between a physical and political map?
Greece is a Peninsula
A piece of land surrounded by three sides of water
Florida is a Peninsula

7. Mountains cover most of Greece…there are not that many areas of farmland or flat land.
Traveling across the mountains and seas was difficult to do at times, and segregated or isolated communities from each other.
Even though the people in Greece spoke the same language, they felt as though they were a part of different countries
What can we tell about the climate, architecture, and location of Greece from these photos?
Do you think people wanted to travel throughout the mountains or the sea? Why?

8. Trading Exchanging or buying products from other countries or peoples.
What are some things that can be traded? Why is the Sea so important to Greeks when trading?

9. The Minoans
200 BC the Minoans built an advanced society on and island called Crete. (map on p.231 in textbook)
Minoans spent a lot of time at sea, they were the best shipbuilders of their time.
The ships carried: wood, olive oil, pottery
They TRADED these goods for gold, copper, and silver.

10. The Mycenaeans First people to speak Greek
Became the major traders for Greece
Often attacked other kingdoms, like the kingdom of Troy
Building Fortresses all over the Greek mainlands.
Fortresses are a heavy protected and unbreakable building
The largest most powerful Fortress is called Mycenae, which is what the Mycenaeans are named after.
Fortress: Notice the buildings and how they are made….

11. Greek City-States
All we know about the Greeks of the Dark Age comes from Archeological findings
300 years after the Mycenaean civilization fell to the ground, Greeks began to join together in small groups to maintain stability and protection. Over time these groups were called, City- States
The Greek word for city-state is Polis
City-States were the beginning of what was known as the classical stage
Classical Stage: Age marked by achievement
Greek City-States were created acropolis (High Hill)
- Acropolis were surrounded by walls for protection from invaders

12. Life in a City-State Page 232: Analyze the map
What do we notice about the area of Greek influence?
How do you think this influence occurred?
What do we notice about the Greek City-States?

13. Patterns and Affects of Trade
Brain Break: Why did I use this “Affect” instead of “Effect”?
Colonies and City-States were very independent, this did not stop them from trading with city-states on the mainland
Colonies sent Metals: iron, and copper
City-States: wine, olive oil, and other products
Trade made the city states RICH
Greeks became the greatest traders in the Aegean Region
Traded with Egypt and cities that surrounded the Black Sea.

14. What’s the Big Idea of today’s section?
The location of Greece is important because it is located by the sea. The water is a strong influence because it helps to develop trade and growth of the city-states.

15. Government in Athens
Chapter 8: Section 2

16. Main Ideas Aristocrats and tyrants ruled Athens
Athens made the world’s very first democracy
Ancient democracy is different from modern democracy

17. BIG IDEA
“THE PEOPLE OF ATHENS TRIED MANY DIFFERENT FORMS OF GOVERNMENT BEFORE CREATING A DEMOCRACY” (p.236)

18. What do you think?
Today you are sitting in social studies class. Say one of your peers stands up and says, “I am going to be the leader of the classroom for the rest of this year”
How would you respond if you liked this classmate?
How would you respond if you DID NOT like this classmate?
Would you ever want the power and/or authority? Why or why not?

19. Democracy Greece is where democracy was first established
Democracy: is a form of government where people rule themselves
Democracy in Greek means: “rule of the people”
Not all Greek city-states were democratic at first, and did not stay as democracies.
Let’s put our democracy in action!!

20. Annnnnndddd ACTION: Students will read pages 236-239.
Students will be broken into three different groups.  Each group will do a skit depicting each one of the Main Ideas above and on pages
Aristocrats and tyrants ruled Athens (p.237)
Athens made the world’s very first democracy (p )
Ancient democracy is different from modern democracy (p )
Students will read from the given pages, and come up with a skit resembling the main ideas of the chapter.
Students will have all class period to do this, students will present their skits the following class.

21. iMovie Trailer
We will record these skits and put them into an iMovie Trailer

22. Greek Mythology and Literature
Chapter 8: Section 3

23. GRAFITI BOARD
Write as many things possible that relate to this topic below: GREEK MYTHOLOGY

24. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
Percy Trailer

25. Greek Gods Ancient Greeks believed that Myths explained the world.
Mythology: a group of stories about gods and heroes who explain how the world works and why things happen
Turn to pg. 243 and analyze the photo of the Olympian Gods
”What can you see that indicates the Olympian gods have superhuman power?” (p.243)

26. Greek God Facebook Profile
Greek Gods and Goddesses
You will create a Facebook Profile page using the link provided for your Greek God or Goddess
Greek Gods to choose from:
Eros
Apollo
Ares
Hades
Poseidon
Greek Goddesses to choose from:
Aphrodite
Artemis
Athena
Hera

27. Ancient Greek Literature
Homer
Wrote “epic” poems: Iliad and the Odyssey
Epic:  a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero  the Iliad and the Odyssey are epics (Webster Dictionary Definition)
Homer was actually blind and he recited both the Iliad and the Odyssey aloud, until eventually they were written down.
Sappho
Lyrical Poetry: Emotional Poetry; poems about love and relationships
Aesop
Fables: a shorty story that teaches a lesson
Read the short fable on pg. 247 of textbook and then answer the reading check question on the bottom of the page: “Why did the Greeks tell fables?”
Why did the Greeks tell Fables?

28. Greek in our lives today
Language
A lot of our English words come from the influence of Greek words
“Odyssey” means: a long journey. We get this word from Homer’s epic poem!
Figures and features around the world are named after Greek myths
Athens is named after the goddess of wisdom: Athena
Literature and Arts
Greek myths have inspired painters and sculptors to create art based off Greek gods and goddesses
Writers have retold ancient myths and stories
Movie Scripts: Hercules
Turn to pg. 248 and answer this question: How have Greeks influenced culture today?
Students will create a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting Greek life back then to today! We will start as a class on the SmartBoard and then students will

29. So what is the big idea?
“The ancient Greeks created great myths and works of literature that influence the way we speak and write today”