Greece Notes

Classical Greece Notes continued 

The Land

- Instead of a single government, the Greeks developed small, independent communities within each little valley and its surrounding mountains

- Much of the land itself was stony, and only a small part of it was arable, or suitable for farming

- A desire for more living space, grassland for raising livestock, and adequate farmland may have been factors that motivated the Greeks to seek new sites for colonies

The Climate

- Greece has a varied climate with temperature averaging 48 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter and 80 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer

Mycenaean Civilization Develops

- Mycenaean: an Indo-European person who settled on the Greek mainland around 2000 B.C.

(Ancient) Greece is the Word continued

- Travel by ships
- Note the significance of Greece's location
- Describe Greece's topography
- Look at Greece's surroundings
- How would all of this affect their culture?

A Closer Look

- sea-baring people
- Be able to identify: Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, Adriatic Sea, Peloponnesus, Athens, Sparta, Crete, Asia Minor, Macedonia

Geography / Its Significance

- Greece is a mountainous peninsula mountains cover three-quarters of Greece
- This combination shaped Greece's culture
- Approximately 2000 islands in the Ionian and Aegean Sea
- They had many skilled sailors and shipbuilders
- Also farmers, metalworkers, weavers, potters
- They had poor / limited natural resources, so they needed to trade
- It was difficult to unite the ancient Greeks because of the terrain (city-states did not like each other)

Location / Size

- North Carolina: 53,818
- Greece: 50,949 sq mi
- Pennsylvania: 46,056
(small in size, huge in influence)