Download Geography of Ancient Greece

Date: September 23, 2008
Objective: SWBAT describe Greek geography, and explain how it impacted the civilization;
SWBAT place dates on a timeline, and answer questions using the information on the timeline.
GLE: 3b.G-describe the dominant characteristics, contributions of, and interactions among
major civilizations of Asia, Europe, Africa, the Americas and the Middle East in ancient and
medieval times.
5.C-describe physical characteristics and human characteristics that make specific places
unique
Opening: Ask students to look at the map of Greece. What do they notice about it? (hopefully
they will mention water). Remind them how water was so important to the Mesopotamian
and Egyptian civilizations.
INM: Take notes on the geography of Ancient Greece, and how it affected different aspects of
the civilization.
GP: Have students complete the ‘quick-write’ at the bottom of the notes.
Look at the Ancient Greece Timeline. As a class, fill in the missing dates (400BC, 200 and
600BC). Draw lines by hand into the timeline to represent the 50s (ie 450, 350, 250, etc).
Remind students that since we are on the BC side of the map, it is like a negative numberline,
and we go from the ‘largest’ number to the ‘smallest’ one.
As a class, fill in the first several dates with events from the list. Then have students fill in the
rest of the dates on their own.
IP: worksheet.
Geography of Ancient Greece
Map of Ancient Greece
Date:
Topic:
What is the Geography
of Ancient Greece
like?
-small in size (about the size of Louisiana)
-lots of islands
-many miles of seacoast
-many Mountains, which separate Greece into small parts
How does its
Geography impact
(affect) how Ancient
Greece developed?
-mountains separated different cities, causing each city to be isolated. Each city
developed a unique culture. This also led to warfare between the cities
-Lots of water encouraged the Greek people to be fishermen. It also allowed them to
sail away from Greece and make contact with the outside world.
Quick-write: Explain how Greece’s geography impacted its development
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Geography of Ancient Greece
Date:____________
Map of
Ancient Greece
Date:
What is the Geography
of Ancient Greece
like?
Topic:
How does its
Geography impact
(affect) how Ancient
Greece developed?
Quick-write: Explain how Greece’s geography impacted its development
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Ancient Greece Timeline
750 BC
Homer writes the
Iliad and the
Odyssey
800 BC
0
776 BC
First Olympic
Games occur
600 BC colonization leads to more trade and industry
450 BC Athens becomes the most powerful city
431 BC War between Athens and Sparta begins (Peloponnesian War)
399 BC Socrates placed on trial
387 BC Plato founds The Academy in Athens
323 BC Alexander the Great captures most of the known world
146 BC Rome conquers Greece; Greece becomes part of the Roman Empire
World History
Worksheet vI
Name_____________________________________ Date _________________
1) Which best describes the Geography of Greece?
a. Small in size, with lots of water, islands, and few mountains
b. Dry, desert-like conditions, with many mountains in the north, and rivers in the
south
c. Very large in size, with many mountains, as well as a great number of islands, and
many miles of seacoast
d. Small in size, with many mountains, as well as a great number of islands, and
many miles of seacoast.
2) How did the Mountains affect the way cities developed in Ancient Greece?
3) Did the ancient Greeks benefit from being by water? How?
Use the timeline to answer these questions:
4) What year did the Peloponnesian War begin? _________________
5) When did Plato found The Academy? ________________
6) Circle the event that comes first
i. Socrates placed on trial
OR
Athens becomes the most powerful city
ii. Alexander the Great captures most of known world OR
Peloponnesian War
iii. Athens becomes the most powerful city
OR
The
Rome conquers Greece
7) How many years took place between the following events?
i. Athens becomes the most powerful country and Socrates placed on trial
ii. The Peloponnesian War and Alexander the Great captures most of known
world
iii. Athens becomes the most powerful city and Rome conquers Greece
World History
Worksheet vII
Name_____________________________________ Date _________________
1) Which best describes the Geography of Greece?
a. Small in size, with lots of water, islands, and few mountains
b. Dry, desert-like conditions, with many mountains in the north, and rivers in the
south
c. Very large in size, with many mountains, as well as a great number of islands, and
many miles of seacoast
d. Small in size, with many mountains, as well as a great number of islands, and
many miles of seacoast.
2) How did the Mountains affect the way cities developed in Ancient Greece?
a. Mountains made it easy for enemies to attack
b. Mountains separated cities, so they developed individual cultures
c. Mountains provided good building materials for cities
3) Did the ancient Greeks benefit from being by water? How?
Use the timeline to answer these questions:
4) What year did the Peloponnesian War begin? _________________
5) When did Plato found The Academy? ________________
6) When did the first Olympic Games occur? ________________
7) Circle the event that comes first
i. Socrates placed on trial
OR
Athens becomes the most powerful city
ii. Alexander the Great captures most of known world OR
Peloponnesian War
The
8) How many years took place between the following events?
i. Athens becomes the most powerful country and Socrates placed on trial
ii. The Peloponnesian War and Alexander the Great captures most of known
world
World History
Worksheet vIII
Name_____________________________________ Date _________________
1) Which best describes the Geography of Greece?
a. Small in size, with lots of water, islands, and few mountains
b. Dry, desert-like conditions, with many mountains in the north, and rivers in the
south
c. Small in size, with many mountains, as well as a great number of islands, and
many miles of seacoast.
2) How did the Mountains affect the way cities developed in Ancient Greece?
a. Mountains separated cities, so they developed individual cultures
b. Mountains provided good building materials for cities
3) Did the ancient Greeks benefit from being by water? How?
Use the timeline to answer these questions:
4) What year did the Peloponnesian War begin? _________________
5) What year did Plato found The Academy? ________________
6) What year did the first Olympic Games occur? ________________
7) Circle the event that comes first
i. Socrates placed on trial
OR
Athens becomes the most powerful city
ii. Alexander the Great captures most of known world OR
Peloponnesian War
The