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Warm-up Need learning Log Take a map from the back of the room and take time to label. Review map of Greece Learning log activity Look in book on page List as many geographical attributes of Greece. What did these people do for work and food? What are the benefits to the Geography? Geography Shapes Greek Life Geographically what is Greece made up of? Mountainous http://holylandarchive.com/section_images/28_PelopMap040217.jpg peninsula About 2,000 islands http://www.the-greek-islands.co.uk/greekmap.gif Geography Shapes Greek Life What seas surround the Greek peninsula? Mediterranean Sea Aegean sea Ionian Sea http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/cia07/greece_sm_2007.gif Geography Shapes Greek Life How did the sea shape the Greek civilization? Greeks rarely had to travel longer then 85 miles to the coast http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/cia07/greece_sm_2007.gif Geography Shapes Greek Life Why was living so close to the coast so important? The people were near important trade routes What happened when the Greeks became skilled sailors? Greece was connected with other societies The Greeks lacked natural resources. Geography Shapes Greek Life What covered 75% of Greek land? Mountains Mountains ran from the northwest to the southeast of the Balkan Peninsula How did the mountains affect the Greek communities? They became small independent communities Geography Shapes Greek Life The roads that existed were just dirt paths How did this effect transportation? It took travelers days to travel the distance we can travel in just hours in today's world Only a small part of the land was arable What does arable mean? Suitable for farming Geography Shapes Greek Life Why was Greece not able to support a large population? Lack of fresh water for fertilization Very little amount of farmland In what ways did Greece’s location by the sea and its mountainous lands affect its development? Geography Shapes Greek Life What was the third important factor that influenced the Greek civilization? The Climate Temperature Winter averages 48 degrees Summer averages 80 degrees Why was this significant? Men life met and discussed public events, news and civic Mycenaean Civilization Develops Who is said to have settled the Greek main land around 2000 B.C.? Mycenaean's Where did this name of the people come from? The leading city: Mycenae http://employees.oneonta.edu/farberas/arth/Images/ARTH209images/Mycenaean/Mycenae_recon.jpg Mycenaean Civilization Develops Where is Mycenae located? Southern Greece on a steep rocky ridge http://www.arch.mcgill.ca/prof/sijpkes/abc-structures-2005/Lectures-2005/lecture4/mycenaean_greece-map.jpg Mycenaean Civilization Develops Who dominated the Mycenae civilization from 1600 to 1100 B.C.? Kings Who did the Mycenae’s come in contact with after 1500 B.C.? Minoan civilization Mycenaean Civilization Develops What value did the Mycenae see in the Minoan civilization? Seaborne trade Who did the Mycenae's come in contact with in sea trade? Aegean islands, coastal towns, Syria, Egypt, Italy & Crete Mycenaean Civilization Develops How did contact with the Minoans effect the Mycenae culture? During the 1200s B.C., who did the Mycenaeans fight a ten-year war against? Troy Where is Troy located? Anatolia. http://z.about.com/d/atheism/1/0/4/U/TroyMap-l.jpg Mycenaean Civilization Develops Why did the Trojan war take place? Trojan prince had kidnapped Helen, the beautiful wife of a Greek king. Who suggested that the stories of the Trojan War might have been based on real cities, people, and events? German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00156/images/potraitofschliemann.jpg Mycenaean Civilization Develops How is it said that the Myceans attacked Troy? Hiding soldiers in a hollow wooden horse. http://www.solarnavigator.net/images/trojan_horse.jpg Get in groups Greek Culture Declines Under the Dorians Who took over the war torn countryside? The Dorians What language did they speak? A dialect of Greek http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/siias/images1/mapgreekmigration2.gif Greek Culture Declines Under the Dorians How were the Myceans related to the Dorians? They may have been distant relatives of the Bronze Age Greeks. How did the Dorian society compare to the Mycenean society? The Dorians were far less advanced than the Mycenaeans. What happened to the economy? The economy collapsed and trade eventually came to a standstill soon after their arrival Greek Culture Declines Under the Dorians What else happened while the Dorians were in power? Greeks appear to have temporarily lost the art of writing during the Dorian Age. No written record exists from the 400-year period between 1150 and 750 B.C. As a result, little is known about this period of Greek history. Greek Culture Declines Under the Dorians How did the Greeks learn of their history during this time? Storys Who was one of the great storytellers at this time Homer NOT http://www.buddytv.com/articl es/the_simpsons/Images/Ho mer-Simpson-3.jpg http://www.mrdowling.com/images/701homer.jpg Greek Culture Declines Under the Dorians What are epics? Narrative poems celebrating heroic deeds What was Homers greatest epics? The Illiad http://trashotron.com/agony/images/2003/03-news/09-15-03/lattimorehomer_illiad.jpg Greek Culture Declines Under the Dorians “My dear husband, your warlike spirit will be your death. You've no compassion for your infant child, for me, your sad wife, who before long will be your widow. . . . As for me, it would be better, if I'm to lose you, to be buried in the ground. . . .” Great Hector . . . replied, “Wife, all this concerns me, too. But I’d be disgraced, dreadfully shamed . . . , if I should slink away from war, like a coward. [F]or I have learned always to be brave, to fight alongside Trojans at the front, striving to win great fame for my father, for myself.” HOMER, Iliad (translated by Ian Johnston) Greek Culture Declines Under the Dorians The Greeks developed a rich set of myths, What are myths? Traditional stories, about their gods. What did the Greek people get from these myths? Understand the mysteries of nature and the power of human passions Homework Page 126 – Questions 3 & 4 Read pages 127 - 129