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Geography of Ancient Greece Aim/Goal: How did geography affect the development of Ancient Greece? Do Now: Write a brief description of the geography of NYC. And suggest two way in which it has influenced our culture. Homework: The life and death of one citizen frequently leads to the birth and growth of another. In two paragraphs, describe how the life and death of Minoan and Mycenaean civilization led to the birth of Greek

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Geography of Ancient GreeceAim/Goal: How did geography affect the

development of Ancient Greece?Do Now: Write a brief description of the

geography of NYC. And suggest two way in which it has influenced our culture.

Homework: The life and death of one citizen frequently leads to the birth and growth of another. In two paragraphs, describe how the life and death of Minoan and Mycenaean civilization led to the birth of Greek civilization.

Page 2: Geography of Ancient Greece Aim/Goal: How did geography affect the development of Ancient Greece? Do Now: Write a brief description of the geography of

GeographyGreece is a

peninsula about the size of Louisiana in the Mediterranean Sea.

It’s very close to Egypt, the Persian empire (includes Turkey) and Rome.

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Greek geographyGreece is mountainousGreek communities

often times developed independently because of the mountains, thus they were diverse

As a result, they fought each other a lot.

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Technology results from necessity

Since Greek coastal cities were sandwiched between the ocean and the sea, they developed an awesome navy for trading and fighting.

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Technology results from scarcityAll cities need

fresh water. This is a Greek aqueduct, basically a brick water pipe.

The first aqueduct was Assyrian, but most ancient societies had them.

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Terracing saves water and soil in mountainous environments

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Greek religion was polytheistic.