Greek Development WHI 5a

GREEK DEVELOPMENT -Greece is a European country, located within the Mediterranean Sea -To the east is the Aegean Sea -Beyond the Aegean lies Asia Minor

GREEK DEVELOPMENT Greece is made up of two peninsulas:

•The Balkan Peninsula home to Athens

•The Peloponnesus Peninsula home to Sparta

GREEK DEVELOPMENT -The rival city-state of Troy is located in Asia Minor -To the north of Greece is their mountainous neighboring kingdom, Macedonia

GREEK DEVELOPMENT - Greece developed into the M.O.T.H.E.R. of

western civilization -Mountainous terrain helped & hindered the development of city-states

-makes up 75% of Greece -made it difficult for Greece to unite politically

GREEK DEVELOPMENT -Overpopulation prompted colonization & search for

arable(farmable) land -Greeks colonized(gain control of) many islands

in the Mediterranean

GREEK DEVELOPMENT -Terrible agriculture system

-limited arable land to farm on -Hellenic culture and commerce(trade) spread throughout city-states

-”Hellas”: Greek for Greece

GREEK DEVELOPMENT

-Engaged in promoting civic & commercial life -Rapid shift from a barter system(trading goods) to a money economy(use of coins)

Greek Mythology WHI 5b

GREEK MYTHOLOGY

-The Greeks developed a polytheistic religion -Greek mythology has been used for symbols in

Western literature, art & architecture

GREEK MYTHOLOGY

-Gods were the reason for natural phenomenon -thunder, rain, lightning, floods, earthquakes

-Gods and Goddesses had very human qualities -love, hate, and jealousy

-Greeks believed the Gods would interact and influence their own lives

IN CLASS ASSIGNMENT

Using your book(p. 114) and Ipad, complete the table for your Greek Gods and Goddesses listed below. God/Goddess Traits Illustration Zeus Hera Apollo Athena Aphrodite Artemis

GREEK MYTHOLOGY

Zeus- king of the gods and ruler of Mount Olympus Hera- Wife of Zeus, Queen of the Gods Apollo- god of the sun, music, and poetry Athena- goddess of wisdom Aphrodite- goddess of love Artemis-Goddess of the hunt