The history and culture of classical Greece has a significant impact on the modern world. Classical Greece

The history and culture of classical Greece has a significant impact on the modern world.

Classical Greece

The history and culture of classical Greece has a significant impact on the modern world.

Cultures of the Mountains and the Sea

Classical Greece

Cultures of the Mountains and the Sea

LESSON 1

LESSON 2

Warring City-States

LESSON 3

Democracy and Greece’s Golden Age

LESSON 4

Achievements of Greek Culture

LESSON 5

Alexander the Great

LESSON 6

Hellenistic Culture

Why might the modern world be interested in the history, culture, and civilizations of ancient Greece?

Cultures of the Mountains and the Sea

Cultures of the Mountains and the Sea

LESSON 1

The roots of Greek culture are based on interaction among Mycenaean, Minoan, and Dorian cultures.

Cultures of the Mountains and the Sea

Cultures of the Mountains and the Sea

LESSON 1

Geography Shapes Greek Life

• Collection of separate lands where Greek-speaking people live
• Includes mainland and about 2,000 islands

The Sea

• The sea shapes Greek civilization
• Proximity to sea, lack of resources encourage sea travel and trade

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Lesson 1

Geography Shapes Greek Life

The Land

• Mountains slow travel, divide land into regions
• Lack of fertile land leads to small populations, need for colonies

The Climate

• Moderate climate promotes outdoor life
• Greek men, especially, spend much of their time outside

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Lesson 1

Mycenaean Civilization Develops

• Mycenaeans—Indo-Europeans who settled on Greek mainland in 2000 BC
• Took their name from their leading city, Mycenae
• Mycenaean warrior-kings dominate Greece from 1600–1100 BC