Ancient Greece

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Ancient Greece
Tom Diaddigo

• Linda Wiedenfeld

Joan Tanner
Shannon Nation
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Table of Contents

• Regions
• Movement
• Location
• Place
• Human/Environment Interaction

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Regions
Tom Diaddigo
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Regions of Ancient Greece

• Galatia
• Macedonia
• Magna Graecia
• Phocis
• Thessaly

• Acarnania
• Aetolia
• Attica
• Boeotia
• Epirus

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Still Standing!
Synagogue in Galatia
Galatia or Galilee Today
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Movement
Tom Diaddigo
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Moving from Place to Place

• People in Ancient Greece
• Walked
• Rode horses and chariots if they were wealthy
  enough to afford them
• Sailed the open seas in merchant ships and in
  ships called biremes and triremes

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Onward to Troy!
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Joan Tanner
Location
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Coordinates Greece is located in Southern Europe
Between Albania and Turkey
38oN 22oE
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Surrounded by Water
Greece is surrounded by water from the Ionian,
Mediterranean and Aegean Seas
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Map of Ancient Greece
Greek Settlements 500 BC Archaic Period
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Place

• Linda Wiedenfeld

• Mythology
• Mt. Olympus
• The Principal Gods
• Philosophers

• The Island of Greece
• Food
• Clothing

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The Island of Greece

• 9000 miles of coastline
• Interactive Map of Modern Greece
• http//www.hol.gr/greece/tour/

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Greek Food

• They grew ate olives, grapes, figs
• They kept goats for milk, for milk and cheese
• They grew wheat for bread
• They caught ate fish seafood
• Wine was very popular

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Greek Clothing

• Clothing was very simple mostly made in the
  home.
• Simple tunics warm cloaks made.
• Made of linen or wool
• Dyed a bright color or bleached white.
• Decorated to represent the city-state in which
  they lived.

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Mythology

• Greek Myths Alphabetical Listing
  http//www.pantheon.org/mythica/areas/Greek_heroic
  /

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The Principal Gods
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Mt. Olympus

• In Greek mythology, it is the abode of the chief
  god Zeus. The foremost gods of Greek pantheon
  have their palaces at the summit.
• It is the highest mountain in Greece and lies on
  the border of Macedonia and Thessaly.

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Thaleshttp//windows.arc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/tour_d
ef/people/ancient_epoch/thales.html
Philosophers

• Aristotle
• http//encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?z1pg2
  ti01618000
• http//members.tripod.com/batesca/aristotle.html
  
• Greek PhilosophersPlato http//graduate.gradsch.
  uga.edu/archive/Greek.html

• Zeno
• http//radicalacademy.com/adiphilethical.htm

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• Ancient Greek Sites http//www.webcom.com/shownet
  /medea/grklink.html

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Human/Environment Interaction

• Shannon Nation

• Adapting to the Environment
• Modifying the Environment
• Depending on the Environment

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Adapting to the Environment

• The neighboring seas 1,400 islands, were an
  important factor in the lives of the Greeks.
  They served as transportation and trade routes.
• Three-fourths of Ancient Greece was covered by
  mountains. These mountains serves as natural
  borders for the city-states.
• The small amount of people who lived in Greece
  maintained their diet of grapes, grains, and
  olives, in part because of the lack of farmland
  or fresh water for irrigation.
• The climate was moderate with temperatures
  ranging from 48 degrees F in the winter to 80
  degrees F in the summer. The Greeks spent much of
  their time outdoors.

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Modifying the Mountains

• The Acropolis of Athens is one way the Greeks
  modified their environment.
• This city on a hill provided an easy view of
  would be attackers.
• The Athenian Acropolis, surrounded by mountains,
  made it a difficult for enemies to siege.

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Depending on Natural Resources
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The End
Tom Diaddigo

• Linda Wiedenfeld

Joan Tanner
Shannon Nation