A Short Tour of Greece

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A Short Tour of GREECE
A Short Tour of Greece
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In the following slide, what are the main
features of Greek geography and topography?
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Because its a peninsula
Greece has an extensive coastline
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As well as great harbors
What do these features suggest about Greece?
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SCATTERED ISLANDS
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A land of many islands
Whats good about that?
Whats bad about it?
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MOUNTAINOUS MAINLAND
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What impact will the mountains have on
Everyday life?
The economy?
The political system?
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Two things youll see a lot of in Greece
GOATS
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and OLIVE TREES
Thats about all that grows there!
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Ancient Greece is divided into various time
periods.
The ones that are relevant to our first unit are
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The MYCENAEAN Age (1600-1100 BCE)
During this period the Trojan War occurred. This
is the subject of The Odyssey, which you will
read in your English class.
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The HOMERIC Age (800- 500 BCE)
During this period, Homer
Whoops, not that one!
Created his epics about the Trojan War
675 BCE
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The CLASSICAL Age (500-300 BCE)
This is the period well focus on
The height of Greek culture
Of Athenian supremacy
Of Pericles, Socrates, Plato and Aristotle
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The HELLENISTIC Period (300s BCE)
Were not studying this, but this is when
Alexander the Great did his
conquer-the-world thing!
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Time to look at some Greek art
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Kouros-6th century BCE
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Peplos Kore, c. 530 BCE
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Aphrodite and Pan
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APOLLO
Sculpture Temples Were Originally Painted
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Odysseus Blinding Polyphemus
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Odysseus Blinding Cyclops
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Socrates Hot Shot Greek Philosopher
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The Death of Socrates by Jacques
Louis David,1787
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UNIT ONE CONTENT GUIDE aImpact of
Geography on Greek society aGreek Ideals
aThe Arts of Ancient Greece aAthenian
Democracy aSocrates and the Socratic Method