How did Geography impact the Greeks?

​Watch the video on the next slide.
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There is a question based on the video.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following geographic features does not make up the topography of Greece?

• Mountains

• Peninsulas

• Islands

• Deserts

Open Ended

THINK: How do mountains impact the way in which civilizations develop?

• ​Mountains separate cultures.

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• Mountains act as a barrier to cultural interaction.​

Poll

You were accurate about how mountains may impact the way civilizations develop?

• I was spot on correct!

• I was not even close.

• Meh, I was close. I had the general idea.

Match

Answer the following questions based on your own knowledge:

1. define a peninsula

2. How would a peninsula impact cultural interaction?

3. What are the benefits of a peninsula?

4. 4. How do peninsulas affect the climate of a region?

• Define Peninsula

• How would a peninsula impact cultural interaction?

• What are the benefits of a peninsula?

• How do peninsulas affect the climate of a region?

landform bordered by water on 3 sides

promotes trade and the spread of ideas

Provides natural harbors and fishing opportunities

can create a milder and more temperate climate

• landform bordered by water on 3 sides

• promotes trade and the spread of ideas

• Provides natural harbors and fishing opportunities

• can create a milder and more temperate climate

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When you type your answers, type the word followed by a comma.

Example: Global,is,awesome
(no space after comma!)​

Match

Match the following statements to the correct answer.

• Every polis had its own form of:

• Polis is the Greek word for:

• Greeks did share a common:

government

city-state

language

• government

• city-state

• language

Multiple Choice

Based on the map (previous slide) the peninsula of Greece is surrounded by all of the following seas except?

• Mediterranean

• Ionian

• Aegean

• Black

​Think to yourself!

Match

Match the following.

• Seas

• Islands

• mountains

• polis

• cultural diffusion

encouraged travel, trade, and cultural diffusion

isolates cultures

act as a barrier to cultural interaction

independent city-states that developed differently due to geography

the spread of the beliefs & social activities of one culture to different ethnicities, religions,

• encouraged travel, trade, and cultural diffusion

• isolates cultures

• act as a barrier to cultural interaction

• independent city-states that developed differently due to geography

• the spread of the beliefs & social activities of one culture to different ethnicities, religions,

​Answer the following questions.

Multiple Choice

An important factor that prevented the ancient Greek city-states from uniting to form a single nation was:

• lack of a common language

• size of the desert regions

• mountainous topography of the region

• cold, hostile climate

Multiple Choice

One effect of rugged, mountainous geography on the civilization of ancient Greece was the development of:

• absolute monarchies

• separate, independent city-states

• extensive trade with the Persians

• belief in one God

Multiple Choice

What was one cause of the development of many small independent city-states in Ancient Greece?

• Greece and Rome were often at war

• the mountainous terrain of Greece resulted in widely scattered settlements

• military leaders found small Greek settlements easy to control

• the Greek people had a common language that united people

Multiple Choice

How did the geography of Greece as a peninsula influence the development of ancient Greece?

• rich farmland led to a dependence on agriculture

• excellent harbors encouraged seafaring trade

• flat plains made centralized rule possilbe

• tropical climate discouraged urban development

Multiple Choice

Which geographic feature served as a barrier to political unity and encouraged the rise of independent city-states in ancient Greece?

• broad plains

• mountain ranges

• navigable rivers

• numerous ports

Poll

Do you feel confident that you know some geography of Greece?

• You bet!

• So confident!

• The most confident I have ever been!