Geography Impact

Greece - Ancient Civilizations

Coach Jewell

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.​

• Athens

• Corinth

• Sparta

• Thebes

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Major Greek City States

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!