Greek Geography and Cultural Diffusion

• Introduction to Greece

• Geography

AGENDA

• Do the DO NOW as always

• Join the Lesson for class

DO NOW

INTRODUCTION

​Student Objective: Understand Greek Geography, and how it affected Greek culturally and technological Development

Multiple Choice

How might Greece being mountainous effect the people living there?

• The mountains provide easy access to nearby peoples, which unites the people

• Greece's mountains have no impact on transportation.
• The mountainous terrain leads to a uniform climate across the country.
• The mountains separate people, which leads to distinct cultures across the city states

• Mountains have caused people to become more divided

• Due to this, each City-State has developed their unique culture

Effects of Geography on Greece

• The mountains led Greeks to the Aegean Sea

• The Aegean provided a food source, and easy trade to other diverse cultures all over the Mediterranean Sea

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Aegean Sea

Multiple Choice

How did the Aegean Sea effect Greece?

• The Aegean Sea provided opportunity for trade and cultural diffusion

• The Aegean Sea was primarily a source of freshwater for Greece.
• The Aegean Sea had no impact on Greece's economy.
• The Aegean Sea isolated Greece from other civilizations.

Access to Resources

• Despite being one of the most advanced civilizations of their time, they had few natural resources

• To get around this, they established colonies and traded with other peoples

• Think about the Silk Road!

• A civilization can't advance on access to resources a lone

• They need to be open to new ideas

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The Importance of Cultural Diffusion

​Why!? Think Pair Share

• What is something that you clearly American? Food, technology, ideas?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bDrYTXQLu8

Effects of Cultural Diffusion

Greece was able to become more advanced their neighbors. These advancements came in the form of

• ​Advanced technology, transitioned into the Iron Age before many other civilizations

• Developed unique, world-changing philosophers

• Significant contributions to mathematics, astronomy, medicine, and architecture

Question

• Knowing how advanced Greece was, and how they got there, how do you think Greece effected it's neighbors and trade partners?

Word Cloud

• It was knowing how now how advanced Greece was, and what it took to get there, how do you think Greece effected it's neighbors and trade partners?

How Greece Affected History

• ​Through trade and colonies, Greek ideas spread throughout Europe

• Rome is one of the most notable examples of direct Greek influence

• Alexander the Great spread Greek culture all over eastern Europe and the Middle East, creating a unique blend of cultures called Hellenism

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar8S6virCwM