We reviewed what we saw on the movie on Friday. The Greeks were the first civilization to have a democracy. The Olympic games were invented in Greece. We also looked at a powerpoint that Mr.Schick made. Greece was located by the Mediterrainian Sea. Italy was to the west. Persia was to the East. Egypt was to the south. Greece is a peninsula, and mountains cover about 3/4 of the country. There are approximatley 1,400 islands in the Aegean and Ionian Seas. The location shaped the country's culture.
The people were skilled sailors. There were poor natural resources. It was difficult to unite the Ancient Greeks because of the terrain and they developed small, independant communities. About 20% of the land was suitable for farming. They grew grains, grapes,olives. The lack of resources leads to Greek colonization.
Temperatures range from 48 in the winter to 80 in the summer. Myceneans civilization began around 2000 B. C. Located on a rocky ridge and protected by a 20 ft. thick wall. The Dorians moved in around 1200 B.C and were far less advanced. Writing disappeared for 400 years. Homer was one of the greatest Greek story tellers. He wrote the Illiad and Odyssey.
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