Ancient GreecePlease sit wherever you would like.

November 28, 2011

Who likes competition?

In Greece, there were five major city-states:

Athens

Corinth

Sparta

Megara

Argos

Each city-state had its own unique characteristics

The people of Greece had language and religion in common; however, they were loyal to their city-state only

Greece had NO central government

2nd Period

ArgosAthens

OB Cano

CJ Jones

Sylvia Kirkwood

Maggie Matthews

Adam Nally

Eli Spires

Nichole Bohr

Cole Haller

Drake Perkins

Dawson McDaniel

John Phelps

Deanna Taylor

Corinth Megara

Joseph Groves

Trevor Henderson

Becca Holland

Jordan McElroy

Reese Polen

Brandon Wilson

Bujar Ademi

Hannah Chalfant

Alexis Lindsey

Ryder Litten

Brooke Riley

Meredith Wilson

Sparta

Annabelle Ford

Tony Hulman

Jessie Magner

Sara Pennington

Owen Seidler

Erdin Zukic

3rd Period

ArgosAthens

Alisa Bartlett

Alexis Cherry

Duston Kirby

Melanie Le

Faith Edwards

Daniel Thomas

Piper Green

Simran Patel

Nick Hills

Tyler Hardcastle

Gavin Provance

Gabe Guelde

Corinth Megara

Jose Carpenter

Izzy Cano

Shelby Huff

Brittany Reels

Dakoda Vance

Emma Ward

AJ Chapman

Justin Tutor

Jennifer Johnson

McKayla Marcrum

Doc McClendon

Almir Selimovic

Sparta

Cole Davis

Brandy Logsdon

Ashley Hills

Christopher McDaniel

Robert Steelman

Steven Yoakem

Autumn Zwakenberg

5th Period

ArgosAthens

Nick Back

Kylee Basham

Donny Colvin

Lydia Jackson

Abby Minnicks

Joshua Wilkerson

Lauren Cherry

Malorie Humes

Shawn Mullins

Austen Seidler

Chessman Robbins

Jordan Zenobi

Corinth Megara

Bryce Hale

Kaira Cope

Cheyenne Newby

Jonah Smith

Alton Taing

Ethan Yaste

Karthik Boyareddygari

Lindsey Diedrich

Jayden Marcum

Jack McGuinness

Kalyssa Parmley

Jacob Whitson

Sparta

Emily Bennett

Rafael Casas

Madison Minton

Nick Ownbey

Nick Templeton

6th Period

ArgosAthens

Ben Benitez

Sarah Ferguson

Sarah Gravil

Jacob Knight

Chance Pillow

Cole Jackson

Mallory Borders

Keylee Garrison

Preston Graves

Tristan Jackson

Cameron Ogles

Joseph Stacker

Corinth Megara

Quincy Bradley

Rosie Gary

Josh Gwyn

Marcela Logsdon

Sarah Meyers

Drew Stephenson

LaKira Crowder

Ben Gerkins

Scott Haley

Madison Russell

Chris Sheppard

Karson Williams

Sparta

Chuck Dyer

Hannah Gordon

Rachel Hunt

Jordan Martin

Hailey McDonald

Ilda Smajic

Geography of Greece

What continent is Greece located in?

Geography of GreecePeninsula

Very mountainous; not ideal for growing crops

West is Ionian Sea; east is Aegean Sea; south is Mediterranean Sea

Hundreds of offshore islands

What implications do you think this would have on the daily life of ancient Greeks?

Geography of Greece

Grew wheat, barley, olives, and grapes

Raised sheep and goats

Many Greeks were fishers, sailors, and traders

Early Greek History

First civilization in Greece was the Minoan civilization

On the island of Crete

Artifacts show they were very rich; traveled by ship to trade

Historians disagree on the cause of the Minoan collapse

Early Greek History

First Greek kings were Mycenaean leaders

Learned about Minoan culture through trading; after Minoan collapse, became the most powerful on the Mediterranean

Dark Age: less trade; poverty among people; no written records

Dorians invaded Greece; brought farming technology and new weapons

Greece began to colonize

The Polis

Nobles who owned land overthrew Greek kings

The polis, or city-state, was like an independent country. WHY?

Acropolis: main gathering place in polis on a hill; sometimes served as the religious center

Agora: open area where people could meet and debate issues; also a marketplace

City-states varied in size and population

Greek Citizenship