Welcome to Ancient Greece

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Welcome to Ancient Greece

• Although Greek civilization arose in a small
  corner of southeastern Europe, it had a worldwide
  impact!

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Where in the world is Greece?
Greece is located on the continent of Europe!
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Lets take a closer look!
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Map of Greece

Greece is a PENINSULA which means it is a body of
land that is surrounded on three sides by
water. Greece is surrounded by - The Ionian
Sea to the west - The Aegean Sea to the east -
The Mediterranean Sea to the south
Mediterranean Sea
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Greeces Geography

• Greece is part of the Balkan peninsula, which
  extends southward into the Mediterranean Sea.
• Mountains divide the peninsula into isolated
  valleys.
• Hundreds of tiny islands dot the sea around
  mainland Greece.

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What time period?
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Why has Greece had such an impact on the world?
Why should we study the Greeks in World History?

• Democracy

History
Art and architecture
Religion
Philosophy
Mathematics
Language
Science biology, physics
Literature--Poetry--Plays
Athletics - The Olympics
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• Philosophy Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

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• Democracy Pericles

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• Medicine Hippocrates

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Architecture
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Theater
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Math Science
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Athletics

• Olympics