Lecture Glencoe world history - Chapter 4: Ancient Greece (1900-133 B.C.)

Early Greek civilization consisted of many small, independent city-states. Trade led to Greek colonies, and Greek civilization gradually spread throughout the Mediterranean world. This chapter includes contents: Early civilizations in Greece, the Greek City-States, classical Greece, the culture of Classical Greece, Alexander and the Hellenistic Era.
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Lecture Glencoe world history - Chapter 4: Ancient Greece (1900-133 B.C.)Chapter IntroductionSection 1: Early Civilizations in GreeceSection 2: The Greek City-StatesSection 3: Classical GreeceSection 4: The Culture of Classical GreeceSection 5: Alexander and the Hellenistic EraVisual SummaryHow did the Greeksshape our culture?When you go to a theater, laugh at acomedy, or cry at a tragedy, you areusing words and ideas from ancientGreece. Theaters, like the one inTaormina, Italy, shown here, werecarved out of hillsides and had suchgood acoustics that audiences of up to14,000 could hear the actors andchorus. In this chapter you will learnhow the Greeks continue to influenceour culture today.• What impact did the Mediterranean climate have on Greek buildings?• How do our stadiums and theaters resemble Greek theaters?Early Civilizations inGreeceIn what ways did proximityto the sea influence thedevelopment of early Greekcivilizations?The Greek City-StatesWhy do some politicalideas live on, while othersare discarded?Classical GreeceWhat leads to rivalrybetween nations?The Culture ofClassical GreeceHow has classical Greeceinfluenced Westerncivilization?Alexander and theHellenistic EraWhat makes a greatleader?The BIG IdeaPhysical Geography The earliest Greek civilizationsthat appeared in the second millennium B.C. wereinfluenced by their physical environment.Content Vocabulary• epic poem • areteAcademic Vocabulary• participate • debatedPeople, Places, and Events• Aegean Sea • Minoan• Black Sea • Mycenaean• Bronze Age • Homer• Crete • IoniaDo you agree or disagree that today’ssocieties are not dependent ongeography?A. AgreeB. Disagree A. A B. B 0% 0%The Impact of Geography The mountains that divided Greece led to cultural and political divisions between Greeks. However, the seas linked Greece to the rest of the world.The Impact of Geography (cont.)• The mountains and the sea played especially significant roles in the development of Greek history.• About 80 percent of Greece is mountainous. These mountains caused Greek communities to develop uniquely and independently from each other. The Impact of GeographyThe Impact of Geography (cont.)• It is likely that the small size of independent communities encouraged more of the population to participate in politics.• Greece is made up of a peninsula and numerous islands surrounded by the Aegean, Mediterranean, and Ionian Seas.• Access to the Aegean, Mediterranean, and Black Seas enabled the Greeks to make contact with the outside world.Why is it assumed that many of theGreek people participated in politics?A. They lived in small, independent communities.B. They were well educated. A. AC. They lived by the seas. B. BD. They had contact with outside C. 0% C 0% 0% 0% communities. D. DMinoans and Mycenaeans The Mycenaeans created the first Greek civilization.