greece geography
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Explore Greek geography and discuss the early economy that resulted from the land features.TRANSCRIPT
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Ancient Greece
Where in the world is Greece?
What continent is it located on?
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Ancient Greece is located in Europe
Where is Greece located in Europe?
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What can you tell about the geography of Ancient Greece?
Look at the
Elevation Key
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What can we conclude about the geography of Ancient Greece?
Greece has a lot of coastline. In fact it is made up of peninsulas and more than 400 islands.
Island of Cyprus
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The land in Greece is covered with rocky, hilly land and several mountain ranges that make 90 percent of the land unfarmable.
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The Mediterranean Sea bordered Greece and other ancient civilizations
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Based on its geography, what was the Ancient Greek economy?
It could develop agriculture suited to its environment
Which was…
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Grapes were well-suited to grow in rocky soil because of woody vines.
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Olives grew well along the hillsides
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Wheat and barley could be grown on along the coast or in Sicily, but not enough to feed its people.
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Sheep and goats were herded on rocky hillsides.
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And what could they get from the seas?
Fish,
Fish,
And more Fish.
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Since agriculture could not keep up as the population grew, what could the Greeks do?
Trade across the Mediterranean Sea
Begin
colonies
in new
lands