1. Ancient GreeceWorld History 1 2. Unlike Mesopotamia and Egypt, Greece is smallIt consists of a mainland covered with mountains and dozens of islandsIn fact, Greece is…

1. World History Chapter 4-2 Mr. Owens Winter 2009 2. The Polis: Center of Greek Life  The polis (city-state) became the central focus of Greek life. It was a town…

1. Ancient GreeceWorld History 1 2. Unlike Mesopotamia and Egypt, Greece is smallIt consists of a mainland covered with mountains and dozens of islandsIn fact, Greece is…

Slide 1 DO NOW In your notebooks, please write, in your own words a description of Section 2. Slide 2 Chapter 4 Section 2 The Greek City States Slide 3 Polis: The Center…

Slide 1 Early Greece Slide 2 IMPACT OF GEOGRAPHY Greece is a small peninsula surrounded by many islands. Greece is 80% mountainous, which isolated Greeks from each other…

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Slide 1 Ancient Greece Birthplace of Western Civilization Slide 2 Slide 3 Slide 4 Greek Geography Ancient Greece sets on a Peninsula (water on three sides) Mediterranean…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Section Two: The Greek City-States Slide 3 Section 2 Objectives Define city-state & tell how the city-state of Sparta & Athens differed Slide 4 I.…

Slide 1 Greece Slide 2   The Impact of Geography   The mountains and seas played significant roles in development of Greek history   About 80 percent of…

Rise of the City-States By 750 BCE, Greece was dominated by city-states (polis) that included the major city and the surrounding countryside (numerous villages). Had approximately…