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Geography of Greece
The county of Greece is surrounded by many
bodies of water
**Mainland Greece is a peninsula, meaning
its a body of land with water on three sides
Ancient Greeks became fishers, sailors, and
traders
**The geography of Greece separated groups
of people and communities became very
independent
Review/ Predictions:
1. What role did geography have on
the people of ancient Greece?
2. How did geography discourage
Greek unity? Do you think this is
positive or negative?
The Minoans
The Minoans were not Greek, but their civilization was
the first to arise in the region that would later become
Greece
They were located on the island of Crete
**Minoans made their wealth from trade and sailed
their ships to places like Egypt and Syria
They traded pottery and stone vases for ivory and
metals
**By 2000 B.C, Minoan ships controlled the
Mediterranean Sea
Pair-Share
Please turn to your partner and
verbally summarize what you learned
about the Minoans
I will be randomly calling on people
to share with the class what they
discussed, so be ready!
Notes Summary
Please write a 4 sentence summary
explaining what you learned about
the Minoans and the Mycenaeans.
This will go on page 3 in your ISN