Geography and Greece
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
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- 80% of a Greece is mountainous.
- Most mountainous area is in the mainland.
- Mount Olympus - 2917 m.
- Mostly flat by the coasts.
- Largest flat area is in central Macedonia.
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- Average temperature is 65.3°F in Athens.
- Average precipitation is 14.4 in Athens.
- Greece is on a peninsula.
- Mountains served as natural barriers.
- Also limited farming.
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- Geography affected Greece in many ways.
- Some ways included:
- Daily life
- Warfare
- Trade
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DAILY LIFE
- Women had little to no political rights.
- Daily activities included:
- Housekeeping
- Making clothing for the family
- Sometimes cooking and cleaning
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- Men's life differed a lot from women's.
- Daily activities for men included:
- Agriculture
- Schooling two years for 18 year olds.
- Hunting and warfare training.
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TRADE
- The Greek people relied heavily on trade.
- Mountains limited the crops they could grow...
- ...so they had to trade with colonies.
- Colonies traded food, wools, and hide for...
- ...olive oil and wine from the mainland.
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- Greece relied on colonies for goods from...
- ...750-600 BC.
- Greek started to trade their goods to many...
- ...places by 300 BC.
- Some places include Spain, North Africa, and India.
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WARFARE
- Mountains gave edge to Greeks.
- Battle of Thermopylae
- Greek soldiers used phalanx formation.
- This formation is similar to the Roman's...
- ...Tetsudo formation.
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- During battle of Thermopylae...
- Spartans used mountains as natural...
- ...barriers against the Persians.
- Persians still won, but the tactic worked...
- ...very well.
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