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9.1 – Geography of Ancient Greece notes
GuidingQuestion:HowdidgeographyinfluencethedevelopmentofGreekCivilization?
Directions:AnswereachquestionusingCOMPLETESENTENCES.
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1. WhatothercivilizationssurroundedancientGreece?
2. Doyouthinkthesecivilizationsinfluencedeachother?Whyorwhynot?
3. WhatbodiesofwaterborderGreece?
4. WasiteasytotravelandcommunicateacrossancientGreece?Whyorwhynot?
5. HowdidthesteepmountainsaffectGreece?
6. Wouldlivinginthemountainschangehowyouliveyourlifetoday?Describeatleasttwoways
thatyourlifewouldbedifferent.
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7. WhatwaslifelikeinMycenae?Giveatleastthreedetails.
8. HowdidtheMycenaeansutilize(use)thesea?
9. Howmightweusetheseafortradeinthemodernday?Givesomeexamplesofitemsorproducts
wemighttradebysea,insteadofbyplane.
10. HowdidtradeaffectancientGreece?Weretheeffectspositiveornegative?
11. WhathappenedwhiletheMycenaeanswerefightingTroy?Howdoyouthinktheycouldhave
preventedthisfromhappening?
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12. AthensandSpartadevelopedasrivalpowers.Whatdoesitmeantoberivals?
13. Whatpartsofcity-statesweredifferentfromeachother,andwhyweretheydifferent?
14. Howisyourcitydifferentthanothercitiesthatarenearby?Giveatleastthreedifferences.
15. Whichcity-state(CorinthorThebes)doyouthinkwasthestrongest,andwhy?
16. Didthecity-stateseverworktogether?Whyorwhynot?
17. Whatisanalliance?Giveanexampleofamodern-dayalliance.
18. Whatisyourfavoritecivilizationthatwehavestudiedsofar,andwhy???J