Beginnings of Greece

Essential Questions

How can the geography of an area affect how the people of that area live?

What are reasons that we might not know a lot about an earlier civilization?

What do you think daily life was like in ancient Greece for:  Men?  Women?  Children?

Learning Intentions

7.H.2. The civilizations that developed in Greece and Rome had an enduring impact on later civilizations. This legacy includes governance and law, engineering and technology, art and architecture, as well as literature and history. The Roman Empire also played an instrumental role in the spread of Christianity. 

7.GEO.12. Maps and other geographic representations can be used to trace the development of human settlement over time. 

7.GEO.13. Geographic factors promote or impede the movement of people, products and ideas. 

7.E.21. The growth of cities and empires fostered the growth of markets. Market exchanges encouraged specialization and the transition from barter to monetary economies.