Bell Work Directions: TAKE the ‘NOTES’ on the BACK TABLE and complete the following questions in complete sentences during the first five minutes of class. Be prepared to share your answers with the class. 1) Having read Edith Hamilton’s mythology and drawing on your background, write some of the things that you already know about Greece! What is Greece?! Historical? Cultural? Modern? Objectives I will be able to identify the earliest Greeks I will determine how the geography of Greece affected its growth. Review Thesis/MLA/Textual Evidence Quiz NEW SEATS! Order yourselves in alphabetical order of your middle name! Why “Greece?” Word Etymology Latin “Graecia” = “Land of the Greeks” Greek = Hellas Correct term = Hellenistic Era The First Greeks Read “The First Greeks: Greece at the time of the Iliad” Take notes answering the guiding questions with your table groups! Geography of Greece Effects of Geography City-State Independent countries that were self contained and isolated from one another Masters of Sailing Became great traders and colonizers due to their ability on the sea Homework Read and annotate the Sparta and Athens article