ANCIENT GREECE
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION
• Greece is located in the Balkan Peninsula in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
LANDSCAPE
• Mountains, valleys, islands and archipilegaos.
• Located in the temperate climatic zone
• Proximity to the sea.
THE INFLUENCE OF GEOGRAPHIC
SURROUNDINGS
• Agriculture and commerce
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SEA
• Maritime trade
• Drachma was the Greek currency.
• They obtained fish and seafood from the sea.
THE TRIPS OF THE ANCIENT GREEKS
Greeks used the sea….
• to communicate and trade
with other cities.
• to travel towards new land
and found territories, the
colonies
GREEK CITIES
• The cities were called
POLIS.
• They were located near to
the sea.
• They were city-states,
independant. Each poli had
its own laws.
• There are meeting places
such as squares, temples,
theatres and more.
THE MAIN POLIS: ATHENS & SPARTA