Key rulers for civilization

Key spots and the body of water around them:

-Mesopotamia/ Tigris River 

-Egypt/ Nile River

-India/ Indus River

-China/ Huang He River

Greece’s geography:

-      Note that the significance of Greece’s location 

-      Describe Greece’s topography

-      Look at Greece’s surroundings

Think about how these things would affect the culture?

Questions to think about:

1.    What bodies of water surround all of Greece?

2.    What large island is to the south/ southwest?

-you need to make sure that you can identify the names and places on the maps of certain Rivers, Oceans and Seas (any body of water) that surround Greece or are nearby. 

-Greece is a mountainous peninsula. Mountains cover over three quarters of the area.

-this combination shaped Greece’s culture- they had many skilled sailors and shipbuilders. Also had farmers, metalworkers, weavers and potters. 

-they had poor/ limited natural resources, so they needed to do trading with other cultures