Geography of Ancient Greece

Location of Ancient Greece

in southeastern Europe along the Mediterranean Sea

Mediterranean climate

a climate marked by warm, dry summers and cool, rainy winters

Seas around Greece

Mediterranean, Aegean, Ionian

peninsula

A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.

city-state

A city that governs itself and the surrounding countryside

reasons for city-states

terrain separted the people from each other

crops and animals raised on the mountians

goats, sheep, grapes, olives

settled first in Greece

Mycenae

Trojan War

war fought between the Mycenaean Greeks and the city of Troy

important city-states

Thebes, Corinth, Sparta and Athens

No central government

geography made travel and communication difficult

Persian Empire

A major empire that was a rival to the Greek city-state

advantage to beat the Persians

the sea

Marathon

Site of the famous battle fought between the armies of Persia and the outnumbered Athenians. Athens was victorious and a messenger was sent to run the 26 miles back to the city with the news.

areas influenced by Greece's geography

agriculture, trade, and government