• Note the significance of Greece’s location  

Greece is a country located in Southern Europe, its mainland located at the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula.

• Describe Greece’s topography

About four-fifths of Greece is mountainous, including most of the islands. The most important range is the Pindus, which runs down the center of the peninsula from north to south.

Look at Greece’s surroundings

• How would all this affect their culture?

The soil is not very good for growing things, there are a lot of mountains that make it hard to walk from one place to another, and there is never enough fresh water. Because of this, people did not settle in Greece as early as they moved to Egypt and the Fertile Crescent.

What bodies of water surround Greece?

Adriatic sea

Aegean sea

What large island is to the south/southeast?

(you may need to go online to find out)

Cyclades island  

Describe where Athens and Sparta are located relating to the sea, and to each other

Sparta is at the end of Adriatic sea right on the edge and Athens is right on the edge of Aegean sea

Mesopotamia - Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

Egypt - Nile River

India - Indus River

China - Huang He River