Chapter 7 Section 1 The Geography of Ancient

Homer • Legendary ancient Greek poet • Traditionally said to be the author of

The Odyssey • Story of Greek hero Odysseus (or Ulysses, as he was known

The Odyssey • It takes Odysseus ten years to reach Ithaca after the ten-year

Mythology • Comes from the Greek word for story telling. • Myths were the

The Geography of Ancient Greece • Most of Greece is a peninsula, surrounded on

The Geography of Ancient Greece • Only about ¼ of the land is suitable

Greek Trade • The lack of land to grow crops on forced the Greeks

Colonies • Foreign settlements in distant lands ruled originally from home.

Greek Trade • As the Greeks traded more extensively they established more and more

Aegean Sea • A bay of the Mediterranean Sea located between the mainland of

The Minoans (mih NOH uhns) • Were the ancestors of the Greeks who ruled

The Minoans (mih NOH uhns) • The Minoans had a maritime, or sea based,

The Mycenaeans (my suh NEE uhns) • The inhabitants of southern Greece during the

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Chapter 7 Section 1 The Geography of Ancient Greece

Homer • Legendary ancient Greek poet • Traditionally said to be the author of the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey.

Epic • A long adventure poem.

The Odyssey • Story of Greek hero Odysseus (or Ulysses, as he was known in Roman myths) and his long journey home following the fall of Troy.

The Odyssey • It takes Odysseus ten years to reach Ithaca after the ten-year Trojan War, twenty years in total.

Mythology • Comes from the Greek word for story telling. • Myths were the stories people told to explain the world around them.

The Geography of Ancient Greece • Most of Greece is a peninsula, surrounded on three sides by the Mediterranean Sea. • The land is very rugged and difficult to travel across.

The Geography of Ancient Greece • Only about ¼ of the land is suitable for farming. • Ancient Greeks grew olives for oil and grapes for wine.

Greek Trade • The lack of land to grow crops on forced the Greeks to trade with other civilizations in order to get the things they needed.

Colonies • Foreign settlements in distant lands ruled originally from home.

Greek Trade • As the Greeks traded more extensively they established more and more colonies throughout the Mediterranean region.

Aegean Sea • A bay of the Mediterranean Sea located between the mainland of Greece and Turkey.

The Minoans (mih NOH uhns) • Were the ancestors of the Greeks who ruled the island of Crete from about 3000 B. C. until 1400 B. C.

The Minoans (mih NOH uhns) • The Minoans had a maritime, or sea based, culture.

The Mycenaeans (my suh NEE uhns) • The inhabitants of southern Greece during the time of the Minoans. • They learned seafaring skills from the Minoans before conquering them.