Welcome to lesson 1! This lesson is all about a concept highly important to the citizens of Ancient Greece: the geography of the land. The landscape affected all sorts of aspects of life for the people of Ancient Greece:
The audio below will tell you a few fun facts about the topography of Ancient Greece, and how important trade was to its people. The video below will also help you to understand this a little better. Listen to the audio first, then watch the video and work through the activities; this will be the layout of most of the activities on this site. Don’t forget to post your responses to the activities below, or write them in your school notebook. Enjoy!
In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.
Aristotle
Now for a little more info regarding geography and trade. Listen to the next audio clip, and then watch the first four minutes of the YouTube clip underneath.
Now that you know more about the geographical features and landscape of Ancient Greece, it’s time to put your knowledge to good use! Your task is to complete a sales pitch activity based on the information you’ve acquired about geography and trade.
- Pick an Ancient Greek City State
- Find out more about it through the information on this page and in your textbook
- Fill out the PowerPoint template below – use it as your sales notebook to collect information about your Cuty State
- Congratulations, you’ve completed a sales pitch! In pairs, ‘sell’ the benefits of your chosen City State.
- Comment below with your responses also, and don’t forget to respond to your peers with encouragement and feedback
With all that you now know about Ancient Grecian geography, complete the below activity lesson for homework. If your PowerPoint isn’t yet complete, that can also be worked on for homework.
Ancient Greece Activity Centre 