What a week of exploring! We sailed to ancient Greece, a rocky land in Europe beside the Mediterranean Sea. We learned that Greece is full of mountains and hundreds of islands, so Greeks became expert sailors and traders.
Because mountains separated the cities, Greece was made of city-states that ruled themselves. Athens loved art, learning, and voting. Sparta loved strong soldiers. Each city-state had its own leaders, army, and coins.
Greek farmers grew olives and grapes on the hills, and traders sailed away with olive oil, wine, and painted pottery. And we discovered a big idea: geography — the land and water around us — shapes how people live, in ancient times and today!
✔ Greece has mountains, islands, and the sea all around.
✔ City-states like Athens and Sparta ruled themselves.
✔ Greeks were sailors, traders, and olive farmers.
✔ Geography shapes how people live — then and now.
Write T for true or F for false in each circle.
1. Greece has hundreds of in the sea.
2. A city that ruled itself was called a .
3. was the city of art and learning.
4. was the city of tough soldiers.
5. Greek farmers pressed trees' fruit into oil.
6. The was the Greek highway for travel and trade.
1. Explain why the Greeks became sailors instead of river farmers like the Egyptians.
2. Which would you explore first in Greece: a mountain, an island, or a city-state? Why?
Draw a map of Greece: mountains, islands, the sea, and a trireme sailing between them.
| I can... | Circle one |
|---|---|
| Describe Greece's geography | YES / NOT YET |
| Tell how Athens and Sparta were different | YES / NOT YET |
| Explain how geography shapes people | YES / NOT YET |