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Modern ideas about democracy first developed in ancient Athens Athenian Democracy Ancient Greece Athens is the capital and largest city in modern Greece but Athens also has a long history that dates back 7000 years . 3 Major Periods of Ancient Greece Civilizations. 1.  . Early Civilizations. :  Minoans (Crete) and Mycenae  (mi se ne) . 2.  . Classical Greece.   (flourishing of arts, literature, philosophy; domination by Sparta and Athens) . Modern ideas about democracy first developed in ancient Athens. . Athenian Democracy Ancient Greece. Athens is the capital and largest city in modern Greece, but Athens also has a long history that dates back 7000 years. . http://. www.ldmark.com. /. Igreece. /. CityState.jpg. Objectives:. You will be able to: . explain . what a city-state is. . explain how geography affected the peoples of the Balkan Peninsula . explain how the polis was the center of Greek Life. . Copy the notes as they appear.. Geography of Greece. Greece is a small country in Europe.. Greece is near the Mediterranean Sea.. The main part of Greece in on a peninsula.. A peninsula is a body of land surrounded by water on three sides. . 2) Where is the island of Crete? . 3) In what ways did the location of Greece encourage . trade?. 4) How did geography affect the development of ancient Greece?. 5) Name the first two Greek civilizations.. Copy the notes as they appear.. Geography of Greece. Greece is a small country in Europe.. Greece is near the Mediterranean Sea.. The main part of Greece in on a peninsula.. A peninsula is a body of land surrounded by water on three sides. . isthmus. harbor. A small strip of land, with. water on both sides, that. connects two larger areas of. land.. A sheltered place with deep. water close to shore.. trireme. A large fighting ship used by. AKA- City-state. Made up of a city and its surrounding countryside. Each had it’s own government. Acropolis- where citizens gathered to discuss city government. Athens and Democracy. Democracy: Rule by the people. Greece has few natural resources and is 80% mountains, making agriculture difficult . Greece used the sea for trade and transportation. Greece set up trading colonies along the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea. The Greeks Clash with the Persians. . a. At the time Athens was growing more powerful, Persia was the strongest military power in . . the world. . . b.. Persians. invaded Greece at a plain northeast of Athens called . isthmus. harbor. A small strip of land, with. water on both sides, that. connects two larger areas of. land.. A sheltered place with deep. water close to shore.. trireme. A large fighting ship used by. ome definitionsWhat is 145cultureCulture is the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people encompassing language religion cuisine social habits music and arts133 The word culture de Ancient Greeks became too overcrowded on the Greek mainland.. They spread out to the surrounding islands and formed colonies.. . These colonies became city-states.. THE POLIS. The Greeks called their city-state The Polis.. The Parthenon in Athens. Section 1: The Rise of Greek Civilization. Temple of . Didyma. Where is Greece?. Greece’s Geographic Setting. Greece is made up of peninsulas. Peninsula: an area of land surrounded by water on three sides.