The+geography+of+Greece



** Geography and Greece: Document-Based Questions  ** ** Step 1:  ** Read the question ** Step 2:  ** Rephrase the question into an incomplete sentence ** Step 3:  ** Look at the document ** Step 4:  ** Use the information in the document to answer the question List two geographic features found on the map of Greece. The geography of Greece had a major impact on the lifestyle and culture of the people. The Aegean and Mediterranean Seas were an important link to the rest of the world. The Greeks became skilled sea traders. They exchanged not only goods but ideas and technology as well. For example, the Greeks adapted the Phoenician alphabet for their own use. According to this document, what is one way that living near the sea impacted the Greeks?     Greece is made up of many mountains, isolated valleys, and small islands. This geography prevented the Greeks from building a large empire because the people were separated form one another. Instead the Greeks created many small city-states that shared the same language and religion but differed in culture and government. According to these documents, why did the Greeks develop city-states instead of a unified empire?
 * Directions: ** Use the following four-step method to answer the document-based questions.
 * Document 1 **
 * Document 2 **
 * Document 3a **
 * = ** Mountain
 * Document 3b **