Geography of Athens
- Land
-location: Greece
-included thousands of islands
-mountains cover 70-80% of Greece (made of marble or limestone. Limestone was in the hills that the city was located on)
-surrounded by mountains:
-Aigaleo - west
-Parnes – North
-Pentelikon – Northeast
-Hymettus – East
- Sea
-the Aegean Sea, lonian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, The Sea of Crete
-Peninsula that jets out into the Mediterranean Sea
-Southern tip of Greece is called Peloponnesus
-The isthmus which is a narrow strip of land, coecs the Peloponnesus to the rest of Greece
-fist were part of diet
-used for trading and transportation
- Climate
-mild, wet winters
-about 50 degrees
-a lot of rain
-mountains get snow
-hot, dry summer
-80ish degrees
-climate allows for a lot of outdoor activities
- How did Geography Help or Hurt
-trade was easier and more coming since the seas bordered Greece
-no harsh weather
-land was covered in mountains so transportation was very difficult
-crops were easy to grow because of water supply but farmland was scarce
- Natural resources
-lignite -nickel -petrolium -magnetite
-iron ore
Marble
-bauxite
-salt
-lead
-limestone
-zinc
- Trade
--sea trade was common
-most common ship in Greece was the cargo shop then war shop
-the Athenians reached markets all over the Mediterranean and even to Egypt and Lydia
-Athens economy soared
- Farming
-was hard because of limited soil and cropland
-20% of land was for crops
-main crops: barley, grapes, olives,
-grain crops were blanded October – may/April
-olives harvested between November and feb.
-grapes picked in September
-barley was the main cereal crop and used for bread, porridge, flour
-farms 4-5 acres of land
-in Athens they just grew enough for family’s and extras went to market
-some very large farms were run by overseers
-one farmer made 30,000 drachmas in a year on a big farm
-average worker bade 2 a day
- Mining
-ore was common in Athens
-best known mine was the silver mines of Laurium
-profits helped the growth of Athens
-slaves worked them
-made weapons, money, tools, and armor with the metal
- Jobs
-did metal work because of the silver mines of Laurium
-druggists (pharmasists) were female and collected herbs for medicine
-manual labor was performed by slaves
-people with artistic abilities created images of deities and sold them to believers
-farmers
-free citizens could sign up for military
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