9/4/2012
Classical Greece
Sea
Great opportunity for travel and trade
Greece didn’t have much usable land
Land
Mountains covered ¾ of the land
Played major roll in war
Climate
40s in winter
80s in summer
3 big civilizations in Greece
Minoans
Created elegant civilizations started around 3000 BC used ships
Mycenaeans
Heavily influenced by Minoans
1600-1100 BC
Dorian
Spoke a kind of Greek
No writing
Focused more on storytelling –Homer
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