Geography of Athens
how the land climate helped and hurt during battles
with all the mountains around and in Athens it made it hard to fight the Athenians, Since Athens had hot dry summers it made it hard on the soldiers.
land
Greece is made up almost entirely of mountainous land with only small areas of lowlands. the mountains are beautiful but made it hard to farm and make a living. they also made it hard to travel and communicate with people a distance away. The mountains divided the cities in Ancient Greece and each city had it's own customs and ideas. Since they were a lot of mountains it was easy for the Athens to fight. they knew the land better during battles.
sea
the Athenians were located near the sea in a region of Greece called Attica. Becasue the Athenians were so close to the sea they became traders trading with other civilization around the mediterranean region. Also this encouraged Athens to build a strong naval fleet. Due to their constant travel around the Mediterranean Athens began to learn about other cultures along with learning new ideas while at the same time spreading their own culture and ideas.
Climate
hot dry summers. Average temperature in January was 4 degrees. They didn't get much rain so that made it hard to farm.
Natural resources
olive trees. Grapes. Lignite. Petroleum. Iron ore. Bauxite. Lead. Zinc. Nickel. Magnesite. Marble. salt. hydropower potential. only 23% of the land is usable and the rest is mostly barren mountains.
trade and Farming
All the mountains made it hard to farm so they barely had any crops. They farmed mostly olives.
mining
The Greeks developed extensive silver mines at Laurium, the profits from which helped to support the growth of Athens as a city-state. Used bronze, tin, and Copper for tools and weapons
jobs
Most farmers worked alone but during the entire family helped out during planting season. Farmers raised pigs, grew wheat, and barley, and tended to olive groves and vineyards. Merchants traded surplus good in exchange for slave, grain, metals and timber. Manufacture workers specialized in making goods like pottery, armor, and clothing.
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