Greece
- Sea- allowed for great opportunity for trade and travel. Important b/c it allowed Great to get natural resources that it lacked: timber: precious metals, usable farmland.
- Land- Rugged mountains covered about 3/4 of ancient Greece. Mountains were often the divider for different regions. Played a big role in wars. Hard to move through mountains with large army.
- Climate-Upper 40's in winter and lower 80's in summer. Climate allowed for many different outdoor activities.
- Minoan Influence- Minoans created an elegant civilization that had great power that started around 3000 BC. Their culture influenced the Mycenaeans. Writing, language, design, trade. Used ships to trade goods.
- Mycenaean Develops- Were heavily influenced by the Minoans. They came from the Indo-European migrants. Dominated Greece from 1600 BC
- Dorian- Spoke a kind of Greek. Not as advanced as the others, no writing system. Focused more on storytelling. Best storyteller- Homer.
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