- Geo:
- Sea:
allowed for great opportunity for trade and travel. - Land:
Rugged mountains covered about 3/4 of ancient. Played a big roles in wars. Hard to move through the mountains with large armies. Mountains divided the regions. - Climate:
Upper 40's in winter. Lower 80's in the summer. allowed for many different activities. - 3 big players:
- Minoan- 1st. created and elegant civilization that had great power that started around 3000 BC. Used ships for trade.
- Mycenaean- dominated Greece from 1600 to 1100 BC. Bulit a 20 feet wall around theirs cities in the mountains.
- Dorian- Spoke a kind of Greek. Not as advanced. No writing system. Focused more on storytelling. best storyteller: Homer
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