Greece:
Sea
-allowed for trade and travel.
-natural resources lacking: timber, metal, farmland.
Land
-rugged mountains covered 3/4th of ancient Greece
-mountains were the dividers for different regions
-played a big role in wars. hard to move through mountains with a large army.
Climate
-upper 40's in the winter.
-lower 80's in the summer.
-climate allowed for many different outdoor activities.
3 Big Civilizations in Classical Greece:
Minoans
-created and elegant civilization that had a lot of power. started around 3000 bc
-influenced mycenaeans.
-writing
-language
-design
-trade
-used ships to trade goods
Mycenaean
-influenced by the Minoans
-came from indo-europeans
-dominated greece from 160 bc- 1100 bc.
Dorian
-spoke a kind of greek
-not as advnced as the others, military focused.
-no writing system. communicated through speaking.
-focused on storytelling.
-best storyteller-Homer.
Trojan War
-key players-individual and group.
-what occurred?
-any trickery involved?
-lasting effects?
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