Classical Greece
Sea
-allowed for great opportunity for trade and travel
-important because it allowed Greece to get the natural resources that it lacked: timber, precious metals, usable farmland
Land
-Rugged mountains covered about 75% of ancient Greece
-Mountains were often the divider for different regions
-Played a big role in wars. Hard to move through the mountains with large army
Climate
-Upper 40's in winter
-Lower 80's in summer
-The climate allowed for many different outdoor activities
Minoans
-created an elegant civilization that had great power that started around 3000 BC
-Minoans culture influenced the Mycenaeans
-Writing, Language
-Design
-Trade
-Used ships to trade goods
Mycenaean
-were heavily influenced by the Minoans
-They came from Indo-Europeans migrants
-Dominated Greece from 1600 BC to 1100 BC
Dorian
-spoke type of Greek
-Not as advanced as others, no writing systems
-Focused more on storytelling
-Best storyteller, Homer
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