Sea- allowed for great opportunity for trade and travel.
Allowed Greece to get to natural resources.
¾ of Greece land it full of mountains
Land- rugged mountains covered ¾ land
Often a “divider” for different regions
Played a big role in wars. Hard to move around and through mountains with large army.
Climate- very moderate climate. Not really below 40 and not above 90
Upper 40s in winter, lower 80s in summer. Allowed for many different outdoor activities.
3 big players in ancient Greece—
- 1. Minoan-
- Minoan- created elegant civilization that had great power that started around 3000 BC.
- Minoans culture influenced the Mycenaean’s.
- Writing language.
2. Mycenaean’s -
- Mycenaean’s- were heavily influenced my Minoans
- Came from Indo-European migrants
- Dominated Greece from 1600 BC to 1100 BC
3. Dorian-
- Spoke a kind of Greek
- Not as advanced as the others
- Focused more storytelling
- Best storyteller. HOMER--
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