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·  City states · Trade o Islands o Spreads culture and language · Geography o Easy trade o Food o Mountains isolate along with sea-> unique political identities o No major climate changes over year o Mild climate · Mycenaean’s o Mycenae city o Mild climate o 1600-1100bc main influence o Take over Minoans o Trojan War <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o Conquered by Durians <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Durians <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o Great story tellers
 * [[file:Marathon.docx]][[file:Athens and Sparta.docx]]Greeks **

Greek Geography []

Greece’s geography is made up of thousands of islands in the Aegean Sea and a mountainous mainland and had a major effect on the development of the ancient civilization. Although the climate of Greece seems almost perfect for farming, 80% of the mainland of the Greek peninsula is covered in hills and mountains, with few rivers to support agriculture. With the mainland so mountainous most Greek city states were along the coast or off on island and this leaves very little room for farming, so the ancient Greeks were forced to acquire food from other sources. That prompted the Greeks to begin trading and spreading their culture and technology, which lead to the advancement of their civilization. Greece’s mountains may have seemed entirely useless at the time because they formed a natural barrier between not just different Greek lands, but almost the entire northern world. With no direct trade route by land the Greeks are still forced to look to the seas for trade and expansion.