Ancient Greece Geography Flashcards
What type of land is Greece and what surrounds it?
Peninsulas, small islands surrounding.
What are the seas surrounding Greece?
Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea
Significant of mountains in Greece
Found all throughout country, making it difficult to develop as a unified country as they separate different areas
What effect did the geography have?
Separate governments and different culture in each area; i.e. Athens, Sparta, etc.
What were some of the difficulties caused by the geography?
The mountains were not good for farming and the soil was poor
What was one of the advantages of Greece’s geography?
Made trading necessary, became better with sea travel
Three important factors about Greek Geography that influenced its history
- Separate city-states, isolated cultures/governments
- Trading
- Sea travel
Who was the first major civilization of Greece?
Minoans (on Crete) and Mycenaeans (Mainland Greece)
What ended the Minoan civilization
Major volcanic explosion
Why were Minoans not considered first Greeks
Did not speak Greek
