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Ancient Greece
May 14th, 2015
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Ancient Greece brings so many fond memories, yes, not of Greece, but of our history lessons in class. I bet every student in the world comes across Greece, somewhere in his or her curriculum. From their fascinating gods who lived on Mt Olympus to the mortals, even their way of life is thought-provoking. Did you know that the Olympics started in Greece? You probably didn’t, or didn’t care, but that won’t change that fact. The geography of ancient Greek states that the civilization started during the ruling of Shang dynasty, the time the Nile New Kingdom was built by the Egyptian pharaohs. It was situated on the Southern European mainland. It is known as the country of Greece today. It has been expanded and today it comprises of several hundreds of islands, the largest of which is Crete. This territory had no big rivers to deposit fertile silt to generate fertile farmland. Instead, the Ancient Greeks had a landscape surrounded by sea. The landscape was so rocky but it was able to provide few natural resources to the Greeks. The area was covered by mountains and hills. They occupied almost three-fourths of the entire Greece. Most mountains are located on the western side of Greece making it extremely difficult to travel. Ancient Greece had a very unfavorable climate condition for farming. During the winter season, the climate was wet and windy while in summer season it would be hot and dry. The land was not fertile; their economic activity was herding sheep and goats and a bit of farming. They grew grapes, wheat, barley and olives. Farming activity never produced huge surplus, also traveling across the terrain was impassable making the ancient Greeks dependent on the sea for survival. They became merchants, sailors and fishermen. Its location (Eastern Mediterranean) offered them a perfect platform for trading activities. The existence of highly-skilled warriors enabled them to extend their trading territory to as far as Ancient Egypt. They engaged in barter trade where they traded things like wool, oil, wine, body lotion, lamp fuel, foods and other ancient products. Don’t other European powers just wish they could usurp Greece’s place in history? Did you know that in ancient Greece, music teachers were paid higher wages than other teachers and artisans? English today borrows heavily from Ancient Greek, so be thankful for them. Can you Assemble Ancient Greece? Image courtesy of: http://www.greeka.com/greece-maps/ancient-greece-map.htm |
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