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How did the physical of ancient Greece cause it to separate into independent communities?
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∙ 12y ago
Nomadic Greek tribes each selected a piece of land to settle. The rivers, lakes and mountains separated them, so they developed independent city-states, and had no wish to surrender independence.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 12y agoBecause the mainland of Greece is mountainous: there are mountains, hills, valleys and passes. They could not grow wheat and barley on the slopes of the hills as the Egyptians or the Sumerians could on their vast flat lands making use of the one or two big rivers along which people started to grow into farming communities. Greek Islands in the Aegian Sea) also were considered as separate city states. They did not need or want any connection, and remained independent from each other. However, they had a lot of things in common: The Olympic Games, their language, their culture, and their religion.
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One effect of rugged mountainous geography on the civilization of ancient Greece was the developed of?
Separate independent city-states.
What was ancient Greece when divided into separate communities called?
Ancient Greek settlements were usually called city-states. A city-state was usually composed of villages that had grouped together for trade and protection.
What was ancient Greece broken up into?
Ancient greece was divided into isolated communities because of the mountains in Greece. Over 70% of Greece is mountains, and the mountains made communication between cities hard. This blocked the exchange of ideas, which resulted in all of the cities having different societies, governments, and values
What physical barrier helped separate ancient China from Southeast Asia?
what separated ancient china from the rest of the world is the natural barriers like the deserts and mountains , oceans .
Was the polis the independent City in ancient Greece?
Yes.
What role did mountainous regions in ancient Greece have?
They split the population into separate communities leading to the development of separate independent city-states.
How did the physical geography of Ancient Greece cause it to separate into communities?
the physical geography changed the thoughts of the empires to change into separate city-states because of the shortage of water around the one community.
What did each of the separate communities in ancient greece have have?
they each had their own
Which characteristic of the people of ancient Greece may be explained by the geography of the county?
Small,independent communities
How did the geography of ancient Greece cause it to separate into indepented communities and what where they called?
minoens or city states
In ancient Greece independent communities that followed their own traditions government and laws came to be known as a?
citystate
How did the physical geography of ancient Greece cause it to separate into independent communities?
The land was mountainous with patches of arable land in between. Nomadic tribes would seize a patch of land to settle on, build a fortress, and a city would grow up at its centre, creating a city-state in its own patch of land, which it defended from neighbouring cities.
One effect of rugged mountainous geography on the civilization of ancient Greece was the developed of?
Separate independent city-states.
What geographic feature served as a barrier to political unity and encouraged the rise independent city states in ancient Greece?
When the nomadic Greek peoples settled in Greece, the various tribes took over a section of river valley or plain surrounded by mountains, separated from each other and so established separate communities and governance.
What geographic feature served as a barrier to political unity and encouraged the rise of independent city-states in ancient Greece?
When the nomadic Greek peoples settled in Greece, the various tribes took over a section of river valley or plain surrounded by mountains, separated from each other and so established separate communities and governance.
What needs and want were used in communities?
information on systems practised in the exchanging of the ancient communities goods
Needs and wants of ancient communities and how they exchanged goods?
information on systems practised in the exchanging of the ancient communities goods
