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Many Greeks became sailors and traded with other people.

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What country is the native land of Greeks?

Greece


How much land were Ancient Greeks able to farm on?

Greece was mountainous so it was difficult to farm though i know they were able to plant grapes. They were able to farm on very little land. If you want a more specific answer you should search it on google, you'll probably find a page about greece there. Hope this helped :)


What are the physical features of Greece?

The land mass of Greece is for the greatest part (80%) covered by mountains. Greece has over 2,000 mostly very small islands: only some 170 are inhabited. Greece is situated on the boundaries of two tectonic plates that move in different directions, making Greece the victim of numerous earthquakes and sometimes tsunamis over the past 2,500 years.


Why do you think Greece sea travel was so important to Greeks?

Take a look at ancient Greece on a map. There are many islands and much coastland. Travel by water is much faster than by land. The ancient Greeks traded with many people all around the Mediterranean.


How did the geography of Greece differ from that of other ancient civilizations?

The geography of Greece differed in several ways from that of other ancient civilizations. Unlike civilizations in Mesopotamia and Egypt, which were located in river valleys, Greece was a mountainous region with many small, independent city-states. This geography encouraged the development of a decentralized political system and a high degree of autonomy for each city-state. Greece also had a large number of islands, which fostered a seafaring culture and facilitated trade and contact with other cultures.

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When traveling by land in Greece was difficult the Greeks?

The Ancient Greeks traveled by the sea because the land was to mountainous to travel by foot. The Ancient Greeks traveled by foot, cart, chariot and ship.


Greece is a blank land framed by water?

Greece is a mountainous land framed by water.


What country is the native land of Greeks?

Greece


The land in Greece is?

The land in Greece is 80% Mountains and hills, making it one of the most mountainous countries in Europe.


Is Greece high land or low land?

There are lowland areas, mostly by the sea, but most of Greece is hilly or mountainous.


What countries did Greece colonize?

Yes, the Greeks did colonize present day Spain. They ruled the area in the 8th through 6th centuries BC.


What plains does Greece have?

the thing that shaped the land of Greece is the bodies of water that surround Greece


Why did Many Greek city-states encouraged migration to areas outside of Greece during the 8th and 7th centuries BC?

The land in Greece is not the greatest for farming. So some Greeks settled in other lands to farm and trade.


How much land were Ancient Greeks able to farm on?

Greece was mountainous so it was difficult to farm though i know they were able to plant grapes. They were able to farm on very little land. If you want a more specific answer you should search it on google, you'll probably find a page about greece there. Hope this helped :)


Where did the Greeks fight the Persians?

On land and sea, in Asia and Greece.


Did Greece split land with Albania?

Yes they did...., korça is Greeks land.... Yaniana is Albanians land


What were the Greeks forced to become good at because of their rocky mountainous land?

THEY like became good sea tradrsz