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Overpopulation. Most of Greece was poor country, and farmers had small holdings struggling to eke out a living in dry farming. They could not continually divide these plots to several sons in each succeeding generation, and while wars reduced the number of sons, this was insufficient. As a result, the surplus population was progressively sent off to found colonies arounf the Mediterranean Sea, getting as far west as Masilia (Marseilles) all around the coast of Sicily, southern Italy (Naples = nea polis = new city), North Africa to Cyrenaica, Egypt, Adriatic islands, Aegean islands and coast, Turkish coast and the Black Sea coast.
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∙ 7y agoThe had to engage in trade. And the shipped off surplus population to seize land and establish new city-states. This resulted in over 2,000 city-states around the Mediterranean and Black Sea coasts.
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∙ 11y agoThe Greeks resorted to fishing as well as trading due to less farmlad but they still farmed.
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Water and having the best farmland in the world.
The Ancient Greeks' religion can be categorized as?
Polytheistic = having many gods.
How did surplusses help early villages?
surplus is having enough of and it effected humans because they had enough of what they had.
How did Hercules influence history?
hercules influenced history by having the ancient greeks build statues of him and that making people fight over it
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Greeks did not have gladiators. This was a Roman custom, which originated in having gladiators fight as part of funeral celebrations for kings and nobles.
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People died, leaving people with enough food alive. In reality, it is super sad.
This is the condition that results from society not having enough resources to produce all the things people would like to have?
Scarcity
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Poseidon inspired greeks by having control of water. Which is the answer to thirst.
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by having fun
In addition to having little farmland how were Greek farmers challenged by climate?
i have no clue...but most likely not! he he he he he he!
How did the Greeks worship Hera?
By having a statue and prasing it
What is geographic factors encouraged the growth of indus river valley civilizations?
Water and having the best farmland in the world.
The Ancient Greeks' religion can be categorized as?
Polytheistic = having many gods.
Why do ancient Greeks think the Trojan war is a popular myth?
The story of the war (having actually taken place or not) was a glorious thing for the Greeks.
Who founded democracy?
a greek city state that was having trouble with deciding
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the need for economic safety nets
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Having the perimeter does not provide enough information.Having the perimeter does not provide enough information.Having the perimeter does not provide enough information.Having the perimeter does not provide enough information.
