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They were located by the Aegean Sea or the Sea of Italy to the west and east of the Greek peninsula. (basically Mediterranean sea)

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Did the Persian Wars pit Greek city-states against each other?

The Persian Empire recruited Greek city-states. A third of its navy at the sea battle of Salamis was from Greek city-states in Asia Minor. A third of its army at the land battle of Plataea was Greek.


What was 2 Factors that kept Greek city states from uniting?

Two key factors that prevented Greek city-states from uniting were their strong sense of individual identity and localism, which fostered loyalty to the city-state over a collective Greek identity. Additionally, geographical barriers, such as mountains and the sea, contributed to isolation and hindered communication and cooperation among the city-states, leading to frequent conflicts and rivalries.


What geographical feature separated most of Greece from the Persian empire?

The Aegean Sea separated it from mainland Greece, however there were over 100 Greek city-states within the Persian empire in Asia Minor and the Islands, and those cities were the bone of contention which gave rise to the Greek-Persian Wars.


How did the sea shape Greek culture myth economy and trade?

The fecund Greeks living on limited areas of land had to ship out surplus populations to seize new land and form new city-states for themselves. The sea was the highroad, and so they spread over 2,000 city-states around the Mediterranean and Black Sea littorals.


What was the primary purpose of Greek colonization after 750 bce?

To provide a home for its growing surplus population, which could not be accommodated in the limited agricultural areas of the city-states of Greece. The surplus were shipped of around the Mediterranean and Black Sea littorals to seize new land and form new city-states of their own, expanding the Greek world to over 2,000 city-states.

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Who did the Phoenicians coexist with?

Mainly the Greek city-states spread around the Mediterranean Sea.


What are the Greek city-states?

Over 2,000 independent cities and their lands (city-states) spread around the Mediterranean and Black Sea littorals.


What are the Greek city states?

Over 2,000 independent cities and their lands (city-states) spread around the Mediterranean and Black Sea littorals.


Did the Persian Wars pit Greek city-states against each other?

The Persian Empire recruited Greek city-states. A third of its navy at the sea battle of Salamis was from Greek city-states in Asia Minor. A third of its army at the land battle of Plataea was Greek.


What is the approximate maximum distance that a Greek citizen would have to travel to reach the Mediterranean sea?

There was no Greek citizen. They were citizens of Greek city-states. There were city-states in what today is Russia, and around the north coast of Turkey a thousand km from the Mediterranean.


Is there a city state named after Poseidon the Greek god of the sea?

While Poseidon was the protector of many Greek city-states, none were named for him directly.


How did the sea and mountains affect Greek's history and culture?

It gave Greece a strong political system of city-states.


How many Greek city-states were there said to be?

Over 2,000, spread around the Mediterranean and Black Sea littorals.


Why were the Greek colonies around the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea?

The city-states shipped surplus populations off to seize land and establish new cities for themselves.


What alliance of Greek city-states helped bring greater defense and greater trade to the Aegean Sea area?

delian league


Which of the two city-states had most allies around the Aegean Sea?

Sparta and Athens