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Many cities sent out colonies when their population exceeded the land capacity of the parent city. There were several hundred. And some of these colonies in turn outgrew the capacity of their land then also sent out colonies.
Some well known ones are Athens (Miletus), Corinth (Corfu), Sparta (Taranto). However some colonies were set up by a consortium of cities anxious to get rid of a surplus and also get rid of potential problem-makers.
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Where are the 8 colonies located?
in the southern colonies
Did The ancient Greek city-states had colonies both in north Africa and in southern France.?
Yes. Marseilles (Masselia) was a Greek colony, and there were Greek colonies inLibya. Of course, Alexander the great conquered Egypt which made is a Greek colony of sorts.
How did new Greek colonies affect industry?
Greek cultures started to spreed
Analyze the relationship between greek trading routes and greek colonies?
The ancient Greeks had a long history of founding colonies. Beginning as early as the ninth century BC.
What place was where the citizens of greek were usually land owners?
colonies
Where were there no Greek colonies?
there were greek colonies...
Why did greek city states establish colonies?
The Greek people led the greek city-states to set up colonies
Which three Greek city states had no colonies?
three greek city states without colonies were Athens, Sparta, and Knossos
What peninsula in Europe were the Greek colonies that were farthest from the mainland Greece on?
The furthest Greek colonies from Greece were on the IBERIAN PENINSULA where Spain is now.
Where are the 8 colonies located?
in the southern colonies
Did The ancient Greek city-states had colonies both in north Africa and in southern France.?
Yes. Marseilles (Masselia) was a Greek colony, and there were Greek colonies inLibya. Of course, Alexander the great conquered Egypt which made is a Greek colony of sorts.
How did new Greek colonies affect industry?
Greek cultures started to spreed
Which areas had no greek colonies?
asia minor
Why did some Greek city states form colonies?
it would help greek civilization
What is the name of the peninsula in Europe that had greek colonies that were the farthest away from mainland greek?
chicagi
The 13 colonies were primar liy located were?
The original 13 colonies were primarily located in the east.
When did the greek establish colonies and where were the colonies located?
The began exporting surplus populations from about 900 CE onwards. Eventually there were about 2000 cities established around the Mediterrana and Black Seas, from today's Spain in the west to Asia Minor in the east.For example Naples (in Greek nea polis = New City) in Italy was a Greek city, as was Tripoli in Libya (tri polis= three cities), Miletus in Asia Minor.
