In ancient times, the vast majority of the mainland Greeks lived in narrow valleys, isolated from each other by high mountain ranges (this was, however, not always the case: Sparta for example sat in a broad valley). This isolation promoted fierce independence and patriotism in the citizens of the Greek poleis or city-states. This independence, in turn, was the cause of many bloody and unnecessary battles, e.g. the Peloponnesian War, which marked the end of Greece's golden age.
Also, Greece's particular geographical configuration made travel by sea far more practical to the Greeks than travel by land.
However, other factors contributed to this as well:
- the Aegean Sea was a calm, sail-friendly sea dotted with small islands,
making navigation easy;
- no Greek lived more than forty miles from the sea.
Thirdly, the fact that Greece's narrow valleys and poor agricultural possibilities could not sustain a large population led to the two great colonisation movements of the eighth and sixth centuries BC, spreading Greek civilization and economic influence all over the coasts of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
The ancient Greeks inhabited the continent of Europe, specifically the regions of Greece and surrounding areas such as modern-day Turkey and Italy. They also established colonies in Africa, Asia, and other parts of Europe.
it was not the Geography of Greece which influenced western civilisation. It was Greek civilisation and the fact that the Greeks migrated out of Greece. They migrated to western Turkey, southern Italy and Sicily and they founded Marseilles in southern France. Thus, they created a Greek world which extended beyond mainland Greece. The Greeks influenced the peoples who lived near then. They also influenced the Romans. It is though this influence of the Romans that the Greeks later influenced western civilisation.
The Greeks studied charges using amber, which is a type of fossilized tree resin that can acquire a static electric charge when rubbed. This observation led to the development of early theories on electricity and magnetism in ancient Greece.
Hellenic culture combines elements of ancient Greek traditions, philosophy, art, and architecture. It encompasses the beliefs, values, and practices of the ancient Greeks and has had a lasting influence on Western civilization.
marble was first found in the Himalayan mountains jk i have no clue:)
Greeks, principally.
The original inhabitants of ancient Greece were the Greeks.
ancient Greeks
As long as there are the statues of gods there the Greece will still be an ancient country
You are talking about the religion of the ancient Greeks; they were the deitites of ancient Greece.
Greeks
Greeks
look in the book "The Ancient Greeks For DUMMIES"
In Greece in ancient times
Because ancient Greeks had to eat.
Yes they did but Direct taxation was not well-developed in ancient Greece.
a political system based on independent city-states