GK
WORLD HISTORY
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Absolute Monarchies
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Extensive communication networks
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Separate independent city-states
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Belief in one God
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mountains and the sea cut off Greek centers of population from one another; such geographic barriers led the Greeks to organize many independent “city-states”. Each city-state was called a “polis”. The first loyalty of the people was not to Greece as a nation but to their own city-state.
Detailed explanation-2: -The country’s mountainous terrain, many isolated valleys, and numerous offshore islands encouraged the formation of many local centers of power, rather than one all-powerful capital. Another key factor influencing the formation of city-states rather than kingdoms was the Mediterranean.
Detailed explanation-3: -What effect did the geography of ancient Greece have on its early development? 1. The mountainous terrain led to the creation of independent city-states.