WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -Many Greek communities were not near the sea. Inland communities were separated from each other by rugged mountains and deep valleys. As a result, the communities were fiercely independent and thought of themselves as separate countries.

Detailed explanation-2: -Greek city-states likely developed because of the physical geography of the Mediterranean region. The landscape features rocky, mountainous land and many islands. These physical barriers caused population centers to be relatively isolated from each other.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Rhodope Mountains form the border between Greece and Bulgaria; that area is covered with vast and thick forests. Greece’s lowest point is sea level. Plains are found in eastern Thessaly, in central Macedonia and in Thrace.

Detailed explanation-4: -Greek civilization developed into independent city-states because Greece’s mountains, islands, and peninsulas separated the Greek people from each other and made communication difficult. The steep mountains of the Greek geography also affected the crops and animals that farmers raised in the region.