CIVILIZATION
GREEK
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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deserts and oases
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rivers and plains
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mountains and lakes
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seas and mountains
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Detailed explanation-1: -Greek civilization began in an area dominated by mountains and seas. The Greek mainland is on the southern part of Europe’s Balkan Penisula. A penisula is a body of land with water on three sides. Between these two lands are the waters of the Agean Sea.
Detailed explanation-2: -The region of the Mediterranean where the Greeks first settled is called the Aegean Sea. Greek city-states formed all along the Aegean coastline and on the many islands in the Aegean Sea. The people of Greece used the Aegean to travel from city to city.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ancient Greek civilization was concentrated in what is today Greece and along the western coast of Turkey. However, ancient Greek colonists established cities all around the Mediterranean and along the coast of the Black Sea.