CIVILIZATION
GREEK
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Question
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They liked selling more than farming
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They had limited farmlands because of the mountains
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They didn’t know how to farm
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They got more profit in trading than in farming
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Detailed explanation-1: -Because farming didn’t produce huge surpluses, and travel across the terrain was difficult, the Greeks came to depend on the sea. 10. Traders from all over were eager to exchange their goods for Greece’s olive oil, wool, and wine.
Detailed explanation-2: -As the number of colonies grew, trade became increasingly important for the economy of ancient Greece. Raw materials were produced in the colonies, and traded back to the larger cities on the mainland to be made into finished products. Trade also existed between the Greeks, Near Eastern cities and Egypt.
Detailed explanation-3: -Farming was difficult in Ancient Greece primarily due to the geography. Greece is not a low, flat place, akin to modern Kansas or Nebraska. Instead, it is a region of mountains and islands, where there is relatively little open plainslands for growing crops.
Detailed explanation-4: -How did the limited amount of fertile land cause the Greeks to become sea traders? Because farming didn’t produce surpluses, the Greeks came to depend on the sea. People became fishers, sailors, and merchant traders. Greek sailors were highly skilled.
Detailed explanation-5: -The economy of ancient Greece was defined largely by the region’s dependence on imported goods. As a result of the poor quality of Greece’s soil, agricultural trade was of particular importance.