HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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lack of a common language
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size of the desert regions
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mountainous topography of the region
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cold, hostile climate
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Detailed explanation-1: -The simple answer is geography. The terrain was too mountainous, so each valley was isolated enough to develop their own local polity and culture. Enough so that a Greek nationalistic identity wouldn’t emerge until modern times.
Detailed explanation-2: -What factors might have kept the Greek city-states from uniting as a single kingdom? A factor that might have kept the Greek city-states from uniting as a single kingdom would be that they were all a monarchy so every polis had it’s own leader and those leader’s personalities might have clashed.
Detailed explanation-3: -Shared culture and religion Ancient Greeks were unified by traditions like the panhellenic games and other athletic competitions. These competitions also had religious significance and were often tied to Greek mythology. The most significant of these games were the Olympic Games.