HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Detailed explanation-1: -Many ancient Greeks started colonies across nearby seas in order to farm and trade. The Greeks established colonies over a period of more than 300 years, from 1000 to 650 B.C.E. The first group of settlers started a colony called Ionia, in Asia Minor, in what is present-day Turkey.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Greeks established colonies over a period of 300 years, from 1000 to 650 B.C.E. Colonies were located in Asia Minor (Turkey), Spain, France, Italy, Africa, and along the coast of the Black Sea.
Detailed explanation-3: -Greek city-states were soon attracted by the fertile land, natural resources, and good harbors of what is now southern Italy and Sicily. These colonies had such a strong Greek identity they were called “Greater Greece” or Megalē Hellas. Cumae was the first colony in southern Italy.