WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Greek city-states created new colonies around the Mediterranean as a way to deal with over-population and to find new resources such as timber and metals. Many colonies began as trading posts with indigenous peoples.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the period from the 8th to the 6th century B.C. a great number of new cities were founded along the coasts of the Mediterranean and the Black Seas. These new cities were part of a colonization movement sponsored by city-states in Greece and Phoenicia.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -In the 7th century, many colonies were founded in Ionia, Southern Italy, Thrace and on the Black Sea. Other Greek colonies were founded on the coast of Gaul, on the Cyrenaica peninsula in Africa and also in Egypt. In this burst of colonial expansion cities such as Corinth, Miletus, Megara and Phocaea took the lead.

Detailed explanation-5: -Greece’s steep mountains and surrounding seas forced Greeks to settle in isolated communities. Travel by land was hard, and sea voyages were hazardous. Most ancient Greeks farmed, but good land and water were scarce.