HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Question
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The merchants’ ships were built for space, not for speed
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The merchants’ ships were built for speed, not space
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The ships were too heavy with all of the goods weighing them down for quick travel
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The ancient Greeks were scared of seasickness
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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. People living near the Mediterranean, Aegean, and Ionian Seas became fishers, sailors, and merchants.
Detailed explanation-2: -Many of the people in Ancient Greece depended on their merchandise to be traded with other countries so that they could make a living for their families. The ships would be used to make sure that people in the Ancient Greek cities were able to trade and to move cargo from one area to the other.
Detailed explanation-3: -The easiest way to get to those cultures was by sailing across the Mediterranean Sea. The Greeks became very good sailors and established complex trade networks with people all across the Mediterranean region as early as the 6th century BC.
Detailed explanation-4: -Trade. Greece’s main exports were olive oil, wine, pottery, and metalwork. Imports included grains and pork from Sicily, Arabia, Egypt, Ancient Carthage, and the Bosporan Kingdom.