HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Mountain Olympus
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Mediterranean Sea
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Archipelago (chain of islands)
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Deserts
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Detailed explanation-1: -The three major aspects of Greek geography are the peninsular mainland, the Peloponnese peninsula, and the Greek islands. These each feature different types of terrain.
Detailed explanation-2: -The mountains isolated Greeks from one another, which caused Greek communities to develop their own way of life. Greece is made up of many mountains, isolated valleys, and small islands. This geography prevented the Greeks from building a large empire like that of Egypt or Mesopotamia.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mount Olympus – Home of the Gods (Zeus, Athena) Mediterranean Sea. Aegean Sea. Balkan Peninsula-mainland Greece, juts out into the Mediterranean Sea. Island of Crete (Minoans) Peloponnesia – where the Spartans settled.