HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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unified political organization
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withdrawal from international contact
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a society centered around plantations
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a reliance of sea-based commerce
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Detailed explanation-1: -The country’s mountainous terrain, many isolated valleys, and numerous offshore islands encouraged the formation of many local centers of power, rather than one all-powerful capital. Another key factor influencing the formation of city-states rather than kingdoms was the Mediterranean.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ancient Greek civilization was concentrated in what is today Greece and along the western coast of Turkey. However, ancient Greek colonists established cities all around the Mediterranean and along the coast of the Black Sea.
Detailed explanation-3: -What effect did the geography of ancient Greece have on its early development? The mountainous terrain led to the creation of independent city-states.
Detailed explanation-4: -Greece has the longest coastline in Europe and is the southernmost country in Europe. The mainland has rugged mountains, forests, and lakes, but the country is well known for the thousands of islands dotting the blue Aegean Sea to the east, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and the Ionian Sea to the west.