HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Question
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There were not enough supplies to travel
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They didn’t like each other
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They had no need to talk
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The land was very difficult to travel
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Detailed explanation-1: -The mountains and the seas of Greece contributed greatly to the isolation of ancient Greek communities. Because travel over the mountains and across the water was so difficult, the people in different settlements had little communication with each other.
Detailed explanation-2: -Second, Greece’s mountainous terrain led to the development of the polis (city-state), beginning about 750 B.C.E. The high mountains made it very difficult for people to travel or communicate.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ancient Greek communities were isolated from each other by mountains, which made travel and communication difficult.
Detailed explanation-4: -Ancient Greeks and Romans communicated with the gods through prayers, hymns, and various forms of divination. Oracles were always consulted for important decisions and were located throughout the Mediterranean world.
Detailed explanation-5: -How did farmers in ancient Greece adjust to the area’s difficult terrain? they built flat steps into the hills. What made farming in ancient Greece especially difficult? Why was the sea so important to the ancient Greeks?