HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Question
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It provided water for their farms
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It restricted cultural diffusion.
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They relied on the sea for travel and trade.
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They stayed away from the sea as much as they could.
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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: -The Ionian and Aegean seas were branches of the Mediterranean. The Ionian Sea is west of Greece. The Aegean Sea is east of Greece. These “highways of water” linked most parts of Greece to each other.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Greeks and the Sea The Ancient Greeks were known to be a great sea-faring people. They would sail on formidable trireme ships, forming an ancient navy that became a force to be reckoned with across the Eurasian world.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Greeks considered the sea a friendly environment and they were happy with the sea’s caprices. Very quickly they came to realize that the sea could offer them a way of life, together with the joy of freedom and an increasing freedom of spirit.