Today in class we took our test on Ancient Egypt. I think I got all of them right except the last one. Anyways we took notes on Ancient Greece for the rest of class so here are my notes.
Cultures of the Mountains and the Sea
- Ancient Greece consisted mainly of a mountainous peninsula
- It also included about 2,000 islands in the Aegean Sea and the Ionian Sea
The Sea
- Shaped Greek civilization as much as rivers did to other ancient civilizations
- The Greeks lived around the Aegean, Ionian, and Adriatic Seas
- Sea trade became important because Greece lacked natural resources such as timber, precious metals, and usable farmland
The Land
- Rugged mountains covered about 3/4 of ancient Greece
- The mountain chains ran mainly from northwest to southwest along the Balkan Peninsula
- The Greeks developed small, independent communities within each little valley and its surrounding mountains
- Only 1/4 of land was arable (suitable for farming)
- The lack of fresh water and fertile farmland made Greece not be able to support a large population
- A desire for more living space, grassland for raising livestock, and adequate farmland may have been factors that motivated the Greeks to seek new sites for colonies
The Climate
- Temperature averaging from 48 degrees in the winters to 80 degrees in the summer
- Spent a lot of time outside
- They met often to discuss public issues =, exchange news, and take an active part in civic life
All the notes I got for today.
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