Three ways in which geography impacted the early greek civilization?

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brandi.

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I need at least three reasons on how geography impacted early greek civilizations.

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depends on which civilizations you mean.

Consider:

The island nature of the Aegean producing a seafaring/trading tradition between the Greek islands.

The narrow land bridge between the Peloponnese and mainland Greece providing opportunity to well placed cities like Corinth.

The existence of silver mines in Attica providing Athens with a crucial monetary advantage which would allow for military growth.

Mountain ranges providing useful defensive structures, and passes proving crucial in several military engagements e.g Thermopylae and Marathon.

Plenty more to choose from too
 
depends on which civilizations you mean.

Consider:

The island nature of the Aegean producing a seafaring/trading tradition between the Greek islands.

The narrow land bridge between the Peloponnese and mainland Greece providing opportunity to well placed cities like Corinth.

The existence of silver mines in Attica providing Athens with a crucial monetary advantage which would allow for military growth.

Mountain ranges providing useful defensive structures, and passes proving crucial in several military engagements e.g Thermopylae and Marathon.

Plenty more to choose from too
 
The rocky soil was bad for large-scale farming, but good for small farms and sheepherding. The land is broken into a lot of peninsulas and bays and islands, which encouraged fishing and seafaring.
The results of which were:
A. Shepherds looking at the sky at night and calculating the movement of the stars, causing a mathematical and scientific viewpoint.
B. Freeholders, which caused a idea of equality among the mass of the population.
C. Small, competitive city-states with a lot of intercommunication, which encouraged literacy and the idea of freeholders as citizens rather than as subjects.
 
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