Geography of Greece

            For most of class today we were focusing on the special things about Ancient Greece's geography. Greece did not have geography that worked in their favor and for the most part, they were very limited in what they could do to sustain community. Greece definitely struggled to get started but, in the end they ended up coming out on top.

      Ancient Greece Geography

• Surrounded by mountains, covered 3/4 of land.
• Fertile valleys covered only 1/4 of land: very hard to make a living off of farming.
• Peninsula that juts into Mediterranean Sea.
• 2000 islands within the surrounding seas.
• Three major seas: Aegean, Ionian and Adriatic.
• A major island called Crete in the south/southeast.
• Poor and very limited natural resources.
• Faster to get to the other side of Greece in the sea rather than the land due to mountains.
• Geography allowed for skilled sailors, shipbuilders, farmers, metalworkers, weavers, and potters.
• Developed small, independent communities called city-states to attempt to sustain a community.