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Mediterranean Civilizations: Greece - Coggle Diagram
Mediterranean Civilizations: Greece
Mediterranean civilizations: Greece
The Greek and Roman civilizations produced immense cultural wealth; the Mediterranean Sea was the geographical space that allowed the expansion of these two peoples. The Mediterranean Sea allowed the political, economic and cultural expansion of the Greek and Roman civilizations in ancient times.
The Mediterranean Sea has been one of the most important for humans because it is shallow and has few currents, which facilitates navigation. Its banks have a temperate climate with dry and hot summers as well as winters with frosts and enough rainfall for agriculture. In addition, its islands are a short distance from the continental territories, which has facilitated contact between peoples and the transfer of goods.
Greece
Greece in ancient Greek: Ἑλλάς, Hellás), officially Hellenic Republic (Greek: Ελληνική Δημοκρατία, romanization: Ellinikí Dimokratía, pronunciation: [elokiniˈaciˈtðia is one of the twenty-seven sovereign states that make up the European Union.4 About eleven million live in the country of inhabitants that make up a very homogeneous society, where Greek is mainly spoken and Orthodox Christianity is practiced.
MYCENEAN
It was) a thalocrassy whose capital was Knossos
They dominated the Agean Sea until about 1400 B.C.
-The Achaeans, people assaulted and sacked Knossos, and replaced the thalassocracy
It was a kingdom created by the Achaens 400 years later after replacing Crete thalassocracy.
MIONAN (CRETE)MYCENAEFirst civilizations
GREEKS EXPANSION
-Also known as Archaic Period They started to establish different colonies over the Mediterranean sea: Jonia, Athens and Alejandria
Political, economic and cultural recovering from the Dark Ages.
Formation of the “polis”(cities-states)
All new “polis” were independent but shared language and religión
GREECE ECONOMY
Greece’s economy was mainly maritime and commercial.
Agriculture was not common due to its geographical location.
During the classical period, Greek agriculture was adapted to the existing relief, and in the valleys, where water was more abundant, wheat and vegetables were grown. In the lands of the mountain slopes, vines and olive trees were cultivated.
From the second half of the 7th century B.C. the Greeks began to use currency in their exchanges