Ancient Greece
Geography
Mainland Greece is a mountainous land almost completely surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea.
Greece has more than 1400 islands.
The main physical geographic features of Ancient Greece are mountains, islands, and the sea.
The country has mild winters and long, hot and dry summers.
City Sates
The main geographical formations included mountains, lowlands, coastal land, and the three surrounding seas where thousands of islands are located
It was the community structure of ancient Greece.
Each city-state was organized with an urban center and the surrounding countryside.
There were outer walls for protection, as well as a public space that included temples and government buildings.
public meeting place.
small population.
small size.
setting on hill.
Trades
Some popular imports at the time were salt fish, wheat, papyrus, wood, glass, and metals such as tin, copper and silver.
In addition to trade with products, the Greek's also used currency.
Ancient Greece's position in the Mediterranean allowed them to control some crucial trade routes and seaports.
The places of importance on these ancient Greece trade routes were Syracuse, Sicily, Greek Crete, and Cyprus.
These nautical trade routes in ancient Greece generally passed through the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea.
Life
Life in ancient Greece was quite different for men and women.
Their lives were centred on the home.
Slavery was a central feature of life in Greece.
Families of reasonable wealth would have slaves to carry out the household chores, to go shopping at the market and even to help bring up children.
Whilst men were expected to take an active part in the public life of their city, women were expected to lead a private life as wives and mothers.
