How Did Geography Affect Greek Civilization

The geography of Greece effected the Greek civilization greatly. Ancient Greece’s land wasn’t the easiest to live on. It wasn’t very fertile which didn’t give the Greeks much food. They had to find other ways to get food. The land also consisted of many hills and mountains that separated the land. This created the problem of unity in the country
The land of ancient Greece was surrounded by water from three sides, otherwise known as a peninsula. They were surrounded by salt water, which they didn’t have much use for. The Greeks couldn’t drink the seawater, they couldn’t bathe in it and worst of all they couldn’t irrigate with it. Because they weren’t able to use the seawater to irrigate they didn’t do much farming, so they didn’t have many crops. Since they didn’t have many crops, trading became one of their main sources of food. They sailed across the oceans, looking for food to trade. “As the Greeks became skilled sailors, sea travel also connected Greece with other societies.” (historyteacher.net) Due to this they became export sailors and there was a lot of cultural diffusion. Another food source they had was fishing in their seas. Fish was a big part of their diet. They would fish daily so they could provide food for their family. One of the reasons that there wasn’t much farming was because of lack of …show more content…
Sparta for one was ruled by two kings as a monarchy while Athens was a direct democracy. The Spartan government had four parts to it. The two kings who were from different lines. The council of 30, which consisted of the two kings, and twenty-eight nobles that were elected by the people. The third part were the Ephors, which were also known as the council of 5. The Ephors where elected by the people and had the power to remove the kings from power. Lastly the assembly, which was held once a month where any male citizen over the age of 30 could discuss political issues and