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media type="youtube" key="Q7wfZqm3IW8?version=3" height="315" width="420" align="right" __Over View__ Ancient Greece started about 4000 years ago. The Greek empire was the most dominant empire around 2000-146 B.C. The Ancient Greeks lived in places such as Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey. Ancient Greece was one of the most dominant empires at the time. Ancient Greece is located in Europe. It is the most southern country on the Balkan Peninsula. Greece is part of Western Europe,it borders Turkey, Bulgaria and Albania. Greece also has many regions. Some of them are Thrace, which is in north- eastern Greece, Macedonia, the most agricultural region, Thessaly, which is south of Macedonia, Epirus, a sparsely populated region, Central Greece and Euboea, which are south of Epirus, the Pelopennesus, which is a large peninsula, The Ionian Islands, which include Corfu, Leucas, and Zante, The Aegean Islands, which include Chios, Limnos, and Lesbos, and Crete, the largest Greek island. __[|Geography]__ Greece is on a peninsula above the Mediterranean sea. The sea next to it is the Aegean Sea. Greece also has many small islands, the largest of which is Crete. Greece is located in Europe, and the capital of Greece is Athens. The name Athens originated from Athena, the Greek godess. Greece is very mountainous and therefore in ancient Greece there are many different regions. Greece is a country in southeastern Europe. Greece has many gulfs and bays as it is on the ocean. Some areas are used for growing crops, but the majority of greece is stony and rocky making that area bad for growing crops. In Northern Greece there is Mt. Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece. It rises 2,919 meters above sea level. A mountin that is close to Mt. Olympus is Mt. Ossa, and between the two mountains is a valley called the Vale of Tempe. In the valley is a river called the Peneius River. There are more mountains in Central Greece than in Northern Greece. 80% of Greece is mountainous. There are about 3000 islands in Greece, and some of the main islands include Crete, Rhodes, Corfu, Dodecanese and the Cyclades. Greece has 13,676 KM of coastline.[|Geograghy] __Climate__ The climate of Greece is a Mediterranean climate. It consists of wet winters and hot and dry summers. Rain mainly falls in the winter time. That means that not a lot of crops will be able to live in that type of climate. Ancient Greece, like most areas, has 4 different seasons. The spring in ancient Greece provides a lot of rain for the crops and plants. In the hot and dry summer the farmers harvest their crops. In northern ancient Greece it is not unusual for a big thunderstorm to appear. In the summer Ancient Greece can reach up to 30 c in the summers. In the fall it rains a lot, also the temperature drops to between 10 and 25 degrees celcius. The winters in southern Greece are not that cold. The temperature drops to about 10 degrees celcius.

Mt. Olypmus, the place where the gods live in the Greek Myths

Map of Greece 1

Map of Greece 2

media type="youtube" key="jxKwysVTeYg?version=3" height="315" width="420" align="right" __How the Greeks Adapted to their Environment__ One of the things that the Greeks did to adapt to their environment is to learn to sail. Because Greece is a peninsula and has many islands, sea travel was important. The ancient Greeks had a big and mighty fleet of warships called triremes. They were feared by many other civilizations. Athens especially had a huge Fleet during the Pelopennesian War and Currently has a naval fleet called the Hellenic Navy. The Greeks were great sailors. They needed to have a great understanding of sailing and the sea because that was their main trading way with other empires. Over 80% of Greece is covered with islands.

Most of the towns and cites in Greece were built on top of a hill or mountain. The Greeks did that so if any other empire tried to invade them they would have the upper hand. They also did that because there were a lot if mountains in Greece.

One of the Greeks most famous trades were their fish. The neighbouring empires came to trade with them, and because the soil in Greece was not very good for growing things, they could use the fish they had for trading. Also, with all of the mountains in Greece, it would be hard to transport the crops. The Greeks fish a lot. That is one of their main resources. It is because Greece is located on the Aegean sea and they have all they Islands and coastline, and they had the Aegean Sea to fish in their Boats.

__Wars__ One war in Greek history is the Pelopennisian War. This war was between two major Greek City- States, Athens and Sparta. It was divided into three phases. The First Phase was called the Archidamian War. During this phase, the Spartans continually attacked Attica while the Athenians raided the coast of the Pelopennese. This phase ended in 421 BCE. In 415 BCE, the next phase, the Athenians launched a massive attack on Syracuse in Sicily, which failed miserably. In the Final phase, The Ionian war, the Spartans now had help from the Persians to fight against the Athenians. It ended wit the Spartans taking control of the Aegean Sea and Ionia, and undermined the Athenian Empire. Then, after the Spartans destroyed the Athenian Naval Fleet, the Athenians surrendered.

__Modern Lessons__ The Ancient Greeks learned that they can fish well because they live on the ocean. Now a days in Canada the country is worried about over fishing. Because of the population growing there needs to be more fish and food. In the ancient times people only took what they needed and didn't throw away as much. But now a days people buy too much food in fear that they will be hungry. Most of that fish will probably be thrown away. In ancient times the people would eat their food and if they had too much they would try keep it on a cellar or give it away to a neighbour. I think that modern people could learn a lot from the Ancient Greeks. Also as for farming the people of Ancient Greece would grow a diverse farm of different fruits and vegetables. Now a days people mass produce one type of food mainly corn. Also we destroy the earth by doing that. The farmers now a days put pesticieds and other harmful things on the earth and leave it in a bad state. The Ancient Greeks were big on fishing. In those days they didn't have to worry about over fishing. You didn't have to get a license because there was a plentiful amount of fish in the world. Now a days people over fish. That means that people don't worry about the amount of fish they just worry about getting money. If we don't stop fishing there won't be many fish left. In ancient times Ancient Greeks fished a lot. But they first fed their people. Then with the extra fish they would trade for other food like vegetables and fruits. Or spices and other food they can't make of get in greece.If our world was like that now we would be thriving. There would be no over fishing or extint species at all. Another thing that may have come from Greece was sailing. As said above, the Greeks were great sailors. They used ships for transport, warfare, hauling cargo, and maybe for just going out on a joyride.

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