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=__**Ancient Greece**__=

Greece is located in South East of Europe right beside the Mediterrean Sea. Greece isn't a comfortable place to live like Canada. The soil in Greece is not good for growing crops, there are lot of mountains that make it difficult to walk one place to other. Also there is not much water like there is in Canada. For these reasons a lot of people didn't settle in Greece, instead they settled in either Egypt or the Fertile Crescent. But that doesn't mean Greece is a terrible place to live in. Greece has a numerous beaches. Greece is about forty miles from the sea. There is also a lot of islands. So when Greeks did come to live in Greece, they were sailors, and the Greeks have always spent a lot of time sailing on the ocean. The combination of good sailing and bad farming tends to make Greeks try to get a living from the sea. =[|CLIMATE]__and [|Geography]__=

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Summers in Greece were hot and dry and the temperature averaged about 24 degrees C. Mild and rainy winters, generally extended periods of sunshine though out the year. Ancient Greece mainly has 4 seasons. Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer. Usually in Fall it rains a lot, which means the crops will grow more. Since the crops got rain it's time to harvest. In Summer it's mild and sunny.======

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Greece is located in Europe on a peninsula above the Medditarean Sea its neighbour is the Aegean sea. About 20% of Greece is made up of islands, and G reece is known to have a lot of islands. One of the main ones and the largest one is called the Crete. Crete is a large island located in the Mediterranean Sea. It is a popular tourist area for its beautiful mountains, coastline, and many ancient ruins. ====== Greece has numerous mountains and rocky terrain. The Pindus Mountains begin in northern Greece all the way to south of the Gulf of Patra. The [|PINDUS]Mountain is aproxmatley 160km long. In the southern part of Greece are the Peloponnesus Mountains. The highest mountain in Ancient Greece is Mount Olympus. Mount Olympus is located on the border next to Thessaly and Macedonia. Mount Olympus is in the northern part of Greece. The highest point of Mount Olympus is about 2,191meters above sea level. It is very difficult to climb or hike up Mount Olympus. You would have to get packed up, and bring a lot of clothes. They should usually go at summer since its mild and sunny. About 20% of Greece is made up of islands. Crete is a large island located in the Mediterranean Sea. It is a popular tourist area for its beautiful mountains, coastline, and many ancient ruins.



This is a picture of the hot and dry summers in Greece. Greece in Winter. = = = = =__Adapt to and Manage Environment__=

Greeks Sailing. Greeks fishing.

Greeks is on the coast line right along the Agean sea, so they learned how to sail. Not only that they also made boats and sold them to other greeks. Since they had a lot of islands in Greece they were excellent sailors and that's one way how they adapted to Greece's Environment. The other way to adapted to their environment is by fishing. Since they had lot's of islands and lived aling the Aegean sea, they caught fish and they put them into good use. They sold fish to get money, and if they were hungry they ate fish. = = = = = = =__Modern Lessons__= One of the lessons that Ancient Greece taught us is to be brave. When they were fighting during war they 110%. They showed us true bravery, discipline, and determination. Another lesson we should take is that Greeks would back stab each other and talk behind their back. We also learned how to build buildings by the Greeks. Greeks started to build homes so they could live in peace and comfortably. Another important one is that since Greeks harvest crops and grew vegetables, we can do the same thing. Greeks also caught fish since they has lot's of islands. We would be starving if the Greeks didn't harvest crops. We are so thankful for Greeks teaching us these important lessons and showing us true bravery.

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