5-1 Geography

http://www.in2greece.com/blog/library/2006_10_01_archive.htmlGeography of Greece

• Remember, a topographic map shows physical features

• Mountain ranges served as a barrier to political unity and encouraged the rise of independent city-states in ancient Greece.

Some questions for thought as you prepare to write a well-developed paragraph explaining how the geography of Greece affected its political, economic, social and/historic development.

How did the mountainous terrain affect the political development of Ancient Greece

4. The creation of independent city-states in ancient Greece can be most directly attributed to the Jan 15 - 4

(1) diverse ethnic groups in the region

(2) large number of different languages

(3) rugged mountainous terrain

(4) practice of oligarchy