Chapter 8
Section 1: Geography and the Early Greeks
, Geography Shapes Greek Civilization:
• The Greeks lived on rocky, mountainous
lands surrounded by water.
• The mainland of Greece is a peninsula, its
an area that is surrounded on three sides by
water.
• Mountains cover much of Greece, as a
result there are few flat areas for farmland.
• Travel across the mountains and seas was
very difficult, communities were isolated
from one another.
Section 1: Geography and the Early Greeks
, Geography Shapes Greek Civilization:
• The Greeks lived on rocky, mountainous
lands surrounded by water.
• The mainland of Greece is a peninsula, its
an area that is surrounded on three sides by
water.
• Mountains cover much of Greece, as a
result there are few flat areas for farmland.
• Travel across the mountains and seas was
very difficult, communities were isolated
from one another.
