Location and Geography of GreeceBetween 500 and 800 B.C., Ancient Greece was founded and was located at the southeast end of Europe and it is the southernmost country of the Balkan Peninsula. Made up of a large peninsula, archipelagos and islands, Greece stretches into parts of the Ionian Sea, Mediterranean Sea and controls most of the Aegean Sea. Also, Ancient Greece was a very mountainous and hilly civilization. Greek city-states were very independent as mountains separated them from each other. Technology was not advanced enough for people to travel through the mountains very easily. Also, some city-states were located on islands in the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas. This also made it difficult for people to travel because it took long periods of time to travel and trade. City-states were independent because of these geographic features.
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Beliefs and Government
The Ancient Greek people believed in Stoicism and Platonism,
which are both monotheistic religions. They believed in the Olympian Gods. Some of these gods are listed to the left. The Greek people believed that these Gods controlled nature and weather. If the Gods were mad, they would punish the people by causing a drought or flood to cause a famine from loss of crops or send horrible storms upon Greece or city states. Other than religion, philosophers were very intelligent and believed in theories that they would test. For example, Aristotle did not believe in Plato's universal theories and had his own views. Also, the types of governments present in all of Greece consisted of monarchies, oligarchies and democracies. Some city-states believed in the ruling of one leader who had all or most of the power and others believed in having a government for the people. By this, government officials were elected by the people and people had the right to vote and have a say in many things. Both governments, however, had strong military systems and were some of the strongest armies in all of the world.
which are both monotheistic religions. They believed in the Olympian Gods. Some of these gods are listed to the left. The Greek people believed that these Gods controlled nature and weather. If the Gods were mad, they would punish the people by causing a drought or flood to cause a famine from loss of crops or send horrible storms upon Greece or city states. Other than religion, philosophers were very intelligent and believed in theories that they would test. For example, Aristotle did not believe in Plato's universal theories and had his own views. Also, the types of governments present in all of Greece consisted of monarchies, oligarchies and democracies. Some city-states believed in the ruling of one leader who had all or most of the power and others believed in having a government for the people. By this, government officials were elected by the people and people had the right to vote and have a say in many things. Both governments, however, had strong military systems and were some of the strongest armies in all of the world.