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Greece - Essay

Greece

This project was chosen for a number of reasons. One reason is the heritage of one member of our team. Another reason for choosing this particular project, is that we are both interested in the subject. We had some resources that may not have been available to most others in this class. This report will cover how this small country, with poor geography, little in the way of resources, and inadequate communications, became the most powerful empire of it's time.
The mountains of were very important to the ancients. All large cities were located next to or very close to mountains. This was due to the ease of defending a high place (acropolis). All major cities of the time, had an acropolis, ...

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relying mainly on the sea for food, the Greeks also grew grapes, grain, and olives.
Between 2500 and 1200 B.C. the Minoan civilization thrived on the island of Crete. Crete is the largest of the Greek islands, covering approximately 3,327 square miles. They founded one of the most brilliant and advanced civilizations known to that time. Mythology and history blended in the culture of the Minoans. King Minos was the king in Knossos, where the legendary minotaur lived. In Minoan culture, the bull was highly revered. It was so highly revered that the horns of the bull became the symbol of the Minoans. The Minoan civilization was essentially wiped out by a major volcanic eruption. Even Minoan colonies on other islands were destroyed by this eruption.
The Mycenian civilization replaced the Minoan culture. The Mycenian civilizations arose on the southern part of the Greek mainland. The Mycenean culture was immortalized by Homer in the Illiad and the Odessey. This civilization reached ...

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Added: 8/26/2006 05:37:09 PM
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