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How did the geography of ancient Greece affect its political organization?

The seas helped communities to unite and form a single empire.
The islands were exposed to invaders and caused cities to unite.
The peninsulas encouraged expansion and led to regional governments.
The mountains caused isolated communities to form separate governments.

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Answered by alexfambam
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Answered by AadilPradhan
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The geography of ancient Greece affect its political organization when the mountains caused isolated communities to form separate governments. (option 4)

  • Greek population centres are geographically separated from one another by mountains and the sea, prompting the creation of numerous independent "city-states" by the Greeks.
  • A "polis" was the name for each city-state.
  • People had a stronger devotion to their individual city-state than to Greece as a whole.
  • Greeks were compelled to establish themselves in remote towns due to the rugged terrain and surrounding oceans.
  • Both land and water travel were difficult and dangerous.
  • Although there wasn't much suitable land or water, the majority of ancient
  • Greeks were farmers.
  • In addition to growing olives and grapes, they also bred pigs, chickens, lambs, and goats.
  • The governments in the Greek city-states were independent.
  • Tyranny and oligarchy were prevalent types of government.
  • The people of Athens started to create a kind of popular government known as democracy in 507 BCE, led by Cleisthenes.
  • This style of government would continue for nearly two centuries.

Hence, the geography of ancient Greece affect its political organization when the mountains caused isolated communities to form separate governments.

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