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• What does the relief panel suggest about the role of democracy in Greek society?
• Why might the Greeks decorate pottery with a heroic scene?
• Why might the Greeks place grateful statues in and around their public buildings
• Ancient Greece- mountainous peninsula jutting out into the Mediterranean Sea, 2000 islands in the Aegean and Ionian seas
• The Sea- shaped Greek civilization. they were main transportation routes. connected Greeks to the outside civilizations
• The Land- Rugged mountains- ran northwest to southeast along Balkan Peninsula- land transportation took a long time due to rugged mountains. fertile valley covered only 1/4 of Greece. No more than a few million people lived there because of the nonexistent irrigation system
• The climate- temperatures averaging to about 48 degrees F to 80 degrees F which supported an outdoor life. Men often met outside for public events to discuss public issues, exchange news, and take part in civic life