Climate and topography also greatly affected where civilizations settled, and their survivability. For example, ancient Greece had a hot, dry climate, and also mountainous terrain. This meant the soil was rocky and dry, which made it unsuitable for farming and growing crops. In addition to this, the Greeks could only rely on the winter rains for freshwater, as they had no specific water source. The mountains and rocky soil forced the people of Ancient Greece to move towards the coast where there were fewer mountains. The hot, dry climate, along with the limited water, meant civilizations in Greece had to farm crops that didn’t need as much water, such as grapes, olives, and barley. The topography also made it so that only certain species of