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Negative Effects Of Ancient Greece On Our Daily Life

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Do you believe that the geography of Ancient Greece can change how Ancient Greeks continued their daily lives? This can happen in many ways. For example, the sea gives many people fish, trading opportunities, and being able to buy or sell materials and tools. In addition, Greece's mountains and hills are used as places to worship. These geographic features affect Ancient Greece in a positive, helpful way. Some negative features are that active volcanoes and the rocky land lead to dangerous eruptions and lack of resources. As you can see, there are helpful and inconvenienced effects based on Greece's geography. These geographic features can lead to positive and negative outcomes. Ancient Greece's geography leads to positive effects just as well as bad. For example, Greeks are able to fish and trade out at sea. This can help people make a living. Trading, selling, and fishing can provide the materials …show more content…

Without the sea, Greeks would lose a trading route and not be able to find the lack of resources. Likewise, without mountains and hills, the Greeks would have nowhere to worship the Greek gods and goddesses. Even so, if the negative effects geography had on Ancient Greeks were to disappear, than a civilization would still be on an island and Greeks would not rely on the sea so much to trade, buy, and sell. The positive geographic effects such as mountains, hills, and bodies of water help Ancient Greek civilization by giving them an area to trade and worship. Likewise, negative geographic effects such as active volcanoes and lack of resources harm Ancient Greek civilization by exterminating a civilization and having to rely more on trade to survive. Furthermore, Ancient Greece's geography can affect Ancient Greek civilization in positive and negative ways. The next time you see a geographic feature, think of what positive and negative effects it has on the land you are

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