The Geography of Greece

Today in west civ we talked about the geography of Greece. It is on a mountainous peninsula and this location shaped its culture. 20% of the land is good for farming so they had to trade for a lot of the food they could not grow. because of the geography the Greeks diet consisted of grains, grapes, and olives. We also learned about the Mycenaeans. Mycenae is located on a rocky ridge and is protected by a 20ft tall wall. Because of their geography they could control the trade in the region.