Today in Western Civilization class we learned about ancient Greece and civilization. The world's greatest civilization, are all located on water, usually rivers.  Mesopotamia/ Tigrus and Euphrates river. Egypt/ Nile River. India/ Indus River. China/ Hounghe.  Water uses: Drinking, bathing, irrigation, transportation. Ionian Sea- South Part in between Italy and Greece.  Adriatic Sea- North Part in  between Greece and Italy.  Aegean Sea- Sea in between Greece and Asia Minor.  The people in ancient Greece knew how to use metal: iron, bronze- to make swords, armor, and spears.  20% of the total land of ancient Greece was arable back then.  Greek Diet- Grains, Grapes, wine, Olives.
Healthy diet and active people led to the invention of the Olympics.  The climate back then was no warmer than 80 degrees in summer, never got colder than 40 degrees.  The Greeks were able to learn many other things from surrounding cultures.