CLST 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Clay Tablet, Rhamnous, Boar Hunting
20 Sep 2016
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Clst 102 sept 20 th lecture 4. Was never politically unified until taking over by the roman. Not viable for communities to own land beyond the closest mountains. Civilization of small communities, more than 1000 independent cities. Because of shape of country, there are very few places in greece that are more than 60 km from the sea. Culture is based on agriculture, so climate is very important. Winter is sometimes rainy in an unpredictable way. So in greece, must grow crops that are resistance to this problem. Aristotle, politics, 7. 7 1327b (4th century bce): the peoples who live in cold climates and in. European areas are fill of energy, but rather lacking in intelligence and skill, they therefore in general retain their freedom but lack political organization and the ability to control their neighbours. The peoples of asia, on the other hand, are better endowed with intellect and skill, but lack energy and so remain in political subjection.
