CLA230H1 Lecture 3: Lecture 3
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Ecology as important to understanding history as individual actors. Subsequent to the stabilization of mediterranean climate after the last ice age, greece has had a relatively stable climate o ver the past, say, 6,000 years. One where there is considerably less rainfall than other parts of the world. Around 400 mm of rain, and generally all falls in the same few months. Means only certain plants will be able to grow (need to withstand hot and cold climates) Even crops that can grow in a particular region, the large variation means there is a higher probability of failure of a crop. By and large, the arable plains that are close to the coast are small. Also arable plains that are cut off by mountains. 90% of greeks lived within a day"s walk of the sea. Ro(cid:272)ky hills (cid:894)(cid:449)hi(cid:272)h are a(cid:272)tually ara(cid:271)le, oli(cid:448)es, et(cid:272). (cid:895), e(cid:374)ough grou(cid:374)d(cid:449)ater for e(cid:448)ergree(cid:374)s e(cid:448)ery(cid:449)here too, are steeper/taller ridges covered in dense growth.
