SOSC 1731 Chapter 5: Chapter-5-Notes
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Polis: what are the differences in the physical. Mesopotamia had wider areas of farmable land in the ferile crescent, whereas the. Greek islands, surrounded by the aegean sea, had very litle soil to farm on, but enjoyed a variety of climates. The minoans were a very leisure-oriented people, whose isolated locaion in the sea provided natural protecion from invaders. Thus, the city experienced its irst uninterrupted growth here on this island. They were even known to have a degree of liberal contact with africans who visited the island. Post-thera, however, the minoan culture eventually eroded unil the island and its people were taken over by the war-loving mycenaeans. The mycenaean culture removed everything of minoan culture, save for the old contempt of the blooded aristocrat for honest work, and no less for honest trade. (p. The mycenaeans were a more violent, less developed greek facion, and therefore at a lower level of urban development than their minoan counterparts.