Greece has a mountainous landscape covering 3/4 of its mainland, making the soil thin and rocky. However, this environment is suitable for raising animals like goats and sheep. Greece also has over 2,000 islands south of its mainland. Ancient Greece developed settlements along the water's edge to escape the hot, dry climate, which is suitable for farming on only 20% of the land. Greek mythology was created to explain natural phenomena, and citizens believed the goddess Athena protected their city-state of Athens, where they built the Parthenon in her honor.

1. Welcome
Today, Greece is
located on the Balkan
Peninsula, in both Europe
To Greece
and the Asia Minor. It is
almost completely
surrounded by water and
3/4 of Greece’s mainland is
covered by mountains. In
fact, the region is so
mountainous that the soil is
thin, rocky, and not good
for farming. But, it is great
for raising animals like
goats and sheep who don’t
need to graze. South of
Greece is one of the
Greece are 2,000 islands
ancient countries of the
that count as part of the
world. Few other places have
mainland.
such a fascinating history as
Greece. There are thousands
of ancient churches and
half-destroyed buildings.
While visiting Greece, you
could see the Parthenon, one
of the most known ruins in
Greece history, built in 447
BC and still standing today.
Greece is one of the best
places for sightseeing, so
calling all tourists, Greece is
the place for you!

2. One interesting fact about
Ancient Greece is the mythology
Greece’s climate is
they made up. Greek mythology
very arid and dry, but by
was written to explain events in
the water’s edge there is a
nature such as why do waves
breeze like no other. Only
crash and why are there lightning
20% of the land is good for
bolts in the sky. To solve this
farming because it is so hot
problem, they made up Greek
and dry, so people in
gods and goddesses who
Ancient Greece built their
controlled these events. Zeus is
first settlements on the
the god of lightning and
water. They also lived deep
thunder, Poseidon is the god of
in valleys and mountains to
In Ancient Greece, every city- the sea, and Aphrodite is the
escape the weather. If people
state had an acropolis, a fort on a goddess of love. Citizens of
in Ancient Greece could
large hill. Outside the acropolis was Greece believed that the goddess
find ways to adapt to the
an open-air market called an Athena was their protector. They
climate, then so can we!
agora. At the agora, people and named the city-state Athens after
workers traded items and discussed her and built the Parthenon as a
news of the day. dedication to her.
The objects of Greece’s main
trade were animals and food. They
raised sheep, goats, and pigs who
don’t need large areas to graze and
adjust well to rocky soil. They did
not eat meat, so they crushed olives
to use for cooking, lamp fuel, and
bathing. They found trade to be very
helpful in order to survive since
their societies became separated by
mountains. Whatever they needed but
didn’t have, another group had and
could trade for something they
didn’t have. Charlotte York