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What caused the Greeks to become excellent fisherman and sailors?
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∙ 12y ago
Living in a poor agricultural land, the sea gave them the avenue for trade and to send out their surplus populations to establish new cities around the Mediterranean and Black Sea littorals. It was also a primary means for piracy and warfare.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 14y agoBecause their land consisted of rocky islands and a penninsula. Not too much could be grown or farmed there, so they took to ships to go out and trade with the rest of the world.
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∙ 12y agoGreece is a peninsula and a series of islands. The land is rocky and mountainous, so food is difficult to grow. Therefore, becoming fishermen was the logical outcome of the situation.
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Why did the Greeks become skilled sailors?
They need to so they can transport others :)
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