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Cultures of the Mountains and the Sea

Power and Authority:
In the Greek city-state of Athens, a new form of government developed- democracy in which citizens exercised power.

Cultural Interaction:
Alexander the Great spread Greek culture throughout much Asia. Greek, Egyptian, and Asian cultures then blended to create Hellenistic.

Empire Building:
Athens assumed control of a defense, league, and eventually built it into an empire and beyond to create a vast new empire of his own.

  • worlds great civilization ~all on water (usually rivers)
  • Mesopotamia/ Tigris and the Euphrates rivers
  • Egypt/ Nile river
  • India/ Indus River
  • China/ Huang the river
  • Adriatic Sea
  • Ionian Sea
  • Aegean Sea
  • Mediterranean Sea (middle of the Earth)

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