Transcript Geography and Climate in Argos, Ancient Greece Rocks, Crops and Mountain Tops In Argos it was very mountainous and rocky, so… The land was non-fertile.

Geography and Climate
in Argos, Ancient
Greece
Rocks, Crops and Mountain Tops
In Argos it was very mountainous and
rocky, so…
The land was non-fertile which made it hard to grow
crops and use a plow. The soil was also very thin which
didn't help farming. Thunder storms also made it hard
to grow crops.
 There weren’t many good farmlands. This means that
in Argos, there were not many farmers either. Because
of the lack of farmers, the Argives traded a lot!
Rocks, Crops and Mountain Tops
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The only place where the Argives did farm, was near
the water because near the water, there were no rocks or
mountains.
Land travel was very hard.
Some myths came about such as the god Apollo
dancing on a mountain top.
The few crops they did harvest were wheat, some
vegetables, grapes and olives.
Water, Coasts and Barter
The Argives settled near the water so…
Sailors ~
There were many sailors for both travel and trade.
A main job, along with fishing and sea trade.
Argives were very advanced in boats and sea travel because they needed to
trade and travel by water.
Geographical influences~
Argos is in south west Greece.
Reasons why colonists didn’t settle in Greece early On: there wasn’t a lot of
fresh water, Greece is in an active volcanic zone and has many earthquakes
caused by being near the water). The heat didn’t help either.
It was hard to get together with other places through the water, which probably
drew Greece apart.
Polis set up along the rivers and coasts (harbors) which was the only good
place for farming.
The blue sea and white clouds influenced the color of the Greek flag
Water, Coasts and Barter
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Trade By water ~
 The Argives relied heavily on water, especially for trade
 The craftsmen got clay
 the wealthy got exotic foods and drinks that couldn’t be grown in
Greece
 for the farmers, it was a way to sell a main food source with out
having to grow it
Less than 20% of Greece had good farmland, and therefore, the
Argives relied even more heavily on the trade, and the water in general
Although The Argives did grow some grain, It was very hard with the
rocky, thin soil. Some of the things the Argives traded to get grain,
(and timber) are, wine, olives, oil and honey. The water helped the
Argives become prosperous.
Rain, Weather and Pain
There was A cold, wet winter and a long warm
humid, rainy summer, so…
 There were no roads in Argos so there were many deaths during travel
in the winter. Traveling by sea = sinking in a storm, traveling by
land=long, hard, cold walk (freezing to death)
 It was warm and rainy (20-50 in of rain per year) so there was good
crop grazing land.
 The rain helped with agriculture (though many other difficulties
countered that).
 The temperature averaged about 75 °F in the summer
 COLD= they wore warm cotton cloaks over their summer clothes
 Plant seeds in the spring and harvest plants in the summer
Geography and Climate of
Ancient Argos
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