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An 8 page discussion of the numerous factors which shaped and were shaped by Greek economics. Contends that the change in Greek economics over time can be correlated with such factors as agriculture, warfare, slavery, and even art and architecture. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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complexity of political, religious and economic factors, many of which were a direct result of the unique geography of the area (Demand and Jackson, 1996). This factors interplayed to shape
many visible features of Greek culture, one of the most interesting of which is the economics of the region. The various factors which shaped Greek economics is important not
only from a regional perspective but also from a world perspective. The observation presented above becomes important when it is realized that it
is the Greeks who are most often credited with the rise of Western Civilization. The Greeks themselves, however, were heavily influenced by Mesopotamia and Egypt. The math, science,
and art which were initially developed in these areas were passed on to the Greeks. The Greeks become most well known for their philosophers. Men like Plato, Socrates,
Aristotle, Copernicus and Pythagoras pushed science and math further than it had ever been advanced in the past. The technological advancements for which Mesopotamia and Egypt had been known
became antiquated in the face of the new science. With each new advance in understanding the natural world mankind also advanced in manipulating that world. It can also
be contended, however, that each new technological development directly impacted the economic evolution of ancient Greece, an evolution which in fact characterized that which occurred in much of the rest
of the world in that it proceeded from an agrarian-based largely self-sufficient system to one which depended heavily on expansion, technology, and trade.
It is widely understood that early Greece was heavily characterized by an agrarian-based lifestyle. What is commonly overlooked, however, is the fact that agriculture continued to an integral part
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