It was finally here, the day I've been waiting for all year, this day is when we travel on a journey across the nation to Yosemite National Park!! I had everything ready, my duffle bag and a camera. That was a month ago. I sat down in the back of the car, suddenly, a weird feeling fell upon me, the feeling of dizziness. i don't know what happened or how I got there but, when I woke up. i was lying on the side of a mountain. beneath me was a city of marble. i stared breathless before a memory hit me. I saw paintings of it but never would have thought to see it in person. This is Ancient Athens. I'm standing on the side of the great Acropolis. Atop it stands the Amphitheater, the Parthenon, the Propylaea, and the Erechtheum. Thank goodness i brought my camera.
Land of Greece is made up of islands, this form of geography is called an archipelago. I stared out at the vast sea that Athens is against. Ships are coming in and out of the harbor, carrying goods that the Athenians have traded with nearby colonies and kingdoms, exporting and importing goods from all around the Mediterranean Sea. To be honest, I was so overwhelmed by the sights that I completely forgot what I was wearing. I reached in my pockets only to find that my 20 dollars had been changed to metal coins. |
The Athenians use trade to promote the growth and wealth of their city-state.
Everything is so different here than it is Cleveland. In Cleveland, there is Cultural Diffusion, which is a mix of cultures. Here, there are only of few cultures mixed together, the majority of which are Athenian and Greek.
Everything is so different here than it is Cleveland. In Cleveland, there is Cultural Diffusion, which is a mix of cultures. Here, there are only of few cultures mixed together, the majority of which are Athenian and Greek.