These civilizations, from which western trade and political thought evolved, flourished because of their ability to exploit their natural resources. Artisan skill in metal working, shipbuilding and stonecutting enabled the success of these societies in classical antiquity. Because they had mastering the skills necessary in basic survival, these societies aspired to the next levels of the human experience-art, architecture, trade, philosophy and government. But these levels of higher civilization rested on the basest of human interactions-war. Classical Greece was one of the world's foremost cultures.
Volcanoes are unpredictable and highly dangerous.
Yet people still choose to live near them. Classical Greece, like all other civilizations, eventually fell. Winemaking is an old and ancient art. Construct a model or drawing of a Greek amphitheater and use this to explain the influence of Greek theatre on modern day drama. All rights reserved.