To what extent did the geography of Greece contribute to the intellectual diversity of that culture?
What will be an ideal response?
First describe some of the general characteristics of Greek geography. What kind of political states formed in these regions? What sort of innovative Greek ideas might be said to have resulted from this geographic and cultural diversity? Is this sort of ingenuity only to be found under similar circumstances? How convincing do you find arguments of geography as a prime societal motivator, and what other arguments could be made to explain the Greek success?
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