Greece around 600 B.C.E. enjoyed economic success in colonies throughout the Mediterranean because:
a. its colonists were mostly outcasts, exiles, and criminals who sought to reproduce Greek culture in their new environments.
b. most Greeks concentrated on farming and local markets in order to get rich.
c. other kingdoms preferred to give up their lands to Greek colonists.
d. Greece sent its most experienced and respected figures to build its commercial colonies.
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