Ancient Greece prospered through its unintentional eagerness to develop it’s own culture and identity. The Greeks sought adventure and established trade far from their homeland, which introduced them to new empires and techniques in craftsmanship and arts (Hemingway, 2007). The Mediterranean Sea gave them quicker access to trade and consequently boosted their economy (Hemingway, 2007). Their trade in far-off lands slowly became ways of taking over foreign territory (Cartwright, 2018). The Greeks conquered around 500 colonies, some of them began their own independent trade which shared Greek culture to more civilizations (Cartwright, 2018). Through foreign influence and prowess of their own, Ancient Greek culture gave birth to art and intellectual work still used today. Philosophy bloomed and boomed, and art in forms of theatre, architecture, and literature thrived (Canadian Museum of History, n.d.). This flourishing cultural identity both helped and had help from the exchange of goods and knowledge with foreign lands, some that became colonies.
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Hemingway, Colette and Hemingway, Sean. “Ancient Greek Colonization and Trade and their Influence on Greek Art.” The Metropolitan Museum of Art. July 2007. https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/angk/hd_angk.htm
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