Greek Culture

Greece was not a united country due to the mountainous mainland that divided the country in a about 4 different sections. Greece is surrounded by the Adriatic sea to the west, the Ionian sea to the south, and the Aegean sea to the East. Greece stayed at about 40-80 degrees throughout the year. A warrior king ruled the Mycenaeans from about 1600-1100 B.C. in Peloponnesus, the southern peninsula of Greece. Mycenaeans became attacked by sea raiders in about 1200 B.C. and the Dorians took over and lost culture and writing for about 400 years. Homer, a blind man, told epics of war heros from the Trojan War during this time.