GEOL 102-6 Section 20: Geological Impacts on Civilizations

Some Questions for Discussion (04)


Some discussion questions to consider for readings by Andrews

How did the legacy of tectonics affect the rise of early Greek civilizations?

How was trade important in such settlements as Lemnos, Troy, and Crete?

What factors might have affected the fall of the Minoan and Mycenean cultures?

Some discussion questions to consider for readings by Correspondent and by Skindrud

How have recent observations affected interpretations of Minoan ruins and the ruins of Jericho?

Some discussion questions to consider for readings by Keay, by Potter, by King, and by Von Hagen

What physical evidence attests to the extent of Roman trade in olive oil?

What factors were important in site selection for new settlements?

What was the importance of the Roman road network?


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