Greece/Rome Study Guide
Ch. 5 and 6
1. A British archaeologist who unearthed the ruins called this civilization the Minoans, after the legendary King, Crete. The importance of the Minoans location was that they had contact with Egypt and Mesopotamia, which acquired them to get ideas and technology that they soon adapted to their own culture.
2. The Spartans location was important because they were isolated from other Greeks. They looked down on trade and wealth forbade their own citizens to travel and had little use of new ideas for the arts.