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The Greeks were so fertile (no TV etc) that they produced more children than their poor land could support, even after the killings of their endless wars with each other. As the family land plots were too small to divide up amongst several surviving sons, they loaded the surplus males on ships and sent them off around the Mediterranean and Black Sea Coastlines to take land and establish new cities for themselves.
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∙ 10y agoThe Greeks were so fertile (no TV etc) that they produced more children than their poor land could support, even after the killings of their endless wars with each other. As the family land plots were too small to divide up amongst several surviving sons, they loaded the surplus males on ships and sent them off around the Mediterranean and Black Sea Coastlines to take land and establish new cities for themselves.
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Why was England so slow to establish new world colonies?
Why did england wait until the 1600 to establish permanent colonies in America?
Why did the Greeks decide to establish colonies?
They had limited farmland, and with a burgeoning population which even endless internal wars could not control, they sent their surplus people by ship to sieze new land and establish their own city-states, resulting in over 2,000 Greek cities around the Mediterranean and Black Seas.
Land grants to establish colonies were made to?
Improve the economy, and improve the labor shortage in the colonies.
A promise to lure colonists in the English establish 13 colonies?
Gold :)
Joint stock companies were organizations meant to establish colonies in the Americas by people from?
Britain
Why did Greeks' establish colonies?
drfuo
Where did the ancient Greeks establish colonies?
I like turtles ;)
Who establish colonies on the island of Sicily and the southern Italian mainland?
The Greeks established colonies on the island of Sicily and the Latina established the southern Italian mainland
Why do you think the Greeks began colonies across the Mediterranean and in Africa?
As with any empire, the Greeks set up colonies to establish a foothold in a new land. Once they had this foothold, they would assert their influence and create new trading partners and gain more natural resources.
Why did the Greeks decide to build colonies?
The Greeks established colonies for trading with other city-states.
Why were English colonies establish?
They wanted to establish colonies because the pilgrams were being killed by the indies
What form of government did the clonists establish in the colonies themselves?
What form of government did the colonists establish in the colonies themselves
Where did Columbus establish a colony?
he didn't "establish" any colonies
Who planted colonies in the southern Italy and Sicily?
The Greeks planted there colonies there.
Where did colonies establish?
A form of government.
Where were the Greeks colonies in Italy?
Southern italy
What year did the mycenae Greeks establish their first fortification?
1500BC
