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The life of the Greeks was much different than life is now. Many aspects of their lives were determined by the certain climate and geography plain they lived in. Whereas we in present time pick where we want to live because we like the neighbourhood, back in Ancient Greece the geography and climate were the main factors in where people set up their dwellings. The mountain ranges in Ancient Greece were quite extensive. As the …

…were determined by them. Also, the elevation of the mountains determined which type of vegetation would grow there and the different types of temperatures at each of those elevations depend on the climate. In conclusion, the climate and geography play the biggest role in ancient times more than they do now because we can make up for it by new inventions, indoor heating, irrigation, and greenhouses and regrettably they didn't have such innovations back then.