Seas influenced the way many ancient Greeks lived allowing them to become farmers. Many farmers settled on narrow, fertile plains that ran along the coast and between the mountains. In the area's mild climate, farmers grew crops, such as wheat, barley, olives, and grapes. Another way seas influenced the way many ancient Greeks lived was allowing them to trade goods and ideas between the hundreds of islands in the Aegean Sea. Finally, the seas influenced the ancient Greeks by allowing many of them to fish and trade as a job.
