During the revolution in Italy, Pope Pius IX was forced to flee the Vatican. Why? The Revolution instituted a short-lived Roman Republic. The revolutionaries declared a united Kingdom. The monarchy fled as the Pope fled in disguise. French troops allowed his exit while aiding the revolutionaries.

agriculture revolution

the geography of greece

led to limited interactions with other cultures in the mediterranean

was rich in natural resources and led to repeated invasions from the macedonians

encouraged greater contact with peoples on the southern and eastern mediterranean coasts

caused the greeks to eventually relocate eastward under alexander the great