The mountainous terrain of Greece encouraged the development of separate, rival city-states.
Answer: Option 2
Step-by-step explanation:
Greece is almost mountain and mountain everywhere. The mountains was the factor that decided the country’s development and history. Mount Olympus, the mythological home of Greek gods is the tallest mountain.
Greece is surrounded by the sea and it consists of islands and peninsulas. As water separates many part of Greece and almost rocky mountains everywhere ancient Greeks were separate rival city states. Greece had small states with many local centers in the power. They did not have one great powerful capital.