9 sentences with “largely”

The Greeks went from being a great travelling and trading culture to one largely isolated from their neighbours.

Whereas the Mycenaeans had been maritime traders, their descendants were largely confined to local production and trade.

Each of the successor kingdoms was ruled by Greeks and Macedonians, but the bureaucracies were largely composed of 'natives' of the area.

Despite its geographical proximity to Mesopotamia and Anatolia, Egypt at the time was largely separated from the civilisations of those regions.

Also, the gods of most religions were largely indifferent to the actions of individuals as long as the proper prayers were recited and rituals performed.

The ancient Mesopotamians were the first in the world to develop advanced mathematics largely because they were also the most sophisticated engineers in the ancient world.

Meanwhile, the huge and sophisticated empires and kingdoms of China, Japan, Southeast Asia and South Asia (i.e. India) largely regarded Europeans as incidental trading partners of relatively minor importance.

Socrates objected to the fact that the Sophists were largely unconcerned with ethical behaviour, focusing entirely on worldly success; according to Socrates, there were higher truths and meanings to human conduct than mere wealth and political power.

Greek knowledge of the outside world was largely based on hearsay; the Greeks loved fantastic stories about lands beyond their immediate knowledge, which is why even great historians such as Herodotus reported that India was populated by magical beasts and multi-headed men.