Why was sea travel important to early greece? a. early greeks loved to explore it was how they were inspired for their works of art. b. they had to continuously travel the seas in order to battle the sailors who come to conquer their lands. c. greece was surrounded by water and they relied heavily on the sea for transporting people and trade and acquiring natural resources that they lacked in greece. d. they were ruthless and searched the seas for other lands to conquer.