<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishVisiwa hivyo pia viko karibu na bara la kaskazini la Ugiriki na eneo la Balkan, na hivyo historia yao inaathiriwa tofauti na ile ya majirani zao walio kusini zaidi katika Bahari ya Aegea.  <response>: The islands also lie close to the northern Greek mainland and the Balkans region, giving their history different influences than that of their neighbors farther south in the Aegean. 