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most city states lonqed for rule by law with all citizens participating in the government
Kianna Gislason
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∙ 9y agoYes. They were autocrats who attacked and punished the citizenry with impunity.
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The Greeks hoped to gain favor with their gods and goddesses by performing what?
Plays and other religious ceremonies and sacrifices.
Who does Herodotus favor most the Persians or the Greeks?
He attempted to give a neutral account of both sides, delivering his work as a series of paid lectures in Athens after the Greeks and Persians had agreed to peace.
Did the ancient Greeks have nobles and aristocrats?
The aristocrats were the largr landowners who displaced the kings and ruled until they were displaced by the tyrants who were installed by the lower classes to govern fairly for them. When the lower classes got tired of the tyrants authoritarianism, they brought in democracy. Often the democracies failed to function effectively, and tyrants and aristocrats returned in various cities. Then the kings returned after Alexander the Great died. As so the world has gone on with various cycles of political control, even to today.
Who was a fomous person who was a tryrant of rome?
Rome had no tyrants. The tyrants were a Greek form of government.
Why did the tyranny lose the power?
After 40 years, in which the tyrants had successfully suppressed the oligarchs and ruled for the benefit of all. they became unpopular. One reason is that the inequity problem had been solved for two generations and was no longer an active issue for the populace. The other was that the tyrants had to hire a force to protect them against the vengeful oligarchs. To do this they had to levy taxes, and Greeks hated taxes, so that pushed the deposition of the tyrant.
Why did the tyrants fall out of favor with the Greeks?
most city states lonqed for rule by law with all citizens participating in the government
Why did the tryants fall out of favor with the Greeks?
In Athens, the tyrants were welcomed by the majority, but hated by the aristocrats whose power they curtailed. To avoid assassination they had to hire a large bodyguard force, and to pay for it, had to levy a tax. Greeks hated taxes, and eventually after a generation, they had forgotten how bad things had been under the aristocrats and expelled the tyrants. The aristocrats tried to take over again, but Cleisthenes took over and established a democracy.
Why did tyrants fall out of favor with Greeks?
The answer here is simple. tyrants were able to seize control over greek nobles by protecting their grounds and standing guard for trespassers who wished to control their land!~! ALexa ANn Somebody!~!
How did Greeks overthrow the tyrants?
They were overthrown by general Thrasybulus who was forced to dwell in exile because of them.
Why were greek rituals performed?
Greeks sought their gods' favor.
The Greeks hoped to earn the favor of their gods and goddesses by performing what?
The Greeks hoped to earn the favor of their gods and goddesses by performing rituals, sacrifices, and offerings. These acts were believed to please the deities and ensure their protection and blessings.
What did the Persians demand of the Greeks?
Earth and water, as a symbol of their agreement to Persian rule under Persian provincial governors and local tyrants appointed by Persia.
Who drove out the tyrants on Hanukkah?
Hanukkah commemorates the victory of the Maccabean War in 165 BCE. The Jews, under Judah Maccabee, were victorious over the Syrian Greeks.
In the book The Iliad did the gods favor the Trojans?
Some Gods favored the Greeks, others the Trojans. Athena favored the Greeks when she helped Achilles fight and kill Hector.
The Greeks hope to earn the favor of their gods and goddess by performing?
They preformed rituals to honer their gods and goddesses.
The Greeks hoped to gain favor with their gods and goddesses by performing what?
Plays and other religious ceremonies and sacrifices.
Why were the tyrants able to control Athens?
Because the tyrants forced a traded democracy.
