Greece

The aristocrats realized that they were more stronger than the king as a group.

Yes. Greece joined what was then called the European Economic Community, now known as the European Union, in 1981.

Ancient Greek houses were made out of sun dried brick on a foundation of stones. Roofs were made out of overlapping clay stones. The flooring of the house was just piles of dirt. where did they build their homes

Greece is a very rocky place which makes it very hard to grow food.

Minoans and Mycenaeans

Part of a religious ceremony in honour of the god Zeus held at his temple at Olympia in Elis, southern Greece.

corinthian column

Built Alexandria

His main goal can be summarized as "One world, One people, One ruler".

As a matter of fact he wanted people to freely trade and travel/live wherever they want to. He wanted to combine the best and the worst of all the cultures and create 1 nationality where everybody is equal.

These goals can easily be seen in EU and also ASEAN.

EU: European Union

ASEAN: Association of South East Asian Nations

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Have you ever wondered who invented geometry, all those theorems and postulates; over a hundred to remember? Why couldn't they just make it simple and get rid of the useless postulates and theorems? Should we just get rid of them? Well then we would be arguing with the greatest ancient civilization before Rome; Greece. One person might say, "Who cares? They are long gone; that was over 2000 years ago." Actually, many people care, people come from all around to look at our nation's capital building and The White House, both of which were built with Greco-Roman architecture. The same style used by the Greeks who originally used it. Now, if the geometry theorems go then we must also get rid of the white house because it has some Greek aspects to it, we wouldn't want to be hypocrites, would we? The truth that many people don't know is that Greece had a major impact on the development of western civilization. The Greeks made gigantic leaps in the fields of math science, and medicine, some of their ideas still hold true today. Ok, back to those theorems. All those math students out there should know that the man behind the geometrical madness is a man by the name of Euclid, living around the time of 300 B.C. One of his most basic theorems was this one, recovered from his book, Elements, "Proposition 15, THEOREM: If two straight lines cut on another, the vertical, or opposite, angles shall be equal." (Elements, Euclid, 300 B.C.) That specific book, Elements was used in universities all the way until about the 1900's. That's a long time for a book to go unchanged, no one could have stated his theorems better, or rewrite his lessons. He is the father of geometry and no once can take that away from him. So if you're stuck on geometry and need another source, look up Euclid, he will set you straight. Another great man of the mathematics and sciences was Hippocrates, not to be confused with the word hypocrite. This man was one of medicine, the first "doctor" if you will. He was revolutionary in his techniques of healing; he used science to help people with stomachaches, earaches, toothaches, and some sicknesses. This great man lives from around 460 B.C. to 377 B.C. the reason I said he was quite the opposite of a hypocrite was the fast that he created an oath that he and all his pupils had to take before practicing medicine, "I will follow that treatment which, according to my ability and judgment, I will consider for the benefit of my patients, and abstain from whatever is harmful. I will give no deadly medicine to anyone if asked nor suggest any such advice…" (Excerpt from the Hippocratic Oath, Hippocrates.) As you can clearly see, he was a man of truth, for there are no loopholes in his oath. He practiced medicine for the good of his patients; he was a man of honor. So what, he made an oath, what is big deal? It wouldn't be such a big deal, but the fact that every licensed doctor today must have been able to recite this oath, so next time you visit the doctor, ask him about it, see if he still knows it. This is no reflection on the doctor if they don't know it; trust your doctors. The Greeks are also remembered for their philosophers and their desire for athletic competition. Three of their greatest philosophers were students of the last one, they were revolutionary, creating schools and educating the masses. These three men's legacy started with Socrates, but because Socrates wrote absolutely no books, much of what we know is from Plato's books (his student). He was a great philosopher for the one question he repeatedly asked passerby, "What is the greatest good?" (14) He would listen to people's responses and analyze them using a method called the Socratic Method, and early version of the Scientific Method, he would pose a hypothesis and try to answer it. Sadly, because of his frequent questioning, he began to assume that the gods weren't as powerful as every one said they were. So when he was seventy years old he was put on trial, as a heretic, poisoning the minds of youths, and disrespecting the gods. He was sentenced to death by hemlock, a quick toxin. His student Plato was distraught from his mentor's death, so he fled Greece to ponder hid thoughts. When he returned ten years later, he set up a school called the Academy. In one of his most famous books

Republic, Plato expressed his distaste for democracy, because it had put Socrates to death. He promoted reform his ideal society was, "three classes: workers to produce necessities of life, soldiers to defend the state, and philosophers to rule." (15) This you might agree with and you might not, but at least he was trying to think outside of the box, which what made Greece great. His most famous student's name was Aristotle; he contributed largely to the Western Civilization by his ideal forms of government. In his book, Politics, he wrote, "And the rule of law, it is argued, is preferable to that of any individual. On the same principle, even if it be better for certain individuals to govern, they should be made only guardians and ministers of the law." (Politics, Aristotle) The way this principle worked is that none stood above the law. This ideal is now at the heart of many governments all over the world, even ours. His other writings on politics, ethics, biology, and literature were used as course guides when universities began appearing the 1500's. The Olympics, were also originated in Greece, they were an event held every four years to have the individual city-states compete for athletic superiority. Of course we take it much more seriously in this day and age, but it still does the same thing that it did back then, it brought nations together, to converse and share ideas. Architectural style is a big thing that Greece gave to us but no one ever notices. The Parthenon, the Greek house of the gods, was constructed mainly of pillars supporting a triangular roof. The pillars are grooved vertically and fan out at the top to form a design of some sort. Notice this on any houses? How about a big white one in Washington D. C? The Greeks also carved into marble and other rocks as designs for the top of the temple, we replicate that with intricate masonry on our churches. "The Discus Thrower" (DBQ8) is one of the first stone masterpieces of its time, and stonework carried over to later civilization. Is stone carving was never thought of, we wouldn't have works, like "The Thinker" and "David." So, do we really want to get rid of those theorems after all? We would have to throw out all the other Greek contributions. If we did then there goes society as we know it, Thank you Euclid for your complex geometric thinking, without is we would be still trying to figure volume by guessing with sand. Thank you Hippocrates for your medical treatments. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, thank you for you out of the box thinking, we sure did need it. And thank you to the people of Greece, for the Olympics to bring us together. And for your architectural, ideas, and for you art, we would be very plain without them. Greece played a major role in the creation of civilization of the west.

February 1830: Greek State was founded for first time in history by London protocol.

Yes and no. Gladiatorial combat was not a Greek entertainment, it was strictly a Roman occurance. However, once Rome conquered Greece and Roman influence filtered into the East, gladiatorial contests became popular there.

The form of this goverment was declined because the citizens of an oligarchy had very little say how the was run so slowy they to disappear (a stable oligarchy ruled only on city Sparta)

Conservative politician Thucydides son of Melesias was orstacised (exiled for 10 years) ending his struggle for political supremacy in Athens with Pericles.

They were made out of mud and they probably used a mould

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The real reason why rulers and citizens invest in art is because art was very expensive back than and sometimes told a story

egyptians Which group settled on the mainland of Greece?Mycenaeans

In the present day both Greece and Rome are democracies. In the ancient days, both countries were democracies in that some men were allowed to vote. Women and slaves were not allowed to vote That's about all they had in common in the ancient world as both countries had their own method of voting.

The Greeks left behind many things, including

* the Greek alphabet * Our tradition of the Olympic Games * Medicine (Hippocrates, the "father of medicine" founded the first medical school and encouraged students to interpret the symptoms carefully) * Democracy * Law (trial by jury) * Tragedy & Comedy plays * Architecture, and their development of columns and construction with marble

Greece was never destroyed actually. It was seized some time by the Roman empire but Greece had such great culture they influenced The Romans and built the byzantine empire. The byzantine empire was later seized by the Turks but revoluted and was freed. After that Greece has been free.

Houses are white washed because it keeps them cool. The houses themselves are very old and were built before modern conveniences like air-conditioning. The white wash reflects sunlight keeping them cool. They are even cool to the touch. The houses are white washed three times a year, with each person being responsible for white washing their own home. The blue domes represent the sea and sky.

Was Constantinople, formerly Byzantium, now Istanbul.