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Ancient Greece
The ancient greek civilization starts around 3200 BC with the Cycladic civilization [followed by the Minoan (2700 BC) and the Mycenean civilization (1600 BC)] and flourished from the 7th century BC to the 2nd century AD, especially in the 5th century BC with the city-states of Athens and Sparta.
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There were two famous people in history called Anaxagoras. In Greek mythology Anaxagoras was king of Argos. The king accidentaly injured a Dryad who then cursed the kings son with a sickness. The king then had to give away two thirds of his kingdom to a healer to cure his son. There was also Anaxagoras the philosopher who was one of the first to say that the laws of nature might be rational.
What did the ancient Greeks win in the Greek Olympics?
The only prizes given by the organisers of the Games were an olive branch and perhaps the right to put up a statue.
However, winners were sometimes given large rewards by their hometowns when they got home, including cash, horses, household supplies, and military equipment.
What caused Ancient Greece to fall?
The end of the Hellenistic period is associated with the Roman takeover of the Hellenistic states. The Romans annexed mainland Greece in 146 BC and Syria in 63 BC. They annexed the Ptolemaic kingdom of Egypt in 30 BC and this is seen as the end of the Hellenistic period.
What did ancient Greeks drink?
The gods and goddesses drunk proper wine. The Greeks drunk wine made from grapes.
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The Grecians drank three types of alcoholic beverages; Wine, Beer, and Honey Mead. However, they did not drink wine undiluted, for they thought it was barbaric. Instead, they took three parts water to one part wine so that way they could still enjoy it. Although, only the men were allowed to drink it and did so at what would be called a Symposium. A Symposium is where men gather, sing poems, play music and of course...drink wine! Wine was also not aloud to be drunk with meals, except for small peiced of cheese or bread, therefore, the purpose of the Symposium.
How did geography influence the greek civilization?
Some consquences was that the mountains could get mudslides, volcanes. The lakes could block trade...
What was the courtyard used for by the ancient Greeks?
Ancient Greeks needed a place to worship the gods and to do other things.
What type of democracy did th Athens have?
Initially a limited democracy based on landowners, then it was extended to a radical democracy ruled by all adult males who were citizens, who met in assembly and directed government.
What happened to the ancient Greeks?
There is evidence of widespread drought throughout the Mediterranean. The Egyptians recorded a list of the Greek sea peoples who were until then allies with Egypt, attacking them. There was a period of darkness after that where no achievements were made and a movement of the Greeks to more fertile parts of Greece. This is sometimes called the Dorian "invasion" though, in reality, it was the Greeks looking for more favorable plots of land.
What are two ways ancient Greek drama differed from modern plays and movies?
they have better plays and movies now they are more funny
they are less religious
Why did independent city states develop in ancient Greece?
Different nomadic Greek tribes moving into mainland Greece 3000 years ago, after pillaging the countryside, had little option but to start farming themselves to gain a living. These farming centres also started fortify a hill (acropolis) to act as a refuge against other interlopers. These citadels expanded to become cities to accommodate a growing population and commercial activities, and also developed cultural activities.
Each city had it's land and commerce, was self-sufficient and so wanted to retain it's independence. There was interaction between the cities - commercial, social and religious commonality drove this, but self-interest kept the cities independent, and their perceived individual rights and interests continued to drive both independence and inter-city warfare. The latter brought cities into shifting alliances but not into political union, so they remained separate city-states.
The Greeks were such great breeders that not even plagues, famines and wars could stop the populations of successful cites exploding, and as the farmers' plots of land were small and the soil poor, the surplus populations were periodically sent off to found new cities, and these new cities eventually felt the squeeze and sent out colonies of their own. In this way, Greek cities spread all around the Mediterranean and Black Seas - to southern France, Sicily, Italy, North Africa, Asia Minor, the Islands and southern Russia. The cities which today have 'polis' (city) in their name tell the story (eg Naples - Italian Napoli - comes from Greek Nea Polis = New City).
Which kind of government did the Greeks use?
They had one man to rule over multiple city states.(or Polis)
What are the similarities and differences between ancient greek women and today greek women?
If you compare their situation to that of women in today's more fundamentalist countries, there is very little difference. Women were the 'posession' of their nearest male relative or of their husband, had very little legal rights, were expected to mostly remain in side the house and to venture out only in case of the occasional visit to an 'approved' friend or relative. Only the women of Sparta were equal to the men, had full legal rights, could dress as they liked and participate in sports.
In ancient Greece who estimated the earths circumference?
Eratosthenes is credited with calclating the circumference of the Earth at the equivalent of 25,000 miles/40,000km in about 205 BCE.
What natural resources did Ancient Greece have?
Manpower. In a pre-television age, they bred prolifically and always had a large population of young males willing to go to war. This helped them expand through southern Europe, as well as fighting each other and repelling Persian incursions.
Main battles of the Greeks and the Persians?
490 BCE Marathon - a Persian amphibious punitive expedition against Athens and Eretria defeated.
480 BCE Salamis - the Persian fleet defeated at Salamis, forcing the withdrawal of half their army due to consequent sea resupply problems.
479 BCE Plataia -the remainder of the Persian army and its Greek allies defeated.
479 BCE - the remainder of its fleet destroyed at Mykale.
466 BCE Eurymedon - Persian fleet destroyed in a sea and following land battle on the Eurymedon River, forcing them to agree to stay out of Greek waters.
334 BCE Granicus - Alexander defeated a Persian army on the Granicus River in Asia Minor.
333 BCE Issus - Alexander defeated the Persian army at Issus, capturing their warchest which enabled him to continue his campaign.
331 BCE Gaugamela - Alexander finally defeated the Persian army in Mesopotamia and moved on to take over the remaining Persian empire.
What is the name of a large hill around which Greek city state were built?
You are either talking about Parthenon which is the temple of the Greek Goddess Athena or the Acropolis of Athens which is also know as Cecropia.
What group eventually defeated the Persians to gain control of Greece?
The Greek city-states which banded together to defeat the Persian invasion in 480-479 BCE didn't gain control of Greece, they defeated the Persians to defend their cities, and having done so went back to trying to enjoy their independent life.
They didn't get control of Greece - each city owned its own territory which collectively made up the Greek world - over 2,000 independent city-states spread around the Mediterranean and Black Seas, some of which formed alliances for security. The Ionian League was under Persian control. a league of southern Greek cities led by Sparta repelled the Persian invasion, the Delian League led by Athens liberated the Ionian cities and caused the Persians to come to peace with the Greek cities.
Did ancient Greek people have a prayer before they would eat?
no they would give the food to the gods!
Did they have pigs in ancient Greece?
NO, they only had tortoises, birds, grasshoppers, (very unusual!) goats, ducks, mice, weasels and quail were all very popular pets in Ancient Greece. They did not have animals such as: hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils etc, although they did have little mice as pets.
However cats were not popular in the ancient times of Greece, they did not come to Greece until Alexander the Great came up from Egypt conquering the place.
Where would a monster most likely live in ancient Greek?
Mythological monsters in Ancient Greece were described as living in a cave (Chimaera, Cyclops, Gorgons), a lair (Hydra), in/on mountains (Sphinx), in the woods (Napaeae), in trees (Dryads, Hamadryads, Meliae), on an island (Sirens), in the Underworld (Kerberos), in or near bodies of water, or in/under the sea (Nerieds, Oceanids, Cetus).
What are some of the mythological heroes of ancient Greece?
Perseus, Herakles, Jason, Ganyemede and Bellerophon.
