Ancient Greece

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It varied amongst the various independent city-states (over 2,000 of them) and changed over the centuries - there were monarchies, oligarchies tyrranies and democracies The long-term trend was towards democracies - limited democracy where the citizens were consulted by a ruling class, to radical democracy where an assembly of the citizens gave directions which were implemented by the council. There was no clear-cut system, each city had its own system and rules.or radical democracy

In today's terms yes. But back then, the notion that every male citizen could vote was revolutionary.

After the downfall of the Mycenaeans, the writing system of Greece died. The lack of writing is why this is called the Dark Ages.

By making them in human or at least anthropomorphic they are relatable, by making them perfect they are unattainable and superior.

It relied on two major assets -

the walls which protected the city and the link to the seaport, which allowed them to withstand a siege and import food.

its war fleet which allowed them to harass opposing cities and protect supply ships.

military commander(s). the details of the origins and appointment of generals in early Athens are not at all clear

Hippocrates Called "the Father of Medicine."460?-377? b.c. Greek physician who laid the foundations of scientific medicine by freeing medical study from the constraints of philosophical speculation and superstition. He is traditionally but inaccurately considered the author of the Hippocratic oath.

an oracle by definition is(1) a prophecy revealed by a priest or priestess(2)an authorative person who devines the future/a seer(3)a holy place where answers from a particular deity is sought. Greece had such a place and such a person that was called the Oracle and as in the above was where one went for answers to their most serious questions. The bible uses the greek word logion which translates to oracle and is used to describe the utterances of GOD.

The Greek civilization is considered the starting point of western civilization because of their great achievements in art, science, ideas of democracy and government. All of these things have been passed down through centuries.

Don't Know Maybe They Were Being Bad I believe? They Went to mount Olympus And Got beat by Persians.

We see examples of Greek architecture today is the Parthenon. A Greek temple.

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.

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.

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.

In ancient Greece.

Some consquences was that the mountains could get mudslides, volcanes. The lakes could block trade...

Ancient Greeks needed a place to worship the gods and to do other things.

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.

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.

they have better plays and movies now they are more funny

they are less religious

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).