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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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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.

Does the crook symbolized the pharaohs power?

the crook symbolizes honest rule and fair power

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).

How did the Greek philosophers solve problems?

The Ancient Greeks believed that the Earth was made up of four elements: Earth, water, fire and air. These elements then corresponded with the seasons due to their properties: e.g. fire =F= summer because it is associated with heat. This idea also extended into medicine, as Hippocratic ideas were established, where it was believed that the body was made up from four humours: blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile, and one became ill when any of these humours became out of balance. This idea was not difficult for the Ancient Greeks to accept as the each humour corresponded with a season. For example: blood =F= spring (it is warm and moist) phlegm's =F= winter (one was thought to have an excess of phlegm's when one had a cold, therefore due to the fact one usually gets colds in the winter this humour was associated with it) yellow bile =F= summer (an excess of this humour was thought to cause sweating, and the yellow colour is also thought to be summery) black bile =F= autumn (the colour of the dead leaves is associated with this humour, and it was also thought to cause dry skin, again a similar property of dry leaves). I hope this answer is a satisfactory one

The Greeks did not raise traditional crops and animals because ________.?

the land was very difficult to farm because the land wasn't very level

How were the athletes in the ancient Greece Olympics trained?

They were training for 6 months . Promise me . We learn it the other day .

Alisa Udaltsova year 5 EIS Moscow .

What were some political achievements for ancient Greece?

The great achievement of the Early republic was to integrate the rich plebeians into a patrician-plebeian oligarchy. The plebeians were the commoners, both rich and poor. The patricians were the aristocracy. The patricians monoplosided the senate and the offices of state. The poor plebeians rebelled several times and formed the (poor) plebeian movement, which fought for the economic grievances of the poor. This started the 200 year long Conflict of the Orders. The rich plebeians assumed leadership of this movement and used it to press for power-sharing with the patricians. After a long series of agitations and reforms, the rich plebeians eventually gained access to the senate and the offices of state and shared power with the patricians. They were also given equite status (cavalryman), which was the lower tier of he aristocracy.

The failure of the Conflict of the Orders was that the economic grievances of the poor was never addressed properly. Over time the plight of the poor became worse and become one of he factors which led to the civil wars of the Late Republic which were the downfall of the Republic.

There were diplomatic achievements as well. When republican Rome expanded into Central and southern Italy in the 4th century BC and early 2nd century BC, she turned the peoples of this area into allies. The allies provided soldiers who fought in auxiliary troops which supported the Roman legions in exchange for a share of the spoils of war. Some of these peoples were forced into alliances, some volunteered. These alliances greatly increased the pool of military manpower available to Rome, which became the largest in the Mediterranean. The allies supplied 60% of this pool.

The Republic also made alliances with some Greek states who sought her protection in the conflicts between Greek states. She made an alliance with the Numidians of modern Algeria towards the end of he Second Punic War (218-201 BC). She also turned Armenia, Syria and Judea into client states.

What was ancient spartan transportation?

Best I can tell would be horseback, wagon, or Chariot. All go hand in hand involving horses. Of course boat for water travel. But 90% was by the first three.

What were two outstanding contributions made by ancient rome to western civilization?

There were many ourstanding contributions made to us by the Romans. One of them is their legal system, with its early form of checks and balances, and the right of individuals. Another is in their sewer and sanitation systems, which led to good health and was not duplicated until the late 19th century.

What did Heracles look like?

The link attached here below will give you a glimpse of what Hercules looked alike.

What is another name for an ancient greek storyteller?

In medieval British and Gaelic culture a storyteller or poet would have been called a "bard". The bard would have been supported by a patron, a nobleman or lord, and would have told stories that the patron wished to hear.

Minstrel is also a name for medieval storytellers, who would tell stories through musical lyrics.

Who is the Greek god of the afterlife?

the god of the under world is called Hades. he is greek... and he is the brother of Zeus and poseidon. i hope that will do

Hades is the god of the underworld, bit he does also have a wife named Persephone.