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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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Why was Agamemnon the leader of the Greeks?
There is no solid proof that Agamemnon was real, so he must be regarded as a mythological figure. In the story of the Trojan War, an alliance was formed among the Greek states, each with their own commanders. Agamemnon was in overall command of the expedition against Troy. Agamemnon was also brother to King Menelaus of Sparta and brother in law to Helen of Troy.
What are the similarities between Athenian and Australian government?
In Australia and Athens you have to be a citizen over 18 to vote.
They also both had a structured Government where there is a political assembly, law makers, the people who put the laws into practice and the people who asses the laws. All of these groups (law makers etc.) are one of the greatest ideas and biggest influences to today's modern democracy.
Another great similarity is that any one can express their opinion in a political assembly/meeting.
In Australia and Athens you have to be over 18 to join politics.
How does ancient Greece people express themselves?
Ancient Greece sprees then selves by whiting poem's, fables and short stories.
What form of writing did the ancient Greeks use?
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Who did the mycenaeans borrow their art styles and writing from?
the Mycenaeans borrowed heavily from the Minoan culture.
What are the qualities of Greek literature?
Greek literature during the Golden Age was characterized by realism, and religious ideas. Much of Greek literature was poetry, history, or drama.
Some Greeek writers and historians during the time of the Golden Age were Herodatus, who wrote the history of the Persian Wars; Thucydides, who wrote the history of the Peloponnesian War; Aeschylus, who wrote tradgedies; Sophocles, who wrote dramas, Euripides, who wrote psycological tradgedies; and Aristophanes, who wrote comedies.
At what age were ancient greek man married?
Ancient Greece was made up of many city-states, each with their own customs and lifestyles. In general terms, girls married at between 14 and 18 years old; men were normally in their 20s or 30s before they married because they were often committed to military training or some other profession.
In Athens marriages were usually arranged to take place in the month of Gamelion (roughly our January), which was considered the most favourable time.
Describe how the greeks finally defeated the Persian fleet?
The Athenian navy did not defeat the Persian navy. There were several naval battles between combined Greek city fleets which defeated Persian fleets from 480 to 449 BCE. They defeated the Persian fleets by a combination of good strategy and tactics.
Where did the ancient Greek Olympics take place?
They where held every four years. Although their beginnings are obscure, 776 B.C. and abolished 394 A.D. are the currently accepted facts. :)
How Alexander the greats empire were divided after his death?
The Ptolemaic, the Selecuid, the Lysimachian, and of course Macedonia under Cassander.
What did the Romans borrow from the Greeks and What did they develop on their own?
The Romans borrowed some Greek gods and linked their gods to the Greek ones, Greek myths, the three Greek styles for making columns (Dorian, Ionian and Corinthian), and Greek sculpture, philosophy, medicine, sports and siege machines.
The Romans developed their own architecture, using concrete, the simple (barrel) arch, the vaulted arch (vault), the underfloor heating system (hypocaust), the stone paved roads, and the Roman aqueduct.
Why are the Minoans not considered Greek but the Myceneans are?
The argument is muddied by different terminologies used by archaeologists - pre-Minoan/first early Minoan/Phase 1/Neolithic and others. So if you want to have something before Minoan, you can cherry-pick a particular word.
The Greek-ness of these peoples is also a matter of word use. What is 'Greek'? These early peoples were not the same as the peoples we call Greek. In earlier times, the Indo-European nomads who settled the Mediteranean littoral split up into peoples ranging from Latins in the west to Arcadians, Ionian, Aetolians, Dorians and other Hellenes (Greeks).
It is better to talk of groups such as Minoans, Mycenaeans, Aeolians etc rather that try to argue about what to call some earlier people with a fabricated name which we do not know what they were, other than Neolithics.
What is a greek hoplite warrior?
A Greek hoplite was a heavy infantryman. He wore a bronze armour and a bronze helmet. He used a round shield called hoplon. The shield was round so that soldiers in the same line could interlock with each other, making them better able to hold their line.
The hoplite phalanx was a revolutionary tactical system when it was introduced The phalanx was a deep formation with up to eight lines. The armour offered the soldiers better protection, but reduced agility and speed. To make the system effective soldiers had to be able to hold their formation tight when attacked. If they did this, an attacking phalanx would be so compact that it became like a crash force.
Which of these did the Mycenaean learn from the Minoans?
They learned how to work with bronze, build ships, use the sun and stars for navigation, and even how to worship the Earth Mother.
How did Darius improve the Persion government?
He made only minor frontier additions and concentrated on stabilising it, establishing 20 provinces under Persian governors. He introduced Aramaic as the lingua franca, established better communications with road building and sea transport, improved food production a d distribution. He also improved internal and external security to protect against internal and external threats.
The Greeks inhabited city-states in Greece, with the "classical period" beginning about 500 BC and ending in 146 BC when they were conquered by Rome.
What do Buddhists think about God?
Buddhists do not believe in a single, omniscient God. The Buddhist understanding of the universe includes a recognition that there are a lot of aspects of this universe, this reality, that we don't understand. Through analytical meditation and other practices we can understand the deeper truths about this reality; truths that can't be understood with our every day minds. When we reach enlightenment we will understand it, and until then there is no reason to believe that there either is or isn't a God. Buddhists aren't atheists, but they also aren't theists.
The Buddha himself indicated that there is no role for gods in mankind's achieving enlightenment. Each person must, over the course of many cycles of death and rebirth, find and follow his own path. The Abrahanic faiths' role of a god blessing, condemning, saving his followers is not part of Buddhism.
