Ancient Greece

Greek vases were made out of a substance called terracota, wich is made out of clay and other minerals.

Although the stories are supposed to tell of events in the 12th Century BCE, they were eventually written down, after cursive writing was developed, in the 8th Century BCE and generally reflect the political and social conditions of that latter era, which underlies the superficial 'kings' of an earlier era. The farmers who owned and tilled the land employed a 'hero' warrior to organise and lead defence against predatory nomads, pirates and neighbours. The 'hero' lived in princely style on the high defensible ground, and there the people could take refuge in time of threat. As employer, however, their council directed the activity of the 'hero'.

Outside these farming communities in the mainland and islands were the pirates, a quite respectable profession, and necessary when you look at the barren, rocky islands they lived on. Indeed the story of the attack on Troy is that of a great 10 year pirate raid by early Greeks - the Achaeans - on the coast and islands of Asia Minor, which they looted for ten years culminating with the rich prize of the trading city of Troy in the tenth year.

The nomads, which the Greeks themselves had been when they moved in, in successive waves, and took over Greece from the Mycenaean inhabitants after the time of the reputed Trojan War (12th Century BCE), had become settled on the land by the time Homer wrote the Iliad and Odyssey in the late 8th Century BCE. And being prolific breeders, the limited arable land could not support their expanding populations, so they established colonies all around the Mediterranean in Southern Europe, North Africa and Western Asia to support them, which explains the spread of the Greek world.

It was a world of subsistence farmers who were also fighters to defend their land and take the land of others. They lived a precarious life on their tiny farms, fought to protect or plunder, and progressively began developing and borrowing a civilisation which came to lead the world in building, the arts, science, trade, government, warfare and callous butchery.

Sufficient land to support the population, access to fresh water, a stable form of government, an army comprising the citizens who are willing to defend the land, a central fortification as refuge under invasion, a city usually walled, access to a river or sea for trade.

Yes, many. The Greeks fought wars constantly with each other and with outsiders. The Trojan War happened so long ago that it is difficult to glean truth from myth, but the two Persian Wars are fairly well documented, and there is a very good account of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta. The dreaded Philistines of the Old Testament (Judges and Kings I) may have been expatriate Greeks. The Greeks continued to fight many wars with the Persians whom they finally subdued, and later with the Romans who finally subdued them.

Historians are still trying to gather information about them. The data is slim and only funeral items have been found. What is known is that they came into northern Italy and took over the area from 3 tribes living there. They traded with the Greek colonies in the south and made 12 city states. They built Rome.

Foodstuffs, minerals, textiles, manufactured goods, slaves.

There were 500 people in the Athenian democracy. Each year 500 citizens were chosen to participate in the Atheninan democracy.

The Greek word is polis, from which we derive today such words as politics, political, politicians etc.

im pretty sure that they used roman numerals

I don't know all the minor Greek Gods and Goddesses, but I do know a few.

Achelois

Achelous

Aeolus

Aether

Alastor

Alcyone

Alectrona

Amphitrite

Antheia

Aphaea

Aristaeus

Asclepius

Bia

Boreas

Brizo

Caerus

Calypso

Celaeno

Ceto

Chaos

Charon

Chronos

Circe

Clotho

Cybele

Dinlas

Doris

Eileithya

Eireisone

Eectra

Elpis

Eos

Erebus

Eris

Eros

Eurus

Glaucus

Harmonia

Hebe

Hecate

Helios

Hemera

Heracles

Hesperus

Hygea

Hymenaios

Hypnos

Iris

Khione

Kotys

Lacheses

Maia

Mania

Merope

Momus

Morpheus

Nemesis

Nereus

Notus

Nike

Nyx

Pallas

Peitha

Pheme

Phosphorus

Plutus

Pontus

Priapus

Proteus

Sterope

Styx

Taygete

Thantos

Themis

Triton

Tyche

Zelus

Zephyrus

That is all I really know, but most I don't know what they represent.

Hope this helps!

Sparta did not win the war, the coalition of city-states it led did. After the war, the coalition broke up, and the city-states went back to their usual occupation for fighting each other. Sparta lost traction as it had lost too much of its military manpower, and was eventually defeated by Thebes, and ceased to be a principal power.

Plato was one of the early stars of Western philosophy. The son of an aristocrat, he studied under the great Greek thinker, Socrates. After years of travel and study, Plato founded the Academy in his native Athens in 387 B.C.; it became a famous hotbed of philosophical and scientific discussion, and is regarded by many as the first known university in the world. Plato's writings mostly take the form of dialogues, or "dialectics," in which knowledge is revealed as two characters ask and answer questions of each other. (Socrates was often one of the characters.) Plato's text The Republic, in which he lays out his ideas on the perfect state, remains a staple of college reading lists around the world.

Columns were a major part of ancient Greek temples. Later the Romans copies much of what they saw in Athens, for example.

The government started out by having a few rich men lead their city-state. But later that switched to democracy. A government ruled by the people. Today in America we still use this form of government.

First Peloponnesian War happened in -460.

it was used in many ways like lotion ,cooking, perfumes ,various medicinal usages and etc

Athens, Sparta, Macedonia. Athens is know for it's brains, Sparta is known for it's military strength and Macedonia is known for spreading the Greek language and culture to the rest of the world.

Greek theatre originated in singing and dancing for the gods in a forest glade. It developed to introducing acting parts added on to tell a story, and brought in audience participation, which meant building theatres and stages.

because it showed a way of life and entertainment.

Virtually all buildings in ancient Greece, including homes, were built in accordance to the golden section (1.618), or rather, mathematical principles that dictate that the measurements of a building have to equal that number. A rectangular shape, or triangular one, is only "beautiful" if after running some numbers regarding the overall dimensions, you get the golden secion. Wikipedia has the equation to run the numbers in; my math skills stink, so from my limited understanding I think what they were saying was, crudely put "measure everything, then run the numbers with this equation, if you get the golden section its beautiful."

Designing a building with the golden section in mind is extremely difficult, because the design makes for twice the work. The ancient Greeks were willing to put in the work though because they were using marble for many of their public buildings and temples. Because with marble you only get one shot at it, given how heavy the stone is, how difficult it is to build with it, the ancient Greeks made up their minds to make every building beautiful. Even though most of it is in ruins now, ancient Greek architecture is still awe inspiring by people who see it first hand.

The Greeks began using the word "barbarian" (from the Greek "barbaros") in the 6th century BCE to describe non-Greek-speaking peoples, particularly those they perceived as uncivilized or culturally inferior. This term was often applied to various groups, such as the Persians and other neighboring civilizations. The word reflects the Greeks' ethnocentric view, as they considered their own culture superior to those of others. Over time, "barbarian" became associated with a lack of Greek language and culture rather than simply denoting foreignness.

The Greek empire was before the Roman Empire.

Military training, having a serf population to support them while the Athenians had to farm and do military training in their spare time.