How did the ancient Greeks store their food?
Grain was stored in grain silos, not that different from how grain is still stored today, it simply needs to be kept cool and dry
Fruits and other vegetables were either eaten immediately or made into preserves of sugar and salt or pickled in vinegar for long term storage. In the growing seasons it could just be left on the vine until needed.
Meats and fish that weren't immediately consumed were either smoked, salted, or dried into jerky.
Underground cellars and natural caves were often used as storage areas since their ambient temperatures are lower than above ground; and though not nearly as effective as refrigeration it was still helpful in extending food storage limitations
Some foods were also simply allowed to grow mold. Moldy cheese or moldy pickling jars would simply have the mold cut off or scooped out and than the rest of the food beneath the mold would be consumed
What cultures were blended during the Hellenistic age?
The term Hellenism refers to the spread of Greek influence in the Middle East after the partition of Alexander the Great's conquests into Greek kingdoms. These covered present day Turkey, Syria, Lebanon Palestine and Egypt. It was more about the absorption of Greek culture by the cultures in these areas, rather than a blending of cultures. The Romans also got hellenised.
Why is it called the Hellenistic period?
The period after Alexander was known as the Hellenistic age. His generals divided his empire up between them and continued Alexander's policy of introducing Greek culture to the conquered lands. The generals set themselves up as kings of their territory - we call them today the Hellenistic Kingdoms.
What did the word citizen mean in most city-state of ancient Greece?
How do you know that Helios's cattle will be slain?
If Helios had notice that his cattle was gone then whoever killed his cattle would be killed by Helios. This was shown in the odessey when all of the odysseuss men dies because they ate the cattle.
What did the Greeks use for defense?
Their citizen armies and fleets, the walls of their cities, and mutual defence alliances with friendly other city-states.
The order of these historical events were 1) the golden age of Greece, 2) the fall of the Roman empire, 3) crusades, 4) renaissance.
Was ancient Greece a direct or representative democracy?
First of all, we should note that only Athens and a few other city-states were ever democracies. The vast majority of Ancient Greece was ruled by monarchies or oligarchies and not by elections. However, in Athenian democracy, all of the citizens voted on policies, which made Athens a direct democracy.
Greek vases were made out of a substance called terracota, wich is made out of clay and other minerals.
What events do the iliad and odyssey tell about?
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.
What are characteristics of the Greek city-states?
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.
Are there any Greek wars besides the Trojan war?
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.
What goods were traded regularly between the colonies and their parent cities in Greece?
Foodstuffs, minerals, textiles, manufactured goods, slaves.
How many people had to be at the assembly in Athens?
There were 500 people in the Athenian democracy. Each year 500 citizens were chosen to participate in the Atheninan democracy.
What was each Greek city state known as?
The Greek word is polis, from which we derive today such words as politics, political, politicians etc.
Who are all the minor greek gods and godesses?
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!
What were ancient Greece trading partners?
Ancient Greeks traded with people all over the known world. They were pretty much working with those on the coasts of the Mediteranean and Black Seas.
AHH, let's make this clearer:)
Greece was ideally located for sea trade. Greeks made extensive contacts with people from advance cultures-Egyptians, Phoenicians, Persians and others. These contacts led to the spread of ideas that spurred the development of Greek civilization
What did Sparta do after winning the Peloponnesian War?
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.
What was Plato's impact on Ancient Greece?
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.
Which architectural feature was commonly used by the ancient Greeks?
Columns were a major part of ancient Greek temples. Later the Romans copies much of what they saw in Athens, for example.
What type of government did the ancient Greeks invent?
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.