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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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We have no accurate knowledge of whether he was an actual person or just a construct to give a name to a popular version of the songs sung by hundreds of bards who went around the towns and cities of Greece providing entertainment in the pre-TV and movies days three thousand years ago.
If he actually existed he was one of those professional troubadours making a living. And the version of the old tales of heroes which they peddled was the most popular and was written down in an era when cursive writing was just invented.
Which people was a famous Greek mapmaker?
The most famous of the early mapmakers was a Greek geographer named "Ptolemy"
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What did the ancient greek religion Demeter believe in?
Demeter wasn't a religion, it was a Greek Goddess that focused on harvest of the Earth. There were cults dedicated to Demeter they focused on making sacrifices to Demeter in exchange for good growth and harvest of much needed crops.
Why might a historian use periodization when writing about ancient greek?
If he was a military historian. Other historians look at social and developments and regressions.
What started the war between the Persians and the Greeks?
A revolt by the Greek city-states within the Persian Empire in Asia Minor in 499 BCE.
Rhetorics and how to win an argument for the sake of winning it
How did the ancient Greeks explain thunder and lighting?
classical mythology explains that lightning happens when Zeus is angry and throws a thunder bolt and lighting.Science explains lightning as a phenomenon that occurs during a weather change when atmosphere dischargess electricity.
Who was the ancient Greek who thought that the earth was the center of the universe?
The Earth was first thought to have been speculated as being spherical from the 6th Century BC, with the idea being developed and more widely accepted into the 3rd Century BC.
Pythagoras was around during the 6th century BC, he may have first speculated the Earths spherical shapes, but no one knows for sure. Other Mathematicians and philosophers such as Herodotus, Plato and Aristotle also contributed to the idea following Pythagoras' time.
How did Alexander help Greek culture spread far and wide?
Principally by establishing scores of cities on the Greek model (many called Alexandria after himself). These cities were self-governing and had temples, market places, theatres, baths and, for the men, perfume shops. He also married his senior soldiers to Asian women to breed up hybrid populations reared in Greek ways. He also allowed Greek carpetbaggers to gain commercial influence. Even the Jewish aristocracy adopted Greek ways, and even had operations to restore their foreskins so that they wouldn't look mutilated at the baths.
Hellenistic is a modern word used to describe this world he left behind when he died - not Greek below the aristocracy, but a veneer of Greek culture, which progressively returned to other ways as the Hellenistic Kingdoms which his generals carved out for themselves shrank from covering the Middle East and Central Asia to Egypt, Syria and parts of Asia Minor.
Why did the Greeks agree every for you to stop fighting for any grief period?
The Greeks stopped fighting every four years for the Olympics because the Olympics honored the gods.
In terms of ancient Greek architecture what does Doric mean?
Doric is an adjective referring to type of people or things. The Greek peoples were of different tribal/cultural origins - Achaeans, Aeolians, Ionians, Dorians. The Dorians included the Doric people of Corinth and Sparta.
What type of government of early Greece often consisted of a small group of wealthy people in power?
An Oligarchy = rule by the few.
Aristotle said that an Oligarchy was a degraded form of Aristocracy = rule by the best.
Sparta was a limited democracy - citizens in assembly voted on issues put before them but could not discuss or raise issues. Athens became a radical democracy where citizens in assembly raised, discussed and decided on issues.
What did prehistoric people wear?
In hot countries nothing except something to cover their modesty. Perhaps ceremonial dress was employed at festivals.
Initially, in the north wear human existence is precarious, they would have used processed animal skins stitched with bone needles and may have used hand woven materials. In modern times the Japanese used raincoats made from woven straw or leaves. Before the last Ice Age loom weaving was used and 25,000 BC knitting was used in central Europe.
If one can imagine following herds over long distances during migrations through hostile environments like Ice Age Eurasia, they need sophisticated tools, sleighs, and clothing.
What did ancient Sparta value?
Honor and victory were pretty major. A man was supposed to be aggressive and powerful, a woman not so much. Certain... um... "affectionate behaviors" between men and younger boys were not seen as perverted in Sparta, but women doing "masculine" things was. In some ways like a modern army, in others very different, I guess.
When did ancient America begin?
The ancient historical period is generally considered to start at 500 BCE after cursive writing became common and events were recorded in detail.
Before that is Pre-history, when events had to be retrieved from lesser sources and evidence.
Where were the three types of Greek columns used?
The three types of Greek columns are Doric, Ionic and Corinthian.
1. Dorian represents man or male
2. Ionic represents woman or female
3. Corinthian represents the young maiden
What were the major characteristics of the ancient greek civilization?
It was characterized by polytheistic religion based on mythology
