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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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Did the ancient Greeks value philosophy and art?

It is true. I looked it up for an art class of mine.

What weapons were used in the battle of Thermopylae?

the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

What was the Temple of Artemis made out of?

The Temple of Artemis was made out of marble, save the roof.

What did Ancient Greeks eat for snack?

nothing just thierr handss they didnt care and used hands as utensils

Why Greeks left their country?

Principally because of over-population. With small farms, unirrigated in poor country, it was not possible to subdivide them amongst several sons, so a city-state had to try to take land from neighbouring cities. This fighting might reduce also the male population somewhat, but the limited overall supply of land and human fecundity meant that eventually they had to send off the surplus to new areas to seize land and establish new cities. This resulted in the growth of Greek cities around the coast of the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Another reason was to get rid of non-propertied people living in the cities. These were potentially trouble-makers, and sending them off allowed tham to be raised to property owners in the new site. As a side benefit, establishing a colony allowed political opponents to be shipped off too.

Were there a judges and a lawyers in ancient Greece?

There were no lawyers. Before a court, a citizen pleaded his own case. Judges might be an aristocrat hearing pleas between his own clients of negotiating with another aristocrat reperesnting one of his clients, or in eg the Athenian democracy, a court of 500 citizen jurors who determined issues - with no judges.

What was the effect of oligarchy in Greece?

it is a form of citizen's rule; right to rule by wealth or land ownership.....

they ran their government for their own reasons or needs- I got this straight from my teacher

-cutebubba

How did the geography of Greece present obstacles of unity?

The mountains, rivers and seas defined tracts of arable lane which separated early settler tribes and the land and cities they took over. These tribes were opposed to each other hand valued their independence, with no desire to unite.

Why did the city-states join together in Greece?

They would join in military alliances when it suited their interests, but these alliances changed constantly.

Many cities were then were taken over by the Hellenistic Kingdoms established by the generals who succeeded Alexander the Great after his death, when they divided his empire between them.

Who came first Greeks or Indians?

I believe it was the aztecs...but I could be wrong

What kind of instruments did ancient greek play?

Some Greek instruments, were the Lyre and the Anlos. I hope this helped you answer your question. Thank you! :)

What is a Phalanx in ancient Greece?

A massed fighting formation of armoured infantry.

What age did the creation of city-states mark the beginning of in Greece?

Mycenae ruled Greece from about 1600 BC to about 1100 BC. Is that what you meant? Or did you want to know when they first came into existence? The site contains debris datable to about 3500 BC.

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The Greek city states were formed following the Mycenaean era approx 1600-1100 BC, when the Greeks identified as one of the four Greek identities, (Doric, Attic, Ionian, Aeloic). The Mycenaean era existed during the bronze age with power consolidated in the hands of the Mycaenean kings who had the money and power to possess bronze age weapons. With the discovery of iron which made weapons more accessible for the common people, reliance on kings and kingdoms diminished and people formed states along the natural geographic lines of the Greek land. This however happened gradually (1100-800 BC - dark ages), which is why you could find democratic Athens existing with Homeric style Greek kingdoms like Macedonia and Epirus.