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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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What are 5 ways Athens and Sparta were the same and 5 ways they were different?
Well first the Athens government is a direct government. Sparta isn't. Athens ruled Ancient Greece for many years and were the most powerful group. Then during the Peloponnesian war, which was Sparta v.s the powerful Athens (in the 400's B.C) at the end, we ended with a new powerful group called Sparta. The Spartanians were so releaved and excited and Athenians so depressed. That is a big difference in Greek City-States government. Some similarities is that they both had citizens that had to be males, but a big difference between that is to be a citizen in Athenia, you had to be a male, but you had to have family in that city-state for 3 generations. In Sparta and other city-states you had to be also a male, but had to be born in that city-state which made a lot of Citizens.
Thanks! AncientGreekGirl :)
In English what does Di Immortales mean from Ancient Greek?
Well translated it means "the immortals" which is used as a word like good gracious, but a true translation (sorry if this is hard to follow, you would probably need to read a greak mythology book) would be "the gods" as in the Greek Gods of Mythology, i learned this from the book Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightning Thief, im happy 'cause those books got me interested in greek mythology :)
Correction to the above: It's Latin, not Greek!
Why is it important for us to klearn greek mythology?
The Greek myths have been subjects of thousands of paintings and sculptures though the centuries. The have also been the basis of much literature. Also the stories gives us insight in human struggle to understand life and natural occurrences.
What types of transport did they have in ancient Greece times?
A ship was required transport inter-island and between the Peloponnese and mainland Europe. Her dependence upon sea vessels contributed to the development of Greece's naval excellence. On land, chariots, horses and mules were modes of transport. Horses were better suited to light travel and were seldom used. Mules were preferred for heavier moving and were the most common means of transportation. They had better footing for the mountainous terrain, could cover an average 50 miles per day and required fewer hours of sleep than horses.
What Greek scholars established the academy in Athens?
Socrates. Prior to doing so, he was a mason. The Academy was where Socrates established and invented the modern teaching style we use today known as Socratic Seminar-this encourages intelligent discussion of ideas, and looking at things in different angles
What are the names of the twelve greek gods and goddesses that lived on mount Olympus?
Olympian rulers:
Hera
Athena
Artemis
Aphrodite
Demeter
Hestia, then later Dionysus who took her place.
Hephaestus
Zeus
Apollo
Ares
Poseidon
Hermes
No. The Trojans were their own sort of mini-nation. They were influenced by Greek culture, as they often traded with them, but they spoke an Indo-European language (as well as Greek) and they were also influenced by Hittite customs.
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We don't know what their origin or language was. The archaeological evidence doesn't help either as there are several levels of settlement on the Troy site in Asia Minor. Yes, they were Indo-European - a very broad category - but so were the Greeks and Hittites, and the Greeks themselves had several rather different ethnic and cultural groups. All we can sat is that they were diffent, but their name Dardanians doesn't tell us what their specific origins were.
As a trading centre, they would have been culturally influenced and multi-lingual to match the passers-through the Dardanelles strait, on whose payments their wealth was based. And it was this wealth rather than 'much manned Helen' which attracted the 10-year looting expedition of the Achaians (a branch of the Greek peoples).
Who lost The Battle of Hastings?
The battle was fought between Normandy and England. The Norman ruler who engaged in the battle was William the Conqueror and the English king was King Harold II. King Harold II was killed and England lost this battle and Normandy took over rule in 1066, England begrudgingly accepted William as their king.
Where did the Greeks first settle?
The macedonian country was first settled by 3 tribes. The acheans, Ionians, and Aeolis. They came from their countries, Acheae, Aeolis, and Ionia
According to the quote by Xenophon what is the basis for restriction on Athenian women?
according to the quote by xenophon what is the basic for restrictions on athenian women
yes they did. There were two types of boats, cargo ships, and the trireme. Both had disadvantages. The trireme could easily get blown off course, and the cargo ship had to move in a zig-zag pattern, taking twice as long as normal.
Why did Aristotle want Alexander to invade Persia?
There are several:
- To provide the squabbling Greek city states he had tentatively united with a common enemy to focus on;
- To fulfil his dreams and ambitions;
- To gain control of the fabled wealth and power of the Persian Emperor;
- To get revenge for Greek defeats at the hands of the Persians;
- To free Greek cities under Persian control
Why were the Greeks called Hellenes?
The Greeks are also called Hellens as they claim the Greek peoples can tarce themselves back to a mythical King Hellen, who was a son of Prometheus, and who was the father or grandfather of the the first leaders of the groups who became none as the Achaeans (Mycenaeans), Aeolians, Ionains, and Dorians, who entered Greece from about 2000BC to 1000BC, and who in combination with earliers peoples (The Pelasgians) gave it its first Greek Character.
What are the 3 achievements ancient Greeks made?
They gave leadership and impetus in developing politics, architecture, the arts, literature, science and medical practice.
While other peoples had proceded them in these fields and they therefore did not 'invent' the disciplines, and copied the subjects from these others, in a single century they produced a great leap forward which became the preursor to much of what we know and do today.
What is the vegetation like in Ancient Greece?
they had giant dinsuaws that took huge dumps on people
What do ancient Greeks and ancient egyptians have in common in religion?
Both the ancient Greeks and Egyptians were polytheistic; they believed in many deities. They had myths about how things came into being, nature, etc. They also built temples to honor their gods and had visions of an "afterlife", or life after death. These are only a few ways the two religions were similar.
Why were temples built in greek?
They were built to house statues of the gods. The were also used as places of refuge and a protected place to stash money and other valuables.
How did the ancient Greeks use their land?
They used an item such as the slash-and-burn which burns down trees and cuts them down in a large forest to make extra land for farming.
How did the Persian War help Greek city-states?
Athens led the Delian League coalition which it led in the last phase o the war against the Persian Empire into an empire of its own, continuing to enforce collection of the war contributions after the war was over, and spending the money on itself.
When Athens fell out with other city-states led by Sparta resulting in the Peloponnesian War, Persia bankrolled the fleet of the Spartan alliance which defeated Athens.
Who really benefited - the Greek world was devastated by the endless wars.
How did ancient Greece's assembly keep anyone from becoming too powerful?
Ancient Greece did not have a government of assembly. It was comprised of over 2,000 independent city-states which each had its own form of government. These forms varied from monarchy, tyranny, oligarchy, limited democracy and radical democracy.
In a limited democracy, the citizens voted for issues put before them by the council.
In a radical democracy, the assembly decided what was to be considered and decided on the outcome, which was implemented by the council. Anyone seeking to influence the assembly had to do it by effective oratory. Unfortunately good orators could sway them to unwise decisions, often with catastrophic results.
Did the greek language and culture aided in the spread of Christianity?
The translation of the Old Testament took place too long before the advent of Christianity to have any influence on the spread of Christianity.
What happend in greek civilization in the dark ages?
The Battle of Thermopylae was fought between an alliance of Greek city-states, led by Sparta, and the Persian Empire of Xerxes I over the course of three days, during the second Persian invasion of Greece.
Why do the Greeks use a chorus?
The Greek chorus was a group of approximately twelve actors who acted similar to modern narrators in Greek plays. They were integral to the plays and would sometimes have over half of the lines. Their job was to comment on the action in the play, either by speaking all together or by singing. They would dress similarly and wear masks.
The role of the Greek chorus was to provide time for scene changes, give the main actors a break and time to prepare for the next scene, offer background information and information about the main themes, to offer an insight into a character's thoughts and feelings, and just generally act as a go-between for the audience and the actors. Incidentally, battles and murders were not allowed to be performed in Greek theatres and so the chorus would tell the audience of such events instead of them being acted out.
