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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 Greek empire fall before the Roman empire?
Becuase they were weak The Greeks never had an empire. All they were globally were a collection of independent city-states. Alexander the Great tried to establish an empire but at his death it all fell apart. So there is no comparison.
What functions does the chorus serve in a typical ancient Greek play?
Their role was to:
- observe and comment on the action of the two or three actors
- forward the action of the plays
- garner sympathy for the heroes in the plays
- draw the audience in, even if the audience is already aware of the outcomes of the stories.
Was the country Turkey part of ancient Greece?
First of all, we (greeks) call it Konstandinoupoli!
no it doesn't form part of Greece.
What is the name of the democracy of Ancient Greece?
The first democracy in ancient Greece was in a city called, " Tu Madre"
Which means, " Your Mom" in English.
(Trolol)
What were Aristophanes' contributions to his community?
Aristophanes was an important writer in Ancient Greece because he began a new style of writing. Aristophanes was the first author to create New Greek Comedy.
Yes Ares had:
Eros with Aphrodite
Anteros with Aphrodite
Phobos with Aphrodite
Deimos with Aphrodite
Harmonia with Aphrodite
Adrestia with Aphrodite
Phlegyas with Chryse or Dotis
Why did the Greeks build their cities on a high acropolis?
they built them in high places for 2 reasons. 1) they wanted to honor the gods, and by placing them up high they towered over the rest of the city, like the gods towered over the people of the city. 2) by being built on higher ground, the temples were naturally more defend able, in the event of an attack on the city.
They ate a sensible diet based on grain and fish protein, exercised through hard work on the land or city-dwellers at their work, in the home and at gymnasiums.
How fast did ancient trade ships sail?
Not sure what you mean by "ancient," but some of the larger sailing ships of the late 1700s and early 1800s could make 7 to 10 knots, with some of the speedier ones getting up near 15 knots. Hope that helps.
What did wealthy eat in ancient Greece?
The rich people in Ancient Greece never had to cook for themselves. Some of the things they ate were the same as any citizen. They had the luxury of more foods, meats and wine. They could eat honey and cakes and more imported foods and spices such as saffron.
Why didn't Greece women wear togas?
They never did. First of all a toga was a male garment. It was only worn by Roman men who were citizens. The Greeks did not wear togas. Roman women wore a stola and palla. The Greeks used a garment called a chiton for both men and women.
Why did the Greeks settle colonies?
The city-states in mainland Greece had limited land and a burgeoning population. So they loaded their surpluses on ships and sent them off to seize new land and establish their own city-state, resulting in over 2,000 spread around the Mediterranean and Black Sea littorals.
What were the unfree men of ancient Greece called?
Most likely "barbarian " since in Greek that means the "others".
Why was living on a peninsula beneficial for the ancient Greeks?
They needed to access the sea for fish food and trade. However they built their cities back from the coastline to avoid pirates and other enemies surprising them, so a city was near the coast with a port for sea access, with a defensive hill-citadel, a fresh water river and backed by farmland.
What is a Hellenistic kingdom?
The Hellenistic kingdoms were a product of the Macedonian generals of Alexander the Great. After his death they individually seized contol of different parts of his empire and continued his Hellenisation policy within their territory. Hellenisation involved establishing Greek cities and promoting Greek (Hellenic) culture. They contested with each other for territory resulting in war and realignment of boundaries and rulership.
Ptolemy, who had seized Egypt which he had governed for Alexander, was the first to declare himself a king, and the others followed suit. Hence the territories became kingdoms, and the term Hellenistic was given to them in modern parlance to indicate that, rather than being ethnically Greek, they were barbarian with a Hellenic (Greek) rulership and cultural veneer, hence Hellenistic.
The Hellenistic Kingdoms changed shape and rulers, but settled down with enduring dynasties in Egypt (sometimes including some coast and islands of the eastern Mediterranean), Syria (included parts of Asia Minor but early on lost the eastern territories of the Middle East and India), and Macedonia (including parts of mainland Greece).
For a map see website:
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These Hellenistic Kingdoms were progressively swallowed up by Rome, beginning with the punitive attack on Macedonia, which had supported Carthage during Hannibal's invasion of Italy - Macedonia was divided into four republics to end its capacity for revolt. Then folowed the rest of Greece, Asia Minor, and Syria culminating in Pompey's capture of Jerusalem. Parts of them were made variously into provinces, tributary republics or tributary kingdoms. Cleopatra Ptolemy was the last Hellenistic ruler of Egypt and, after the defeat of Marc Antony by Octavian, it was made a province of Rome governed by a Roman prefect.
Why were they naked at the ancient Olympics games?
Nakedness was their traditional attire for sport and the baths. They had an admiration for the human body as is evidenced in their statuary. Of course, they were fit people who kept their bodies in good shape, unlike the fatness which is becoming the 'new normal' today.
How did Themistocles lead the Athenians?
By patient persuasion - he got them to use the proceeds of a rich silver mine to build a navy rather than divide it up amongst the citizens. This navy, larger than that of any other Greek city, became the basis of rising Athenian power.
During the Persian invasion, he persuaded the Athenians to evacuate their city which could not be defended, and join with the other southern Greek cities in defeating Persia at sea.
After the Persian invasion was turned back, he arranged the building of walls not only around the city, but also linked to their harbour. This meant that Athens could defend the city, import food when under siege, and use the navy to raid their enemies by sea from their secure port.
This laid the foundation on which Athens later built it's empire.
How did geographic factors encourage independence among ancient Greek city states?
The mountainous barriers that criss-cross the country led to the fragmentation of early Greek civilization into autonomous city-states. Its many islands and strategic location on the Aegean Sea made it a crossroads for trade in the Mediterranean and with Asia Minor and Africa. It also brought it into conflicts with the Persian Empire.
What famous philosopher was a student Plato's?
Aristotle was a student of Plato's. He was also the tutor of Alexander the Great who spent three years in Mieza, Macedonia being tutored by the great philosoper.
Who was the Greek god of education?
their in no god of education
Technically, there is no god of education, but there is a goddess of wisdom and if you choose to interpret it as so, Pallas Athena could be the goddess of education.
Why was Sparta and Athens different?
Education In Sparta wanted a strong army, they had boys at the age of seven move into military housed called barracks. They also taught them how to read. Athens education was different, only boys with wealthy families could go to school and learn, they prepared them to be good citizens and studied many things, like math, reading etc.
Who are the ancient greek god and goddesses?
The Greek gods and goddesses are Zeus, god of the sky, Poseidon, god of the sea, Hades, god of the dead, Athena, goddess of wisdom, Ares, god of war, Dionysus, god of wine, Apollo, god of light, Artemis, goddess of the hunt, Hera, goddess of marriage, Aphrodite, goddess of love, Demeter, goddess of the seasons, and finally Hermes, messenger of the gods.
How did the Greeks preserve their food?
Grain, peas, fava beans, nuts, seed for planting, and similar products could be simply dried and stored in pots with lids to keep vermin out. They were sometimes stored in bags or even by simply piling them up, but it was understood to be bad practice at the time and was only done in situations of oversupply or foolish hoarding. Flour was not stored for very long, normally, but was ground as needed by a miller.
Root crops, fruit, and such things as cabbages could be stored as they were until recently, in root cellers. Some people still do this.
Vegetables were pickled in brine, and the method used at that time actually increased the nutritional value of the food since it did not involve canning or packing in jars, which reduces the nutritional value.
Meats were smoked, salted, or cured by hanging with cultures in ancient times, and the practice continued in the middle ages. Sausage was known to the ancients and is mentioned in medieval texts.
Fish was salted or smoked. It may also have been dried, but I have not seen a reference on this. The salted fish caught in the Atlantic Ocean was carried long distances to inland markets.
Cheese and other fermented milk products were made in ancient times and continued to be made in the medieval. Yogurt was one of these. Swiss cheese was also already in production, as were some other cheeses we see today. Cheese was aged in cellars and caves, and could be kept for years.
Beer, wine, and cider were all commonly made, and mead was also made, though it was more expensive and less often used.
Herbs were dried, as were mushrooms, such fruit as raisins and prunes, and a variety of other foods.
