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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 were the battle straegies of Athens and Sparta you the peloponnesian war?
Usually they hated each other... but in times when invaders attacked Greece, they became allies and fought the invaders. Athens and Sparta would have HUGE wars between themselves when outsiders weren't attacking. They were bitter enemies as well as strong allies.
How did the Greeks become a powerful empire?
This is not an easy question to answer simply. First you must understand that ancient Greece was never a united empire like Egypt or rome. Each Greek city was independent of all others. the exceptions to this were the delian league which was really more of an Athenian empire because Athens had the largest navy at the time, after the Persian wars.
Delian....Empire?After Xerxes I's invasion of Greece in 480BC, a collection of city states grouped together as a way of getting their own back and protecting themselves from the Persian threat. Athens, at the Head of the Delian League was in a position of Authority over the others. She contributed the most ships, and organised the treasury. All nice and happy. But not for long. Once the Persian threat had long since gone, a few states decided they no longer wanted to pay the tribute to keep the league running and tried to leave. Athens was having none of this. Athens quickly began to intimidate the other states with her vast navy. This happened until the League treasury, on the island of Delos, was moved. To Athens. From this point on, the pact of city states began to look very much like an Athenian empire. Sparta, at the head of it's own league, the Hellenic League, was having none of this. The Pelopponesian War broke out, Athens began by winning, but after the death of Pericles in an outbreak of measles, Athens hadn't a hope. Sparta ended their empire.What kind of buildings did the mycenaeans make?
The most common type of domestic architecture was the Megaron...a meandering sort of building with a central open court in the middle of which was kept a fire. Example: Mycenea
Many mycenean tholos--or 'beehive' tombs also survive. They were large, domed stone structures covered with earth. Typically, they feature a monumental doorway with a triangular lintel. Example: Treasury of Atreus
What crafts did ancient Greeks make?
they had mud jewlery and its like a clay type of mud and they connect a string to it
Plato was the most famous philosopher who believed that. Aristotle did also, although he thought that the soul died with the body. Plato admired Parmenides, who also believe that.
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What did the city states of Greek consist of?
It's like a state or a province, but it's mostly made up of an enormous city. For example, Athens was a city-state and Sparta was a city-state. Before democracy, each was ruled by a separate king.
How did Greeks theater influenced us today?
Greek theater served the same purpose as our media today, beacuse it provided that momentary happynes where you forget about life and just enjoy the moment.
Who was the winner in Peloponnesian War?
The Spartan-led alliance defeated the Athenian alliance.
However no one won - the Greek cities continued on sporadic fighting amongst each other, Persia imposed the King's Peace on the cities to stop the warfare spilling over into it's empire, and retook control of the Greek cities in Asia Minor it had lost after the Persian War, and all this paved the way for Macedonia to establish hegemony over the Greek cities of mainland Greece which were too weakened and divided by their warring to resist effectively.
What was the main idea behind philosophy in Greek culture?
Stoicism was founded by Zeno of Citium around 300 BCE. He said that since no one can deprive the wise person of virtue, that person is always in possession ofthe only true good and is therefore happy. Stoics defined the goal of life as virtue.
Addendum:
In practical terms, it is best summarised as rational consideration: 'The more you examine a problem, the more apparent the answer becomes'.
Was King Philip II of Macedonia murdered?
Philip II, was assassinated by Pausanias of Orestis, his personal bodyguard. Philip was murdered in October 336 BC, at Aegae (modern Vergina), the ancient capital of the Greek kingdom of Macedon
How did the Greeks overcome there challenges?
They owned farms which could support a family.
They planted the crops and fruits appropriate to the local soil and climate.
They used slaves to help till, tend and harvest.
Being more fertile than their land, they sent surplus populations to found new city-stated to avoid overpopulation unsupportable on the limited land.
They tried to avoid wars at the critical periods of sowing and harvesting.
What is an agreement to work together?
- Ha Ha if this is homework i have the same thing so do it not on a computer and with your text book
The word "is" in Greek is "είναι" (ine). Note that Greek language has "persons" (e.g. second person singular etc.) So "είναι" in various persons of the present tenseis:
Εγώ είμαι [sounds like: ego ime] = I am
Εσύ είσαι [sounds like: esi ise] = You are
Αυτός/Αυτή/Αυτό είναι [sounds like: Aftos/Afti/Afto ine] = He/She/It is
Εμείς είμαστε [sounds like: Emis imaste] = We are
Εσείς είστε [sounds like: Esis iste] = You are Αυτοί είναι [sounds like: Afti ine] = They are
When did the Greek empire fall?
There are several different empires this question might be referring to.
There was the Delian League, which in the time of 454 to 404 BC came to be so tightly controlled by Athens that it has been called the Athenian Empire. It was not actually an empire, and was defeated in 404 BC by the Spartans.
The empire of Alexander the Great which is called the Macedonian Empire, broke apart when he died in 323 BC. There were a number of people who expected it to hold together, but it did not.
Two large parts of the Macedonian Empire were the Kingdom of Egypt and the Seleucid Empire. The Seleucid Empire gradually lost one territory after another over a period of nearly 260 years when it was taken over by Romans in 63 BC.
The Kingdom of Egypt lasted until it too was taken over by the Romans in 31 BC.
Another possibility for the Greek Empire was the East Roman Empire, which was the Roman Empire in the Middle Ages. It is now called the Byzantine Empire, though it was not called that until long after the Middle Ages ended. It fell to the Ottoman Turks when they took Constantinople in 1453.
Where did the ancient Greeks and Romans hold their entertainment?
The ancient Greeks and Romans held their public entertainments in the theaters and the circuses in Rome and the hippodrome in the Greek areas.
The ancient Greeks and Romans held their public entertainments in the theaters and the circuses in Rome and the hippodrome in the Greek areas.
The ancient Greeks and Romans held their public entertainments in the theaters and the circuses in Rome and the hippodrome in the Greek areas.
The ancient Greeks and Romans held their public entertainments in the theaters and the circuses in Rome and the hippodrome in the Greek areas.
The ancient Greeks and Romans held their public entertainments in the theaters and the circuses in Rome and the hippodrome in the Greek areas.
The ancient Greeks and Romans held their public entertainments in the theaters and the circuses in Rome and the hippodrome in the Greek areas.
The ancient Greeks and Romans held their public entertainments in the theaters and the circuses in Rome and the hippodrome in the Greek areas.
The ancient Greeks and Romans held their public entertainments in the theaters and the circuses in Rome and the hippodrome in the Greek areas.
The ancient Greeks and Romans held their public entertainments in the theaters and the circuses in Rome and the hippodrome in the Greek areas.
What is written at the Oracle of delphi entrance?
I have heard it stated "Know Thyself, and You Shall Know the Secrets of the Gods and the Universe."
I am having trouble verifying this however. Every website that I have found thus far has bits and pieces of all the different quotes from the Temple of Apollo, some stating they are contractions, some "interpretations." None so far have had all of the axioms, in their entirety, for some strange reason.
It would be nice to have this verified, preferably with a credible source, and preferably both a literal, verbatim translation, as well as the standard interpretations.
There are several places named Athens in the United States, with the most notable being Athens, Georgia; Athens, Ohio; and Athens, Texas. In total, there are at least 11 different locations named Athens across various states. Each Athens has its own unique characteristics and significance.
The civilization of ancient Greece developed near the shore of what sea?
The civilization of ancient Greece developed near the shores of the Aegean Sea. It also developed on islands in the Aegean Sea.
After the Dark Age of Greek civilization how did the Greeks learn to write again?
They still had all of the teachers and the grown ups just put all the kids back into the schools...
it's one of these:
They discovered old scrolls left behind by the Minoans and Mycenaeans.
They adapted the Phoenician alphabet to their own language
They learned Sumerian cuneiform and changed it over the years.
The Macedonians taught them to write after they were conquered by Alexander the Great.
Who are the singers in ancient Greece?
There were many artists in Ancient Greece. They did paintings and sculptures, as well as the dramatic arts. Some of these artists included Aetion, Agatharchos, and Ageladas.
Which was not a factor in Alexander's rise to power in the greek empire?
Modesty - he was single-mindedly seeking power and fame, wanting to surpass the reputation of Achilles, and so be remembered forever. In a world without a concept of an afterlife, if you wanted to live on, you had to do it in peoples' memories , so being the most remembered was vital. Just as Alexander wanted to be the greatest in memory, successors wanted to be remembered as greater than Alexander. Julius Caesar tried to earn top spot and seems to have succeeded.
Why did the ancient Greeks believe in the gods of Mount Olympus?
The Greeks based all their beliefs on their imagination not based on science. Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece, so they believed that Zeus(supream ruler of the gods and ruler of the sky) threw lighting bolts down from the mountain duing thunder storms. of course the Greeks couldn't actually see the gods because mount Olympus's peek is surrounded by clouds.
What characteristics pulled the Greek city states apart?
Culture within the city-state, loyalty to the Polis, and seperation by land & sea.
What are leonidas's achievements?
leonidas lead an army of 300 royal(spartan)guards into a battle against 20,000 or more persians he fought for two days until his last man died the he got killed by a storm of persian arrows
