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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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Is Sparta still a city state in Greece?
Yes it is.
The modern city of Sparti is located at the same location of ancient Sparta and is the administrative center of the Laconia region.
No it is not. Infact, it doesn't even exist. It was once the greatest powers in Greece, but lost the Peloponnesian War to the Athens. It is a great mystery as to what happened to the Spartans afterwords.
Crete is a major city.
What are some cons of living in ancient Athens?
Its policy of preying on other city-states made it a dangerous place to be when they ganged up to lay siege to and capture it.
Citizens were obliged to serve in the army and navy and many were killed in wars.
It had no medical defence againt the plague.
Did Archimedes have any hobbies?
He liked to tackle and solve mathematical problems and he liked to invent things to solve practical and military problems. Archimedes was one of the finest mathematical minds that ever lived, and he was an engineering genius.
Who is the greek god of the toilet?
If this is a serious question probably Hestia would be the closest though she was actually the goddess of the hearth.
Why did Greeks feel Alexander the great was less then Greek?
Alexander the Great was not actually a Greek ruler, as he was the King of Macedonia. Although there are quite a few similarities between Macedonian and Greek culture, Alexander was not Greek in the sense of the classical greek city states of Athens, Sparta, Thebes, or Corinth.
How did Greek Theater originate?
It developed from religious rituals of dancing and singing for the god which were held in forest glades.
These rituals progressively became more structured and special theatres were built for their performance.
The format developed to have actors play lead roles and a chorus to support them.
What did ancient Greeks grow and why?
Tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, and bananas didn't arrive in Greece until after the discovery of the Americas in the 15th century, because that's where those foods originated.
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.
