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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.
10,833 Questions
Did Greeks invent the chariot?
No. They had been around for a couple of thousand years in the Middle East before Rome became more than a village.
Although the Latins are recorded early on as using chariots (see Aeneid), the Romans adopted mainly infantry tactics, and quickly learned to neutralise chariots, so they quickly disappeared from the Italian battlefield. The Hellenistic kingdoms in the east persiated with chariots for an extra century or so but learnt that they were a liability against the Roman countermeasures.
Did the greek theatre have an altar at the middle?
Because the greek theatre was a sacred space and the entire building was used to honour Dionysus god of wine, the vine and theatre. The theatre was only used once each year for the festival Dionysia. In the theatre of Athens there were sacrifices made to Dionysus at the alter. Sacrifices were very important to the ancient greeks as it gave them piece of mind that the gods would appreciate them.
Why does Achilles swear not to fight for Agamemnon?
Agamemnon took the Trojan woman, Briseis, whom Achilles had captured, taken as his slave, and fallen in love with because an oracle had ordered him (Agamemnon) to give up his own woman, Chryseis.
What does a Greek toga look like?
A toga was/is a rectangular piece of cloth having rounded or curved corners on one long side. This curved side was the bottom. The length of the rectangular cloth varied, depending upon the size of the person wearing it and the fashion of the times.
What can archaeologists learn from ancient art object?
They may learn about how a certain culture may have lived or what they used in everyday life, by studying the artifacts they find in the "Digs".
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PS I just answered my own question too. Lmao
What contributions did the Greeks make in language and literature?
Well they made lots but in literture the gave us grammar and sentence structure. In language they gave us some of the most common used root word we use all of these contribution. Yes the Greeks also helped us in other words but this is the ones we use the most
Where does the astrolabe originate from?
The answer to this question is during the Hellenistic period. The astrolabe originates from Hellenistic times, which was a period of ancient Greek and eastern Mediterranean history, around 150 BC.
What did the ancient greek people eat?
well they had a very simple diet, mostly bread, wine, olives (Athens is famous for the first olive tree growing there) soups, maybe not as yummy as you might think but its a pretty healthy life style- as long as you don't abuse the use of your wine.
What type of political organization did ancient Greeks used to organize their governments?
Each Ancient Greek city was an independent state (There were exceptions such as the Kingdoms of Lydia and Macedon). Most used kings.
Some replaced their kings with a Tyrant who was elected for life but which was a non heredity position. That worked for a while but before long the Tyrant became an absolute ruler.
Some cities, such as Athens, tried direct democracy for a brief period. In that democracy, only certain citizens, not all, could vote.
Some used a king with an elected council. This pattern prevailed during the Roman Empire with the Roman Governor replacing the king.
So, the question remains concerning ancient Greek government: where and when?
What role did the Parthenon play in Ancient Greek life?
Made offerings to the goddess Athena and asked for guidance and support as she was patron goddess of the city; stored the city's money there under the protection of the goddess; sought sanctuary there under protection of the goddess.
What were the requirements for being a Greek citizen?
Greek soldiers had to be strictly Greek citizens and had to be of Greek religion.
What is the role of mythology in everyday life of the ancient Greeks?
The role of mythology is important in the life of ancient Greeks because it helped them answer questions they could not with the understanding they had at the time. For example, when there was a storm, they believed that Zeus was upset at them for something they had done. Or, when they lost a battle, they would blame someone for upsetting Ares and causing him to fight with the other side against them. Basically, it gave them someone to blame or praise for the events that happened in their life that they couldn't otherwise explain.
During the Peloponnesian War 431-404 bc did Athens or Sparta have allies with more land area?
Sparta had the largest area after it conquered the southern Peloponnese, while Athens had limited land in Attica, until it created an empire for 50 years of the GREEK cities in the eastern Aegean Sea littoral.
Why is Hippocrates important in history?
he didn't believe in superstitions like spirits or gods causing the illness
because of that he changed the medicine world
Another answer:
He was the founder of the Hippocratic School of medicine. This intellectual school revolutionized medicine in ancient Greece, establishing it as a discipline distinct from other fields that it had traditionally been associated with (notably theurgy and philosophy), thus making medicine a profession.
Why should americans study ancient greece?
American should Study ancient greece because our forefathers got most of our goverment from them
Similarities greek and roman culture?
They were very similar. Romans based their culture, gods, language, and fighting styles off of Ancient Greece, including in terms of the position of women in society, geography and the ramifications of geographical differences, and government.
Who did ancient Megara trade with?
It had limited land and sustained itself with trade with the Greek cities in Asia Minor, the Black Sea and Sicily.
It founded the cities of Byzantium and Chalcedon in the east and Megara Hyblaea in Sicily.
What were the greek gods like?
Greek gods have eternal life
And their handsomeness and beauty is forever
They are hard headed
they always fight each other
except Zeus!!
hahaha
its only a joke Hera
How did roman temples differ from Greek temples?
In the Republican period the Romans produced the best portrait sculpture (busts) there has ever been. It was a strictly Roman art and it was very realistic. In the fist and second centuries AD they produced sublime and accurate replicas of Greek sculptures by great Greek sculptors. Some of these are displayed at the Vatican Museums.
Uranus is the oldest Greek god. Gaea is the oldest Greek Goddess.
But both of them trace lineage back to a group of gods called the Protogenoi, or Primordial gods. The oldest, the god from which all other gods come is Khaos (Chaos). It was from Chaos that Nyx, Gaea, Erebos, Tartarus and Eros were born via Pathenogenesis. Unlike Nyx, who is associated as female, Chaos is given no gender.
The goddess of art in ancient Greece
LOL FAIL
Athena is the goddess of art in ancient Greece, an athene is a Greek citizen.
Did the ancient Greeks only use natural approaches to medicine?
The Ancient Greeks had a balanced medical system.
They believed that the gods made you ill, but they also believed in more logical medicines is well.
The main one is the Theory Of The Four Humours, Phlegm, Black Bile Yellow Bile and Blood.
When you became Ill, it meant that one of your four humours was out of balance, so you either had too much phlegm or too much yellow bile.
If you had a a fever it was down to too much yellow bile- this would be treated with its opposite, phlegm, so the doctor would prescribe cold baths.
A cold- too much phlegm, this is treated with opposites too, so the doctor would prescribe warm beds and wine.
As you can see this was an incorrect, yet logical way of thinking.
However they did also believe that the gods made you ill.
Asclepios was the god of medicine.
If you were ill, say you had flu then you would be sent to an asclepius temple where you would stay until you were healed.
It is said that while staying there in a vision Asclepios (the god) and his two daughters (Panacea and Hygieia) would visit them in the night, they would bring with them snakes that would crawl all over you. Once awakening the patient would be cured.
People who stayed there, engraved in to slabs of stone their story of how they got better. They all believe it was the work of Asclepios.
However many historians now believe that it was because of the fresh air and exercise that came with the stay at Asclepios's temple.
Did Ancient Greece have a president?
Ancient Greece (specifically, Athens) practiced Direct Democracy. There was no president, nor were there governmental representatives. The people voted directly on the issues themselves rather than having representatives in government.
