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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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Who was the leader of Stoic school of philosophy?
Stoicism was popular among the ancient Greeks. Later this philosophy was transferred to Rome after the Romans had taken over Greece. Perhaps among the more famous Romans who embraced stoicism was Seneca. He was a playwright who used stoicism within the messages of his works. Seneca died in the first century and was around the times when the empire was at peace but still expanding its influence. Stoicism was popular and Emperor Marcus Aurelius was a stoic in the second century of Roman dominance.
What are the physical features of Greece?
The land mass of Greece is for the greatest part (80%) covered by mountains. Greece has over 2,000 mostly very small islands: only some 170 are inhabited. Greece is situated on the boundaries of two tectonic plates that move in different directions, making Greece the victim of numerous earthquakes and sometimes tsunamis over the past 2,500 years.
How did Alexander the Great impact Greece?
Alexander impacted Greece by bringing Greek cultures and laws together with other cultures. For example, his soldiers and Persian women were married and Alexander the Great also married 2 Persian princesses. Another reason on how Alexander the Great impacted Greece was that because he invaded so much land he was able to get the Greeks to know the other cultures that they didn't know were there.
What was inside an ancient Aztec temple?
There will be nothing Inside an Aztec temple. It will be a vaulted empty chamber made with stone blocks.
Before the spanish came there used to be one or more statues of Gods, HuitziLopochtli (God of War) or Tlaloc(God of Rain),etc.
There might be some blood stain on the wall and floor which you can detect with a camcorder.
Some chamber like the one in Chichen Itza even has a big snake and some human skeletons plus some treasure in it.
Why did the Greeks fail to unite?
Each city was independent of each other. Even under Alexander the Great, each city contributed soldiers to the common cause, yet did not accept the central government that the later Romans did. The Greeks were loyal to a particular city, not to a particular country. So, when a concerted attack happened, each city fell as a unit, not the whole country. Instability occurred when there was no political unity.
What happened to the ancient city of Atlantis?
Atlantis was destroyed by a great war between Humans and Nephilim and the floods sank the city-nation. Due to Nibiru's orbit being close to Earth at the time, and man fallen from grace, human evil was rampant. Much like it is today. That's why they say to keep POSITIVE when they come! The Nephilim looked just like humans, but they were much larger and stronger. We are related to the Nephilim, but we have double-helix DNA and they have multi-helix and is able to use more of their Brain. Anu the leader came around on Nibiru's next orbit created the second city UR was created to recreate the enslavement of man to collect gold to repair Nibiru's broken atmosphere. It has been told in scripture about the Nephilim, and we the human race were created to terraform Earth for them, which word comes from Anglo-Saxon word Erda (Erdaz), which means ground, soil, and earth, the word would be spelled Eorthe or Erthe in Old English and Erde in German. Like UR, we want to show our "God's" that we completed Earth for them in their likeness. The day of judgment will be soon, scripture says. Remember be POSITIVE!
What are the salient features of Greek tragedy?
I really don't think that there is greek comedy. The only thing that is comedic about the Greeks is that they wore bedsheets all day and went around showing their packages to everyone. Oh and another thing is the greek gods. They were always mad.
Why did Sparta form the Peloponnesian League?
The Peloponnesian League was created by Sparta and its allies to dominate trade and government in the Greek city-states.
How many ancient Greece gods are there?
there are 12 major Greek gods.
Zeus was the god of the sky, supreme god of all the gods and ruler of mankind.
Poseidon was the god of the seas.
Hades was the god of the underworld and the dead.
Hera was the goddess of marriage and the family.
Ares was the the god of war.
Athena was the gods of wisdon, skill and war. unlike ares, when it came to war, Athena stood more for battle strategy kind of war. ares stood for pointless war.
Aphrodite was the goddess of love and beauty.
Apollo was the god of prophecy(seeing the future),music,healing and the sun.
Artemis was the goddess of the hunt and the moon.
Demeter was the goddess of agriculture.
Dionysus was the god of wine.
Hephaestus was the god of fire,blacksmiths and metal workings.
Hermes was the god of travelers,merchants,theives and was the messenger of the gods.
Hestia was the goddess of the hearth, home and family.
there were also many minor gods in Greek mythology like Helios, Pan, Zepherus, Eros and Nemesis.
When did the Persians invade Greece?
In 499 BC several Greek cities in Asia Minor rebelled against Persian rule. To help their fellow Greeks, a few city-states in mainland Greece sent soldiers to join the fight against the Persians.
The Persians put down the revolt, but Darius was still angry with the Greeks. Although the cities that had rebelled were in Asia, Darius was enraged that other Greeks had given them aid. He swore to get revenge on the Greeks.
What sports did the Ancient Greeks create?
Well I know for a fact that they invented the competitions of the Ancient Olympics, and I have also heard they have invented boxing?
What did the ancient Greeks speak?
In short, believe it or not they spoke Greek, which is one of the oldest documented languages. The earliest form of the Greek language is considered Proto-Greek, which could possibly be what you mean by "ancient greeks" though if you are speaking of a certain time frame that would narrow it down.
Why did Greek actors wear masks?
The use of masks in ancient greek theater draw their origin from the ancient dionysiac cult. Thespis was the first writer, who used a mask.
The members of the chorus wore masks, usually similar to each other but completely different from the leading actors. Picture 1 portrays a sort of mask suitable for the chorus.
Because the number of actors varied from one to three, they had to put on different masks, in order to play more roles.
The actors were all men. The mask was therefor necessary to let them play the female roles. Picture 2 portrays a woman's mask.
Some people claim that the masks had one more significance : they added resonnance to the voice of an actor so that everyone in the huge ancient theater could hear him (Baldry 1971). I do not quite agree with that point of view. I think it's enough for someone to attend a modern performance of a play in the ancient theater of Epidavros to feel the perfection of the acoustics in an ancient theater. Even the audiance of the last row can hear a whisper from the orchestra.
An interesting idea (Wiles 1991) is that the mask could give to the character some sort of universality, creating an average figure, so that the audiance would judge him on his actions and not his appearance. Certainly that was a result of the use of the mask but I am not quite convinced that it was one of the purposes of its use.
Usually the masks were made of linen, wood, or leather. A marble or stone face was used as a mould for the mask. Human or animal hair was also used. The eyes were fully drawn but in the place of the pupil of the eye was a small hole so that the actor could see.
Did people in ancient Greece grow potatoes?
ancient Egypt relied on the flood of the Nile. The Nile flooded during June to September, when the water retreats the Egyptian people started planting the seeds for their crops. They would start harvesting the crops in March through to May. The Egyptians waited for the Nile Flood so that the soil would be rich ready for the seeds which ensure maximum sucess of their crops.
they grew things like: figs, melons pomegrantes wheat, barley, vegetables, vines, and flax. If the water had raised by more than 7 metres it would destroy homes it my cause famine depending on what time it reached 7 metres.
What was the massive formation of greek soldiers called?
Phalanx. It was a series of ranks of armoured infantry forming a shield wall with protruding spears. The number of ranks and length of the spears changed as the formation evolved. The end-of-evolution Macedonian one was 16 ranks deep with 18 foot pikes. The first three ranks had their pikes protruding, while the rear ranks rested theirs on the shoulders of the rank in front, where they intercepted incomig missiles. The rear ranks' contribution was mainly pushing the ranks in front, supporting the tussle with the opposing force.
He extended a limited democracy to include all male citizens without property distinctions, and used the funds collected from the empire to beautify Athens with the buildings on the Acropolis and elsewhere, and put a third of the population on the public payroll. He established a defensive policy of maintaining the walls of the city and port combined with a superior naval fleet as a guarantee of both security and being able to dominate the other Greek cities. The fleet also enabled collection of the tribute from the Athenian empire, which provided the funds for both fleet and Athenian prosperity.
He had his chief political opponent Thucydides exiled, and so became unchallenged First Citizen. This plus the military superiority of Athens led him to adventurism which resulted in war with Sparta and its allies. His early death left the progress of the war in less competent hands, resulting in Athens' defeat and loss of its empire.
What were some of the causes and effects of the peloponnesian war?
After the defeat of the Persian invasion in 480-479 BCE, Sparta wanted to repatriate all Greeks in Asia to mainland Greece to end the problem with Persia (this actually happened in 1923 CE, after World War 1 - foresight indeed!). Athens proposed an aggressive alliance against Persia, which as the dominant maritime power it had to lead.
Sparta had no interest in overseas adventurism, and readily ceded that leadership to Athens, which apportioned contributions to the alliance cities. Some met this in ships, most paid their way out of this, though some reneged and Athens collected the contributions by force. With only the islands Samos, Lesbos and Chios contributing ships, Athens had an overwhelming superiority in amphibious power, and the money to pay for it. This anti-Persian league then progressively became effectively an Empire of Athens.
A definite transition took place when the league defeated Persia in two sea and land battle at the Eurymedon River and Cyprus, resulting in a peace of 449 BCE which restricted Persian vessels from moving into Greek-controlled waters or interfering in Greek cities; the real reason for the league ceased to exist. For 'security' the treasury was moved from neutral Delos to Athens, and under Pericles' guiding hand this was squandered on beautification of Athens, keeping half of its citizens in public employment, and 100 ships in service enforcing collection of league (empire) membership dues. In addition Athens went to lengths to establish sympathetic radical democracies in league cities. As a side ethnic issue, the core of the Spartan alliance (Peloponnesian League) were Dorian Greeks of the Peloponnese peninsula; the Athenian empire comprised mainly the Ionian Greeks of Asia Minor and the Islands.
This polarisation of the reclusive Spartans and the adventurous Athenians spilt over when their respective allies clashed with each other - notably the Corcyra and Potidaia disputes with Corinth, and then Athens' trading ban on the Peloponnesian city of Megara. The series of clashes put allied pressure on Sparta to act, and after much foot dragging and with much trepidation it issued an ultimatum to Athens, which rejected it.
Athens was confident that the combination of its walls and amphibious power was more than a match for the largely land-bound Spartan alliance, and it rejected negotiation, preferring to maintain its naval dominance, and challenge Spartan league land dominance.
Neither side foresaw 27 years of warfare which devastated so much of the Greek world from Sicily to Asia, and coincidentally led to Persian influence in Greek affairs, and eventually Macedonian dominance.
Why did the Peloponnesians what? Ask a sensible question.
Three main greek philosophers?
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Aristophanes
Heraclitus
Parmenides
Pythagoras
What was the theatre space called in ancient Greece?
The Ancient Greeks had 2 main genres. Comedy and Drama. It is thought that they enjoyed watching the story so they could relate how the story would relate to them for solutions, or just a good cry or laugh. All theatres were dedicated to Dionysis because he was the greek god of parties, wine, grapes, etc. There was often an altar inside of the Theatre for Dionysis so you could make offereings whenever you went to the theatre, this is also why many festivals are dedicated to him.
cows,pigs horses and sheep. dogs cats and goats
The answer above is wrong. dogs, duck, quails, other birds, tortoises, mice, weasels and grasshopers were kept as pets. Cats were never kept as pets there!
What were the achievements of ancient greek?
drama, theater stuff, poetry,& architecture. thatquestion was right off my homework and it's right out of my social studies book.
What did the Greeks believe about gods and goddesses?
That they had unlimited power of one aspect. Zeus was the king of the gods and so had better power than any other god. The loads of minor gods and goddesses were are immortal and so they have less power but still powerful.
