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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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How did the geography discourage Greek unity?
There are many different sides to the debate, however, three positions seems to have been most commonly taken. For example, one explanation for the establishment of the Greek polis in the 623 and 709 centuries B.C.E is based on the geography of the ancient Greek empire and the population pressure during this time of the 7th and 8th centuries B.C.E. "With the country being composed of mountains, islands, and small farming valleys, this naturally caused division of the people into discrete, small population centers with their own language and religious groups" (Flensted-Jensen190). This harsh geography of rugged mountains and islands caused the polis to develop independently of one another, because they were isolated
How did the ancient Greeks solve their problems?
The Greek gods were not very good at solving probems so it usually ended up in war.
Where did the poor Ancient Greeks get their food from?
Rome got there food by growing and traiding it
Did ancient Greece really exist?
The Greek Gods do exist. The people in Greece have believed and worshipped them all the time. There are four times a year when their power is great. The Winter and the Summer Solstice and the Spring and Fall Equinox. There are 12 main Olympian Gods and Goddesses. Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hermes, Hephaestus, Dionysus, and Demeter. Hades is the God of the Underworld and has his own world to rule.
What are some ancient greek tradions?
OK, here are some ancient Greek traditions:
1. Siezure of property from the wealthy and redistribution by the government to the poor. Plutarch, "Life of Lycurgus" 8:3
2. Wife-swapping. Plutarch ,"Life of Lycurgus" 15:6
3. Pedophilia. Plutarch, "Life of Lycurgus" 17:1
4. Secret police murdering the lower classes. Plutarch, "Life of Lycurgus" 28:2
5. Cruelty to slaves. Plutarch, "Life of Lycrugus" 28:4
Which describes the eligible voters in the ancient greek city state of Athens?
If I Remember well and i am pretty sure (i was there) it was all males regardless of social class or wealth. Trust me I Am The Doctor.
Describe the form of philosophy developed by zeno?
He claimed the world was round, and figured out the distance around the world was 24,675 miles. Amazingly, his estimate was within 185 miles of the actual distance! *He measured the distance using: 2 sticke, the Sun, and the shadows of the sticks...
Influence of Greek drama on religion?
The main item that influenced Greek theatre was daily life. Many of the first plays were just plays on daily themes like love and loss. For dramas, expressions and emotions were exaggerated to express more to the audience.
What were the actions that the ancient Greeks were likely to take when starting a new colony?
First the mother city would select the colonists - mainly the surplus sons of landowners who could never become farmers and warriors because the family farm was usually too small to subdivide -they posed a social threat as landless men who would become troublemakers. To these would be added existing social and political troublemakers, and a leader selected to lead the expedition and establish the new city and its government.
The colonists would then be loaded onto a ship and dispatched to a new area outside mainland Greece to acquire - often by force -a new city site and land to support it. This daughter city was subsequently expected to pay deference to the mother city, send annual offerings and if close enough, support the mother city in wars. This in itself became the source of future disputes.
How did the ancient greek have an influence on the world?
They gave us the foundation for our government were the first democracy. They were the foundation for the alphabet-our alphabet came from the two first letters of the Greek alphabet-Alpha and Beta.
One of their doctors (who used to be a mathematician) named Hippocrates was the first person to believe that sickness came from natural causes and not the gods. By doing this he started the discovery of medicine and taught people how to recognise symptoms of illness.
They held the first ever Olympic games.
Yes, and many were African Americans. Because Africans were stronger and many were immune to European diseases, they were enslaved and forced to work as field hands, farmers, and in homes as servants.
Because the Africans didn't know the land, and were distinct from the colonists in appearance, they couldn't easily escape slavery. Native Americans knew the land, and if captured, they could run easily get away given the chance.
When did the ancient Greece military start?
Well, the Mycenaeans conquered Creete around 1400 BC. They spoke Greek and came from a city in what we now call Greece, so does that count?
What were some of the finest buildings in ancient Greece?
Some of the finest buildings in ancient Greece were the Parthenon, the temple of Zeus in Olympia, the temple of Hera in Olympia, the temple of Artemis, the temple of Posideon at Sounion, the Erechtheum, and the Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae.
Yes, the ancient greeks often attributed natural disasters and disease to ill omens and signs that the suffering individual had displeased the gods. This was probably due to their polytheistic and ritualistic religon, wherein it was generally accepted:
- the gods spoke through omens and oracles.
- sending offerings and prayers to the gods earnt their favour.
- neglect of these offerings would provoke natural disaster.
Ancient Greek mythology features alot of this, see the story of Tiresias. The plague in Athens in 448BC according to plutarch was also attributed to the wrath of the gods.
There is a difference, though, between plague and disease and common illnesses. Illness was one of the maladies inside Pandora's Box. It was released when she opened the box.
Why did the mycenaean civilization collapse?
By the late thirteenth century B.C., Mycenaean Greece was showing signs of serious trouble. Mycenaean states fought one another while major earthquakes caused widespread damage. In the twelfth century B.C., new waves of Greek-speaking invaders moved into Greece from the north. By 1100 B.C., Mycenaean civilization had collapsed.
mycenaen is knowend for how there German king conqured the Greeks and named his people the mycenaens and his kind where also knowned for there ruins at mycenae they found a golden mask outside the mycenaen palace wall
How did Dorian invasion help spread Greek culture?
It populated the Peloponnese, then over-populated it, and so the Dorian city-states sent out colonies around the Mediterranean littoral.
What are some ancient greek words still used today?
like academy is still used today as a learning place
What contributions did the Greeks leave behind for modern society?
The most important legacy Greece ever gave us was probably democracy. However, Greece should not get that much credit because at the time democracy was formed, Greece was made up of independent city-states. The city-state (Athens today is a regular city) of Athens should get the credit of creating democracy.
What was important about the landscape in ancient Greece?
The location of ancient Greece was important for its cultural development and success as a civilization. Being surrounded on three sides by water while being comprised of many islands, as well, Greek cities were able to engage easily in seaborne trade. They were close enough to older, more established cultures (such as Persia) to have trade-success while being far enough to be secure from surprise attacks. Their skill in sea-faring in fact proved to be the vital element in Greek survival for centuries.
Who built one of the largest empires in the Ancient world in Ancient Greece?
Athens, after becoming the leader of the Delian League and subverting it, became the ruler of an empire spanning the Aegean.
