Ancient Greece

Greeks created the idea of citizenship through the participation through the government or politics.

Who were the Sophists? A 'school' - that is, a group with similar beliefs and methods - of philosophers in classical Greece. We derive the term "sophistry" from their name, which is in turn based in the Greek word for "wisdom".

They were prominent in the fourth century BCE (300's) and their methods included teaching the skills of oratory and encyclopaedic knowledge. One of their maxims has come down to us as "Man is the measure of all things".

Socrates and Plato more or less overturned their methods with his question-oriented Socratic method.

For more information: there is a nice article at http://www.radicalacademy.com/philsophists.htm

The easiest way to send a message in Ancient Greece was to give a roll of paper to someone and have them deliver it. This was generally done on horseback for long distances.

Founded most of the major Philosophical schools, established the systematic bases for scientific method, and perfected advances in ship building and commerce. Established Democracy and a system off law to improve society. They also contributed architecture, sculptures, art, literature and the performing arts, the Greek were dominant.

Depends on the period of Greek civilization. The earliest Greeks on record were the Achaeans and Danaans. Pylos, Athens, certain Boeotian states were all major Mycenaean states that flourished prior to the Dorian invasion. The Dorians (Sparta and Corinth [Peloponnesian states]) were another nationality. Or a short version Japheth's son Javan

The ancient Greeks influenced modern government as, much like we do today, they had three main bodies of government. These were the Assembly, the Council, and Courts. Our US government today also has three branches; Executive, Legislative, and Judicial.

No - Sparta had two kings.

They saw it as a mirror image of their own religion and adopted many of their gods, only giving them Roman names. An important factor in this was that at the time of Rome's ascendancy , Greek colonies were established all over southern Italy and Sicily. So it was only natural that very early in its development Rome encountered and adopted many aspects of Greek religion.

At 18 years they appeared before the assembly of their tribe to prove their descent. If successful, they were accepted as citizens.

A member of a city-state or polis who was not a slave or resident alien was called a citizen. In ancient Greece, citizens were an elite group which did not include women, peasants, slaves, and resident aliens. It was a hereditary status.

The Parthenon in Athens, Greece was under construction from 447 BC to 432 BC. The Parthenon was created to honor the Greek goddess Athena, whom was called the protector of the city. Though the Parthenon is considered a temple, it was never meant to be used as a religious spot; there was no cult activity there. Instead, it is believed that the Parthenon was used as a sort of treasury.

He claimed Philip was a despot whose lust for power allowed him no rest while territory remained unconquered. His view was coloured by personal hatred. Demosthenes' political opponent in Athens, Aeschines, had a somewhat different view. Basically, Demosthenes preferred that Athens dominated Greece rather than either Macedonia or Sparta, and both those were therefore natural enemies. And of course his opposition gave him the stage on which to advance his own political career.

In the Greek myths there was no great variey. Most common were bows and arrows. Though most gods had bows, some gods had a lance or spear. Poseidon had his trident, Zeus a bunch of lightnings. Hercules had a big sword.

Greek heritage ,customs,rituals,traditions,language,literature ,art,science as a way of life.

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Democratic government

olive oil

the Olympics

theater/ entertainment

hippocratic oath (for doctors)

Palaestra

There are a number of Greek Achievements. In arts , sculptures of Phidias, and the Parthenon are the prominent achievements. In sports, it would be the Olympic games. Other areas of achievements include political science, poetry, mathematics, science and history.

YES! the Athenian navy was very strong but only because they had a strong back bone. This "backbone" was their strongest and best ship the trireme. The trireme had a simple but affective job, it was to ram into the other boats with their battering ram on the bow of their boat. They would ram the same boat continuously until the other boat sank.

An ient people tell stories for people to undstood how things hapen

The oldest recordes the Olympics was recorded in 776 BCE.

Ancient Greek rowing ships were called galleys.

It gave all power to the adult male citizens who met fortnightly in assembly to make laws and direct a council to carry out its wishes.

They borrowed Stoicism

There are many answers to this question. Rome took the idea of trial by jury of one's peers, from the Greeks (specifically Athens). Rome also took the idea that decisions can and should be made by what we now call, an electorate; a body of people who have the right to vote on proposed laws, administrative actions, and state policy. Rome used the idea of citizenship, which was created by the Greeks, to expand the republican empire, and reduce civil strife among the people it had conquered. Also, while Rome did not explicitly take this last practice, Rome did utilize a watered down form. In Athens, there was a practice called ostracism, where every year, the Athenians would vote on who they thought was too popular, irresponsible, and most likely to try to harm the Athenian Democracy, and the person who gained the most votes, was exiled from Athens. In Rome, exile was used as a form of punishment, mainly for people of power and ability. People who were exiled were forbidden from entering the precincts of Rome, and so their skills, abilities and power were put to use elsewhere in the empire. This practice allowed the state to gain the exiled person's benefits on the local economy, and such, while publicly punishing the person.

The Romans did not copy any Greek democratic practice.

· Vote by the people gathered in an assembly of the people to elect (originally) the king started right from the beginning, long before contact with Greek political ideas.

· The Roman popular assemblies never voted on administrative action and state policy. These were the preserve of the kings, at first, and of the consuls in the Republic.

· The idea of citizenship was not a Greek invention and existed in a number of civilisations. Again, the Romans developed the concept of citizenship very early on, long before contact with Greek political ideas.

· Exiling people who were not politically desirable was common in ancient civilisations and was specific neither the Romans nor the Greeks. Rome practiced this long before Athens introduced ostracism.

The Romans were not interested in Greek principles of democracy and never tried to introduce them. The Roman Republic and the Athenian democracy were established at around the same time. Three Romans were said to have been sent to Athens 55 years after the foundation of the Republic to copy the law of Solon. This law was over 100 years old and established a timocracy (power by the propertied classes) rather than democracy. The Romans ignored the contemporary democratic institutions in Athens. There never were any discussions about democracy. The Republic was at first controlled by the patrician aristocracy and later by a patrician-(rich) plebeian oligarchy. Democracy (which for the Greeks meant power by the people) would have been seen as too subversive by the oligarchy. Despite voting on laws and electing the officers of state, the popular assemblies were meant to hold very little influenced in this oligarchy.