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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 were the only people who held legal rights in a Greek city-state?
Those who could prove their descent to their tribal council, usually done at about 18.
How did having a polis in Greece shape the history of Greece?
About 300 years after the Mycenaean civilization crumbled, the Greeks started to join together in small groups for protection and stability. Over time, these groups set up independent city-states. The Greek word for a city-state is polis. The creation of city-states marks the beginning of what is known as Greece's classical age. A classical age is one that is marked by great achievements. - Ryan Higgins (323) 327-6164
Were greek women allowed to take part in or watch plays?
No women were not allowed to act in the theater but were allowed to dance for a small while in the chorus in front of the stage.
Women were not allowed to act as it was considered unwomanly and dishonourable.
Instead of the traditional farming of earlier civilizations, the Greeks ______.?
The answer for A+ would be all of them
Where were the Olympic games established?
The Olympic games were established in Ancient Greece in the year 776 B.C. They were held periodically until around 393 A.D. However, the Olympics as we know them didn't start until 1896 in Athens, Greece. And we've been having them ever since... If you want to know more, search it on Answers.com cpt._stryker
What did the ancient greek women wear?
wool... but the women were more dress than men!
The men while competing in the original Olympic games do so naked! Wemon generally wore light clothes and somtimes may have been bare breasted in ancient Greece. Normall clothing for men was a toga (Though it wasnt called a Toga since that was a Roman name).
What were the military houses in ancient Greece?
There were no barracks or formal military bases in ancient Greece. The citizen-soldiers of Athens, Thespaia, Tegate, Philaisia, Corinth, and even the militaristic Spartans, lived at home with their wives and children. However living in and around their city, they were available on short notice to fight.
What did ancient Greeks think about the afterlife?
They were either buried or cremated.
Their mythology has them taken by the god of death Thanatos, and consigned their shade to the Underworld, ruled by the god Hades, which they accessed by being rowed across the River Styx by the ferryman Chiron. The Underworld was a morbid place, with the shades moping around aimlessly doing nothing (similar to the Jewish Sheol - a piece of blotting paper - resurrection was a concept brought back from the captivity in Babylon, and still in dispute between the Sadducees and Pharisees in the time of Paul).
As people feared such extinction, various alternatives were proposed to have an afterlife. From this mystery cults arose - in the cults, initiates engaged personally with the god of the cult through rituals, and the god gave them the keys to an afterlife, variously in the skies (now morphed into the word heaven - 'Our Father who is in the Sky/Heaven ...') or the Elysian Fields part of the Underworld, or the Isles of the Blest in the Atlantic.
So during their life those who could afford the time and money to go to the cult centres (Dordona, Samothrace, Tarsus, Eleusis etc) and pay the fees would get an option for an afterlife. As their popularity increased, some cults expanded and were willing to go to the customer and reduce the price, so the mystery cults of Mithras, Christianity, Serapis, Isis etc spread rapidly to meet the market demand, establishing cult centres through the Greek cities around the Mediterranean and eventually further afield in non-Greek peoples.
City-states in ancient Greece?
Throughout the history of Ancient Greece there were between 1500 and 2000 city-states established. Some flourished, others floundered, were abandoned, were destroyed, or were united with other city-states to form kingdoms and leagues.
In the Peloponnesus, the kingdom of Sparta conquered many of the smaller villages on the two peninsulas to the south and finally the Messenians, including Ithome and Pylos, to the west, joining them into the Spartan League. Further north the city state of Argos united under it the ancient cities of Mycenae and Tiryns. Athens took possession of the little city-kingdoms on the Attic peninsula, including Eleusis, Decelea and Marathon, creating the Athenian League. And to the north of Athens a fourth union, the Boeotian League, was led by Thebes, uniting her with Delium, Aulis, Thespiae and Plataea, among others.
In Macedonia, Olynthus, Stagira, Aphipolis, Pella, Therma, Methone, Pydna, Aigai, Amphipolis& Philippi and others.
Other city states include Corcyra, Acarnania, Ithaca, Cephallenia, Leucas, Ambracia, Dodona, Aetolia, Calydon, Zacynthus, Patrae, Achaeia, Elis, Arcadia, Olympia, Lepreon, Cythera, Crete, Cydonia, Carpathus, Rhodes, Samos, Priene, Miletus, Halicarnassus, Lindus, Icaria, Lebedos, Teos, Ilium/Troy, Abydos, Lampsacus, Antandrus, Cyzicus, Sestus, Phthia, Pylos, Chersonesus, Imbros, Lemnos, Methymna, Mytilene, Pergamum, Cyma, Phocaea, Magnesia, Smyrna, Sardes, Colophon, Delos, Naxos, Potidaea, Scione, Torone, Torone, Thebae, Pharsalus, Larissa, Pherae, Crissa, Phocis, Locris, Doris, Sicyon, Nemea, Corinth, Megara, Troezen, Epidaurus, Hermione, Eretria, Chalcis, Chaeronea, Cirrae, Melos, Chios, Massallia, Neapolis, Nicaea, Syracuse, Agrigentum, et al ad nauseum...
How and when did Euripides die?
Euripides died in 406 B.C. of old age. He was gtreat of writing plays and stuff he enjoyed eatting pudding with elephants at the stone park zoo. Josh Hutcherson is the HOTTEST person EVER. No questions will be asked about that. Now back to Eurpipied yes he died of old age, the elephants miss him and his yummy chocalate pudding he brought the elpehants joy said the head elephant. Euripides enjoyed Elephants but the Lions got jealos of the Elephants because all the Loins got where Loin food that the Stone Park gave them. That is why Elephants are so big and slow and thats why Loins are thin and fast. :)
-Lizzyisboss
Why was the cultrue of the Hellenistic period so different from that of classical Greece?
The Macedonians introduced an overlay of Greek culture on the peoples of disparate areas - Libya, Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Persia and, initially at least, as far as central Asia and the Indus. Under this overlay continued the previous cultures, languages etc, and there was a progressive reversion to them, with only the aristocracies maintaining the Greek culture. Then came the Roman takeover, and it became even more muddled.
What did the winners of ancient greek Olympics put on their heads?
At times a Greek god or goddess is not shown to ware any "head piece": but this depends upon the Greek god or goddess. Athena and Ares, being war deities, are sometimes seen adorned with Greek helmets.
Greece was very mountainous, meaning no one could really grow food very well. So the sea was used for travel AND for things like fishing and entertainment. It isn't really the physique of the Greeks that meant that they turned towards the sea. Hope that helps! :)
How many people did it take to build the statue of Zeus?
It is unknown how many people died creating the Statue of Zeus at Olympia if any did. It was made by the sculptor Phidias around 435 BC.
The Mediterranean and Aegean seas played in the development of the culture of ancient Greece because both provided the transportation for trade therefore many people had jobs as fisherman, ship building, and other oceanic occupations.
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What traditional materials did the Greeks use to sculpt?
Mostly marble and bronze, and sometimes clay.
What best describes the gods of ancient Greece?
Although they were immortal, they had many characteristics of humans.
Who was the Greek god of the ground?
There really wasn't any main god of the land in Greek mythology, many of the gods and goddesses dealt in plants and animals, but the earth itself was Gaia; so was considered all of theirs, neutral territory, if you will.
What were public works in ancient Greece?
The public works in ancient Greece were main jobs such as art, metalworks, priest's, merchants, military, etc. These jobs became extremely important that the city couldn't work without these jobs. People would buy materials from merchants and the cities military needed to have weapons to protect the civilization of Greece.
