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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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What was the economic development of ancient Greece?
According to modern research, specially by Ian Morris, in his paper Economic Growth in Ancient Greece and by Morgen Herman Hanser demographic studies on the total population of the ancient Greek polis civilization show that ancient Greece experienced significant economic growth and development, by pre-industrial standards.
From the 8th century BCE to the 4th century BCE, the median size of houses floor plans excavated from the ruins of ancient greek cities increased from 45-50 square meters to 230 square meters. While the number of shipwrecks found and dated in the mediterranean sea continuously increased from th 8th century BCE to the 4th.
Ancient Greek cities had developed sophisticated economic institutions for the time, as money entered in general use in the 6th and 5th centuries BCE, while banking and other commercial institutions flourished in Athens by the 5th century BCE. Trade was very important for the Ancient Greek economy, as Hansen suggested that half of the total food consumption of the Greek mainland was satisfied by imports.
What city state is known for its powerful navy?
This role changed over time. Athens was greatest until Persia bankrolled the Peloponnesian League to build a strong navy which defeated the Atheenians at Aigospotamai in 405 BCE.
What is the opposite of a city-state?
The opposite of a city-state is a small town, i.e. part of a larger state or country.
A city-state was a relatively small autonomous governmental unit in ancient Greece.
What are the two famous cities in early Greece?
Athens and Sparta because they were the most dominate.
When did Greek civilisation begin?
it began in 700bc but then later on in 776bc the Olympics started but only men could enter as u had to play naked lol
How did most Greek tragedies happen?
They were written as an inter-connected series of three plays staged on the same day one after the other. The objective was to provide a moral lesson. They were followed by a rambunctious satyr play and then a comedy to clear peoples' minds before going home.
Who were the first people to use a catapult?
medieval people
This is a device to throw a projectile a great distance, the word comes from Latin Catapulta, which in turn come from the Greek language. The mechanism comes from Greece, about the lst Century BC
Did the democracy of Greek city-states limit that no women or slaves could vote?
Yes that's what they use to stop chaos or bad decisions
Why can't women in ancient Greece study science?
Women were used to run the home and bear and raise children, and kept in virtual purdah, getting out occasionally for women's religious festivals. It was very much a male dominated society. There were a few exceptions - Spartan women had a degree of equality, but not politically.
What were two of the biggest Greek city states?
Athens, Sparta, Thebes and Macedon. Macedon was the largest during Alexander's short reign.
How did the rise to power and reign of Alexander most affect greec?
Alexander unified Greece in a way they had never previous been united. It was under his rule that the world began looking at the people of the region as a single people rather than identifying them by their city or region (i.e. Greeks as apposed to Athenias, Atticans or Achaeans).
Greeks told myths to explain events they did not understand, and because myths were their religion.
Which group of Athenians had the most leisure time?
Most Athenians were poor and hardworking, working long hours with little leisure time. The groups that would have had the most time for leisure would have been the richest people.
How do you play defense of the ancients?
This is actually a very general question =]. Basically you're meant to find the other person's base camp and kill all their army and attack their buildings. But in order to be strong enough to kill the other army, you must have a hero and have built your own base camp for food, resources... You also need to mine gold and cut down trees to have enough resources. It's really hard to get used to at first, but i suggest playing the "custom game" on warcraft first and then playing dota. Have fun! This is actually a very general question =]. Basically you're meant to find the other person's base camp and kill all their army and attack their buildings. But in order to be strong enough to kill the other army, you must have a hero and have built your own base camp for food, resources... You also need to mine gold and cut down trees to have enough resources. It's really hard to get used to at first, but i suggest playing the "custom game" on warcraft first and then playing dota. Have fun!
ARE YOU THAT BAD?
The game is a strategy game. So strategicly, a team of 5 in 2 teams. Scourage and Sentinal. One person per team can pick a hero which is allocated with a certain role for the team. They can be: Strength, Tank, Support, Semi Carry. Agility, Hard Carry, Semi Carry, Initiator you noobs. Intelligence: HARD SUPPORT, NUKE AS, SEMI CARRY, CARRY (SOMETIMES _MInkS Invoker).
The main aim of the game is to outplay and with the team, push the towers in the lane and throne the throne on the other team. There are specific time slots where the game encourages different style of play. Early Game: Laning stage, Mid Game (10 Minutes) Pushing/Ganking/Outplaying Stage. ANd Late Game, ALL IN 5 TEAM TEAM FIGHTS NON STOP ACTION AND HARD STRATEGY IS INVOVED. ONE PERSON OUT OF POSITION CAN REUIN THE GAME FOR YOU CAUSE THEY"RE BAD AS.
