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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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Which statement accurately describes classical Greek drama?
Actors wore terra cotta masks with exaggerated expressions on stage.
How did the city-states of Athens and Sparta control citizens of Greece beyond their own territory?
They formed leagues of cities.
Athens made it's allies into an empire and unashamedly milked them for money to support its own lifestyle, and using their military resources to help promote its own interests and ambitions.
Sparta was more circumspect, providing leadership in times of trouble and maintaining peace.
What Mesopotamian civilization helped the Greeks modernize?
The Greeks modernised their civilisation on their own initiative. In doing so they borrowed some learning from other civilisations, including Egypt and Mesopotamia.
How long did the Roan Empire last?
Never heard of the "Roan Empire" if you mean the RomanEmpire then that question has been answered.
Why did Athens and Sparta join forces to fight the Persians?
Persia attempted to bring the mainland reek cities within its empire to enforce peace. The northern Greeks submitted, but the southern Greek cities, including Sparta and Athens, combined to repel the invasion.
Idiotes = a private or unskilled person. The word transformed to idiot/moron our language today.
What did Greeks call their villages?
The Greek word polis (plural poleis) meant a city-state, but more specifically the group of people who formed a single political entity.
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What city-states did Athens conquer?
There are quite a number of city-states that Athens conquered. Some of them include cities of Ionia, Mycale, Cyprus and Sestos among others.
What happened when Sparta and Athens went to war for control of Greece?
Sparta and its allies were at war with Athens and its allies over Athens' interference in the affairs of cities in the Spartan alliance (Peloponnesian League). After a destructive 27-year war, Athens was defeated, stripped of its empire and became a second rate power. Sparta became dominant in the Greek world until deposed by Thebes. This continuous warfare do debilitated the Greek world that it cleared the way for Philip of Macedon to establish dominance.
What symbols were used to represent Greek numbers?
The letters of the Greek alphabet, Alpha, Beta, Gamma etc., etc. both upper and lower cases, were used to represent numbers
What were the roles of Jewish men and women?
In traditional Judaism, the husband is seen as the head of the household. At the same time, it should be borne in mind that thousands of years before other societies had done so, the Torah established rights for women, and the Torah-sages urged us to honor and respect our wives (Talmud, Bava Metzia 59a).
- Israelite women could own property, could initiate court cases, could have their own servants, and could own fields and businesses.
- The Torah specifies marital rights for women (Exodus 21:10).
- Any husband who anguishes his wife can expect Divine punishment (Talmud, Bava Metzia 59).
- Several Israelite women achieved prophecy (Talmud, Megillah 14a).
- One of the Judges, Deborah, was a woman. Together with another woman named Jael, she brought about a great victory against Canaanite oppressors (Judges ch.4).
- A circumspect husband will seek out the advice of his wife (Genesis 31:3-16), because she can be trusted to supervise the goings-on in the home (Proverbs 31:27), just like a Chief Executive Officer.
- The righteous among the Israelites would treasure their wives (Proverbs 31:11); as Rabbi Akiva (2nd century CE) said, "All that I accomplished (in Torah) is hers (is thanks to her)" (Talmud, Ketubot 63a).
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What generated the distrust between Athens and Sparta?
The Athens sent a contingent to help the Sparta put down a serf uprising. The Athenians started to side with the serfs, and the Spartans sent them home. Relations soured.
Athens and the nearby city-states formed an alliance after the Persian Wars. What was it called?
Today we call it the Delian League because its treasury was held at the island of Delos.
What is a city state made up of?
A city state originated with farmland, with a fortress for protection and refuge, which developed into a city. It was built near water to facilitate trade and fishing, and had its own independent government.
