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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 type of terrain was the best for the Greek battle formation of the phalanx?
Flat land allowed it to keep close formation and change its frontal direction easily, however that also favoured enemy cavalry, so the phalanx needed its own cavalry support to protect it, and also th stop enemy light infantry from attacking from all sides.
What is Antinous's plan to stop to stop Telemachus from returning to Ithaca?
his plan is to build telemachus a ship and antinious knows for sure that he will no be alive
In which polis did women have the most freedom?
In ancient Greece, women had the most freedom in Sparta. Unlike other city-states, Spartan women were educated, engaged in physical training, and could own and manage property. They were expected to contribute to the state's strength by raising healthy children and had more social independence compared to their counterparts in Athens, where women were generally confined to domestic roles. This unique status allowed Spartan women to enjoy a degree of autonomy that was rare in the ancient world.
What tools did the ancient Greeks use?
Abacus: For both the laborer and the entrepreneur the abacus allowed for larger and more accurate transactions of goods and money. The impact the abacus had on the Greek economy was that now the government could more easily keep track of tax money and debts. In modern times we no longer use the abacus as way to making calculations. Today we use calculators which are similar to an abacus because they are used to make quick calculations instead of having to figure it out in your head.
Spindle: The spindal made it very easy to turn raw wool into string, which in turn allowed for quicker manufacturing of clothing. Because of the easy use of the spindal not as many workerss were need to turn out a certain amount of wool. This also meant that they could make a lot more wool. Of course, this meant more money was flowing which can only make an economy stonger. Today the spindal has also been fazed out by a nother invention that does the same work just faster. Today machines are responsible for spining wool, people no longer take part.
Chariot: The chariot was the greek's version of the car. It allowed an entrepreneur to travel quickly to a meeting or to any other event. Chariots were often expensive making it hard for the common laborer to afford one. For the economy of Greece, the chariot got money flowing as a form of entertainment and travel. The chariot modern day predisesor, the car, in another form of intertainment and transportation, it just gets the job done faster then the chariot could ever have.
Wax Scratcher: The wax scratcher was the greek's equivilent to a pen. Students in classes would use this tool to write in wax. This tool did not affect the economy very much directly. The were only used in schools making there sales not very high. But the wax scratcher did help educate the young boys on many things including the economy. In todays society we no longer have use for the wax scratcher, and more and more we are becoming less dependent on writing tools ingenral with the advances we are making in computers.
Oil Lamp: The oil lamp would have been very important in Greek society. It would allow work to get done in the evening and at night. Insteed of going to bed the entrepeneur could stay up and do work by lamp light. The oil lamp would make it so that the day didn't end when the sun went down. Now days we no longer use oil as a source of light because of our discovery of electrisity. Oil lamps are still used, but only for show, and not by the genral public.
What happened when the Persians invaded Greece?
They were initially successful, captiring mainland Greece down to and including Athens, and bringing most of the occupied cities under their side and adding their armies to their own. However their naval defeat at Salamis exposed their supply line, and with the winter coming on they had to send half their army home and withdraw to northern Greece to find sustenance.
In the spring, with their cities no longer threatened by amphibious attack by the Persian fleet, the southern Greeks were able to send out their armies to concentrate against the depleted Persian army and its central Greek allies. They won, and the remaining Persians all went home.
Sappho is so powerful because she was one of the best lyric poets in ancient Greece. Instead of being a follower Sappho decided to be a powerful, influential, and strong woman. Some of her best accomplishments were the poems she wrote about how woman are so beautiful and wonderful.
List one difference between life in Sparta and Athens?
Sparta Woman had much more freedom the Athenian woman. Sparta woman also had a better education than Athens.
Athena, the Goddess.
The word "Athenian" means something or someone connected to Athens in some way.
Prosperity and artistic creativity
What did most Greek city states start out like?
The grew on a tract of agricultural land with a fortress hill (acropolis) as defensive refuge, and a clean water supply, all of which allowed a community to live with food and physical security. As population grew, a city grew up around the acropolis and walls around the city. Proximity to the sea promoted growing trade and provided a source of seafood protein.
As the breeding rate was proportional to the lack of television, the city population outstripped the ability of the limited land to support it, even with the casualties from incessant inter-city warfare, and surplus people were shipped off to other sites around the Mediterranean and Black Seas, where they seized land and established new cities, and the process began over again.
US Census Year 2000 estimates the number at 1,800,000 total across all US cities
Who were the leaders of the peloponnesian war?
The generals on either side who changed during the course of the 27-yer war - scores of them.
The five ephors were the senior magistrates of Sparta, and responsible for running day-to-day affairs.
Ancient Greece is the foundation of western civilization. Even the Romans borrowed from the Greeks and our world is based on Greek myths, art, government, buildings, and philosophy. If you have gone to any of the Marvel films those stories are based on Greek myth. The Swish on the Addas shoes are wings of the Greek goddess Nike. Look at your city hall pictures of the state capital or national capital the buildings are copied from the Greeks with their use of columns and the dome was invented by Ancient Rome.
An Analogeticist is a disciple of the Ancient Greek philosopher Ammonius Saccas.
In his book The Histories.
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