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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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Were the serfs in Sparta known as Hoplites?
No. The Serfs were called "Helots" and were mainly based in Messenia. They worked to provide food for the Spartiates, the elite Spartan class.
Hoplites were the Spartan warriors. The common image of these men in helmets, with a large shield and spear each, arranged in rows was called the Phalanx.
There are a number of different techniques utilised by archaeologists to date items, be they ancient or more modern. The method most well-known outside academia is radiocarbon dating, also known as carbon-14 dating or merely carbon dating. Carbon-14 is a radioisotope found within all living things. Once an organism dies, the carbon-14 decays exponentially; so by measuring the levels in a sample, the death of an organism can be dated with reasonable accuracy.
Dendrochronology is another well-known technique, used to date the felling of timber. Over the years, humankind has amassed a vast amount of data on weather patterns, volcanic eruptions and other events that cause noticeable effects in tree rings (the rings that can be seen in the trunk of a felled tree). This allows us to establish the precise date that a tree was felled. However, it is not necessarily an accurate method of dating a building or other construction, since old timbers are frequently re-used in new buildings.
There are several other methods including radiometric dating (similar to radiocarbon dating but uses other isotopes instead of carbon-14) such as rhenium-osmium dating, uranium-thorium dating and potassium-argon dating; fluorine absorption dating (which allows archaeologists to establish how long an item has been in the soil); thermoluminescence dating (which establishes the elapsed time since a crystalline structure - ie; a ceramic - was heated, allowing archaeologists to estimate when a clay pot was fired in a kiln) and a number of more limited methods such as astronomical chronology (used to date objects relating to known astronomical events); paint analysis (which dates an item according to the chemical composition of paint used on it) and amino acid dating, used to date organic samples.
Finally, many items will fit into categories of objects that have already been dated. For example, if you were to excavate a red pot with pictures of eagles on it in Athens and you already know that red pots with pictures of eagles were the height of fashion in Athens circa 1500 BCE (BC), there is a high likelihood that your put dates from that period. Contrary to what many people believe, archaeologists are not merely treasure-hunters or people who spend their lives digging stuff up - a very large amount of their time is spent either meticulously recording fine details of their discoveries to allow this dating method to be used, whereas others spend their days in laboratories using the scientific dating methods outlined above.
If Sparta's army became weak what probably staged rebellion?
The serfs of subjected Messenia who worked the land and gave half their produce to Sparta. For that reason, when the Spartan army left on a military expedition, it took seven helots (serfs) for every Spartan hoplite (armoured warrior) not only to use as light infantry, but to prevent them rising in their absence when Sparta was left unprotected.
What happened to Greek democratic practices when Philip of Macedonia conquered Greece?
By the time Philip gained control of the Greek city-states, the failures of direct democracy (liberalism & mob rule) had reduced the number and scope of democratic governments. This saw resurgence in monarchy, oligarchy and tyrannies. Democracies existed at the pleasure of the king and then his son Alexander, and then their successor generals split the empire into kingdoms of their own.
When did the Jewish defeat the Syrian Greeks?
The Jewish victory over the Syrian Greeks, specifically the Seleucid Empire, occurred during the Maccabean Revolt, which began in 167 BCE and culminated in 164 BCE with the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. This event is celebrated in the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. The Maccabees, a group of Jewish rebel warriors, successfully reclaimed Jerusalem and established a period of Jewish autonomy known as the Hasmonean dynasty.
What is a child's life like in Greece?
The Greeks considered their children to be 'youths' until they reached the age of 30!
What was to become the most famous stoa in ancient Athens?
After the retreat of the Persians, a new stoa was built in Athens. It was the Painted Stoa and was erected at the north end of the Agora. This was to become the most famous of all the stoas.
How are city-states and territorial states similar and different?
because if so is for one, then it couldn't be for less....... -Jesus Savior.
In the Odyssey written by Homer why do people prepare a sacrifice to the gods?
It's a sign of respect. As well as, they did it for personal gain; they wanted the gods to help them do well in battle or war, or on a voyage, or in Odysseus's case; an epic Journey. Vua La!
Why did the Persian Empire want to punish the Greek city-states?
When the Greek city-states in Asia Minor revolted against foreign Persian rule, Eretria and Athens from mainland Greece sent military expeditions to help them. In the process, they burnt down the Persian provincial capital of Sardis and destroyed the statues of the gods. Persia mounted a raid in reprisal to punish the two cities and put them under local tyrants to keep them under control in the future, and as a warning to the other mainland Greek cities not to interfere in Asia. Eretria was captured, but the expedition was turned back by the Athenians and their Plataean allies at the battle of Marathon.
