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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 factors contributed to Greek cultural unity or panhellenism?
Greek religious festivals with competitions contributed to their cultural unity or panhellenism.
Who led Macedonian and Greek troops to conquer Persia?
Alexander the Great as hegemon of a united Greek army.
Who helped form the Delian league?
It was primarily the city - state of Athens that formed the Delian League which was a loose coalition of other Greek city - states (Polis) to thwart Persian expansionist policies . Below at the related link is a list of Delian members .
He was assassinated by Ptolemy Keraunos near Lysimachia in Thrace in September 281 BCE.
What is name of Ancient Greek terracotta coffin?
Minoan, about 1400-1200 BC
From the Zafer Papoura cemetery, Knossos, Crete
This terracotta coffin comes from a Late Minoan cemetery. The cemetery lay to the north of the town that surrounded the palace at Knossos. Minoan burials were placed in tombs and were frequently made in coffins that were either shaped like bathtubs or chests. Extensive cemeteries of tombs have been found for the period 1400-1200 BC. The coffins were often elaborately painted, with scenes that seem specifically chosen for their funerary significance. The burial was sometimes accompanied by rich grave offerings. It is clear from such cemeteries that Crete remained a prosperous place in the later part of the Minoan period, when the island seems to have been under the control of Mycenaeans from the Greek mainland.
Terracotta bathtubs certainly had a domestic use as well, and the chest-shaped coffins also seem to derive their form from domestic furniture. They may copy the shape of wooden chests that were used to store textiles or household goods, though no wooden examples have survived. The base of this coffin is pierced with eleven holes, for reasons that are not certain but which may be connected with funerary use.
B. Rutkowski, Larnaksy egejskie (Wroclaw, Zaklad Narodowy im. Osloinskich, Wydawn. Polskiej Akademii Nauk, 1966)
Yes, their city-states had limited land, and the farmers mostly had small plots barely able to support one family, and could only be passed on to one son. Other sons who were not killed in their incessant wars had to be shipped off to seize new land in other areas outside peninsular Greece, found new cities to support themselves.
Who played the Trojan horse trick on the Athenians?
No one played the Trojan horse against the Athenians. They are greek
Why was death nothing to Epicurus?
Death was nothing to Epicurus, because he did not believe in any form of life after death. He believed that therefore, people had no need to fear the afterlife (as it did not exist), and could live their current lives to the fullest.
Why are estimates of the population of ancient Athens difficult to make?
We have to extrapolate known figures - with an army-navy of about 35,000 at its peak, we can guess at families of 5 = 175,000 + 70,000 slaves + metics - about 250,000 all up at its peak. However plague, war and mass desertion of slaves soon reduced this dramatically in the last 30 years of the 5th Century BCE.
Who created sculptures in ancient Greece?
Western art and sculpture derived from Roman art, while in the East, Alexander the Great's conquest gave birth to Greco-Buddhist art, which has even had an influence as far as Japan all of which stem from ancient Greek art. The Greeks used many different types of materials in their sculptures including stone, marble and limestone as these were abundant in Greece. Other materials such as clay were also used but due to their brittle nature very few have survived. Greek sculptures are very important as the vast majority of them tell us a story about Gods, Heroes, Events, Mythical Creatures and Greek culture in general. Many of the statues that have survived are actually of Roman origin. Like many people today the Romans had a deep respect for Greek sculptures and many were copied. If the Romans had not made these copies, many of the Greek Legends and stories that we know today would have been lost to antiquity. Greek sculptures are mainly divided into 7 time periods - Mycenaean Art, Sub-Mycenaean or Dark Age, Proto-Geometric, Geometric Art, Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic.
How did the Greek scientists expand knowledge about the world?
They regarded themselves as philosophers rather than scientists, and are normally described as such now, but their two primary contributions were in developing logical thought (the Philosophy itself) and certain branches of Mathematics, especially Geometry.
They were however, very religious, with deeply mystical ideas they blended with their studies; sometimes to the point of jealously-guarded secrecy.
They attempted Astronomy but mixed up their observations with myths and a romantic view of divine perfection in their complicated pantheology. This led Aristotle and his followers to propose a geocentric model of the Universe visible to them (and to us - as it was only that seen by naked eye), and to invent a colourful, quasi-religious mechanism, for it. Unfortunately, despite the considerable theological difference, the early Christian church adopted Aristotle's geocentric model as it suited its official interpretation of The Bible, based on simple human self-centredness; and did its utmost to suppress the emerging, late 17C, science of Astronomy when that began to reveal the Ancient Greek's mistake.
Who was denied citizenship in ancient Athens?
All women and people whose parents were not born inside the city were denied citizenship in ancient Athens.. Different laws were replaced, changed, added and deleted as the city advanced.
What type of government are the Ancient Athenians credited with?
with "being the cradle of democracy". That's largely a myth though, invented by British poet Alfred Lord Tennyson. He made it up in the 19th century when Greece was fighting for independence from the Ottoman Empire, in order to drum up support for the Greek cause with the world powers of the time, Great Britain and France.
Very effective it was, too: Britain and France started to support Greece and finally forced the Turks to grant Greece its independence.
As to the 'cradle' thing: the Greek city-States (including Athens) for almost all its existence were ruled as a Oligarchy, so run by a small group of powerful families.
Why would people pray to Demeter?
People would pray to the Greek god Demeter for a good harvest. This was because she was the most generous of all of the Greek gods and was beloved for her service to mankind in giving them the gift of the harvest, the reward for cultivation of the soil. The Roman name for Demeter was "Ceres", from whence we get our English word "cereal".
How old does art have to be for it to be considered ancient?
For artwork to be considered ancient art, it would have to have been produced by ancient cultures or societies. This may be art done by ancient China, Greece, Egypt or Rome.
How are epic poets and rappers similar?
They recite words to the rhythm and represent their culture. They also combine flawed stories and familiar expressions with improvisation.
Which best describes roman religion in the early empire?
Inclusive polytheism; which means they identified their own Gods with the Gods of conquered peoples (e.g. Jupiter-Zeus, Sulis-Minerva, Ceres-Isis, etc).
What did Ancient Thebes in Greece trade?
Im pretty sure it traded with either Egypt or the Myceneans.
