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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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You mean the Parthenon? If you meant that, it is a structure that the ancient Greeks made in the Acropolis. You can see the remains and it still stands strong and proud. There also there used to be a statue of Athena that made out of gold but sadly as time passed by, theives stole pieces of the statue and nothing was left.
What is an academy in Greek mythology?
An academy was no myth. It was an actual institution of learning. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 385 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, north of Athens,Greece.
Did Persians spread Hellenistic culture?
Not really. The Hellenistic culture didnt affect so much the center of the former Persian empire (Mesopotamia). The most important centers were in Greece, Asia minor, the whole eastern coast of Mediterranean sea (Antioch) and Egypt (Alexandria).
What criteria did you need to be a citizen and vote on the general assembly in Athens?
At the age of 18, to have been accepted by your tribe as a genuine Athenian.
Did Socrates agree with the Oracle at Delphi?
The Oracle of Delphi was asked if anyone was wiser than Socrates, to which the Oracle responded that there was not. Socrates claims to have been bemused by this as he always said he knew nothing. However he accepted that the god cannot lie, so he set out to expose false knowledge.
Why did the other city-states in the delian league resent Athens?
Athens turned the anti-Persian league into an empire of its own, enforcing collection of the annual war funds by a fleet of warships. It then spent the money, not on security but on a high life for itself.
Pericles did not rule - Athens was a direct democracy, with the people assembling every couple of weeks to make laws and gice direction to a large executive council of 500. Pericles was a general (there were 10 of them - one elected by each tribe), however as a good orator, he was able to influence the popular assembly. He is better described as First Citizen. His influence lasted from about 450 BCE until hi death in 429 BCE.
How did Archimedes benefit the world?
His advancement of scientific knowledge and the benefits arising therefrom.
How do you know so much about what all the Greek philosophers have said?
from all the book that were written then and discovered now
What was an influence on Western democratic thought first seen in ancient Greece?
Citizens can help make laws and govern as proud and free human beings.
How many teams were there in the Ancient Greece Olympics?
They didn't have teams then. The athletes competed individually - not even 'representing' their town/city.
Why was the battle of marathon important?
It was important to the Athenians in giving them confidence in their military ability and stoked their adventurous attitudes.
It was important to the Greeks as it demonstrated that the Persian empire was not invincible, and led the southern Greek cities to combine to resist the full-scale Persian invasion ten years later.
It provided an initial check to Persian dominance in Greece and demonstrated to the other Greek city-states that it was possible to resist the Persians. This encouraged them to league against the Persians ten years later when they attempted to subdue all of peninsular Greece.
The battle turned back a Persian attempt to subdue Athens, but brought on a later Persian expedition to subdue all of peninsular Greece. The success at Marathon encouraged enough of the Greek cities to believe that they could resist Persia, which they successfully did ten years later.
What are some National symbols for Ancient Greece?
Ancient Greece was not a nation - it was over 2,000 independent city-states - so there were no national symbols. They had symbols on their war shields, which were usually the Greek alphabetic first letter of their city's name.
King leonidas was the king of Sparta who led the famous 300 Spartans into battle agains the Persian army at Thermopolae in around 480bc. the Persian army was one of the biggest armys the ancient world had ever seen and was thought to consist of all the worlds warriors. the odds were tremendous but king leonidas and his 300 men managed to hold the Persians off for 4 days before sacrifising them selves to Sparta.
Who was the Greek god of encouragement?
the roman name is Diana but the greek god or goddess is Artemise
What did 18th century Americans learn from ancient Greece and Rome?
The importance of classical learning rested for Thomas Jefferson in the sole fact that they are 18th-century Americans chose to draw on antiquity in their political discourse. To a certain extent, the ancient Roman concept of "republic" was known, as imperfect as it was, and it was a model that 18th century political thinkers believed could be improved upon. !8th century thinkers found the Roman model to be a giant leap forward, and centuries later it was seen as an alternative to monarchies.
