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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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How many peope lived in an ancient greek houses?
In the 5th century BC, weathy Greeks had grand houses made of clay bricks, with stone or tile floors. There were separate rooms for eating, cooking, washing and sleeping, built around an open courtyard. The poorer people lived in houses with only one or two rooms.
Achilles killed Hector mainly to avenge the death of his friend, Patrokolos. Also, it made sense for him to kill Hector because they both were the best fighters on their respective sides. If Achilles killed Hector, he would gain a lot of honor.
Minimum age to get married in Greece?
The legal minimum age to get married in Greece is 18 years old. This is for both men and women. Those younger than 18 must obtain permission from the courts to get married.
Where did the lastrygonians come from?
Somewhere in the Mediterranean, around Italy. The Lastrygonians appear in the Greek epic the Odyssey, by Homer, so they must live near Greece.
Why did the ancient Greeks develop trade with others regions?
Because the terrain that they controlled mainly wasn't suitable for a lot of their needs and population growth. As an example, the Black Sea coastal regions provided Athens with plenty of grain due to its fertile soil.
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How did the ancient greek communicate with each other?
they wrote notes and they sent coins as pictures if the other person didn't know how to write or the person sending it would send the coin if they didn't know how to write.
Hermes had mythical shoes that had attached to them little wings that packed a big punch and what i mean by that is he made all of his deliveries this way flying around the world.
What are the similarities between Australian Democracy and Ancient Athens Democracy?
They are different - at its peak, Athens was governed by fortnightly assemblies of the citizens, and the council implemented its decisions. In Australia, as in other modern democracies, citizens elect members to parliament, and the parliamentarians make the dcisions, not necessarily in accordance with the wishes of the citizens who elected them for a set term.
In ancient Sparta which activity was a defining feature of citizenship for men?
women were allowed to own land bussinesses which gave them more freedom then other greek city statev
How did the terrain of Ancient Greece effect its History?
They couldn't farm well, so fishing became a primary source of food and wealth.
What was the root of the ancient Roman name of Ulysses?
The name of Ulysses was the Latin derivative of the ancient Greek name of Odysseus.
How many Greek gods are in greek mythology?
There were many minor gods, children of the Olympians. Zeus: Lord of the Sky, gods, and thunder. Hera: Protector of marriage. Poseidon: Ruler of the Sea, god of horses and earthquakes. Demeter: goddess of harvest. Ares: God of War. Athena: goddess of wisdom, city, and battle. Phoebus Apollo: God of sun, music, healing, truth, and prophecies. Artemis (twin sister of Apollo): Goddess of the Hunt, Archery, and whild things. Hephaestus: god of forge and fire, and workman to the gods. Aphrodite: goddess of love and beauty. Hermes: god of travelers, thieves, men on the road, and messenger of the gods. Dionysus: god of wine, vine, and merriment. Hestia: goddess of the hearth and home (she gave up her seat to the newcomer, Dionysus). Hades: god of the underworld. Pan: god of the wild. Eors: god of love Hymen: god of the wedding feast Enyo: lesser god of war Hebe: goddess of youth Iris: goddess of the rainbow and messenger of the gods Persephone: goddess of spring and underworld. Eileithyia: goddess of childbirth Selene: goddess of the moon Aether: god of light Eos: goddess of dawn Asklepois: god of health and medicine Hygea: goddess of health Aeolus: lord of the wind Boreas: North Wind Zephyr: West Wind Notus: South Wind Eurus: East Wind Pontus: god of the deep sea Nereus: old man of the sea Triton: trumpeter of the sea Ate: goddess of mischief Eris: goddess of discord Maia: goddess of fields Hypnos: god of sleep Nike: goddess of victory Peitha: goddess of persuasion Hecate: goddess of the crossways, dark side of the moon, and magic Tyche: goddess of fortune Poena: goddess of punishment Nemesis: goddess of revenge Hespera: goddess of dusk Morpheus: god of dreans Phosphor: light-bearer and star that brings the day Fama: goddess of fame and rumors 9 Muses: 9 goddesses who inspired artists 3 Fates: three old women who knew the fate of everything. Lord Zeus fears them because they know how the gods are going to be destroyed. All in all, there were 13 Olympians and 48 minor gods and goddess, counting the Muses as 9 and the Fates as 3.
Which is an accurate description of the Delian League?
It was a confederation of eastern Greek city-states, formed after the defeat of the Persian invasion of mainland Greece 480-479 BCE.
After repelling the invasion, the Greek leading city-state, Sparta, proposed evacuating the Greeks under Persian rule from Asia Minor to avoid recurrence of the revolution problems which had sparked the war.
Athens proposed an alternative - it would form a league of about 180 of the affected city-states which would free them, backed by naval forces supplied by Athens, from Persian control. This Delian League took its name from Delos, the island where its treasury to pay for the defence forces was located.
As time passed, members of the League tried to defect, or not pay their annual contribution. Athens ruthlessly enforce payment, sending out 100 warships each year to collect the money, by force where necessary.
When after 30 years, Persia agreed to peace, and to stay away from the cities, Athens forced the cities to continue paying the war funds. It moved the treasury to Athens and spent the money on the warships which extorted the money, and on its own glorification and public handouts. As Pericles admitted, Athens turned this anti-Persian Empire league into an empire of its own.
Why the could the Persians not defeat the Greeks or Macedonians?
The Persian infantry was unarmoured and could not stand up to Greek and Macedonian infantry formations, particularly after both raised cavalry forces to match those of the Persians.
What was the open-air market to all Greek City-states?
The open air market to all Greek cities was called Agora and every day life was taking place there.
The Roman equivalent was called Forum.
In ancient Greece was theatre seen as a threat to Greek religious practices?
In anacient Greece was theatre seen as a threat to Greek religious practices?
What consequence did the Persian suffer after the battle of marathon?
The Persian punitive expedition against Athens went home. Persia then decided to bring all the Greek city-states in mainland Greece within its empire to stop them supporting rebellions in Asia Minor. It mounted a full scale invasion ten years later, which was repelled by a combination of the southern Greek cities. This too was repelled, and then after thirty years of further warfare Persia gave up and a peace was agreed.
What roles did Athens and Sparta play in the Peloponnesian War?
Athens was the maritime power and Sparta was the continental power. The war slogged on and off for over thirty years until Sparta finally gained superiority at sea, and a plague brought in form the Pontic grain ships killed possibly as many as one-third of the population of Athens, leaving it, almost literally, too weak to fight.
The earliest tragedies, that is to say, tragic plays, were written in Ancient Greece by such playwrights as Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides
