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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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Why were Greek coins handmade?
The technology of that era only allowed for hand-work. Two dies, one for the front, and the other for the back face, were engraved with pictures and lettering. Then a blank coin (metal disk or silver, gold, or metal alloy) was placed between the two dies. The upper die, which was the "face", was struck one or more times hard with a heavy hammer.
When the metal blank was removed, it would have the die images imprinted on it. This remained the only way to mint coins until the Renaissance.
What was behind Leonidas' decision to fight to the end?
After it became necessary to withdraw the blocking force at the pass of Thermopylae, he sent off the 7,000 allies to seek shelter behind the walls of friendly cities. He remained blocking the pass with his Spartan contingent and the Thespians to give the main body a chance to get to protection before being ridden down by the Persian cavalry when it broke through. The Spartans and Thespians were all killed protecting the escape of their allies.
How might the government of Athens have influence the growth of its educational system?
It's in the book .stupid.
Who was the first democratic leader of Greece?
The first "New Democracy" Greek Prime Minister was Konstantinos G. Karamanlis.
He was Prime Minister between 24 July 1974 and 10 May 1980.
Why did only Greek rich boys go to school?
Because poor boys did have the money to go to school and girls had to prepare for weddings they got married while young because they didn't live long
How are the values of greek society embraced or reflected in the lives of the women?
well, in greek society, hospitality is very important. Women portray this by being the hospitable mothers they are and therefore it is reflected in their lives
What are some Greek Philosopher's names?
The three most famous Greek philosophers are Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. Some other Greek philosophers whose work (or at least names) are known to us: Thales, Anaximenes, Anaximander, Pherecydes, Pythagoras, Parmenides, Zeno, Xenophanes, Heraclitus, Empedocles, Democritus, Epicurus all these philosophers are very important
The impact that Greek religion had on Greek society?
The Greek religion was the Greek society . If you go beyond the 12 gods and the mountain Olympus , the Greek religion was the knowledge that could make a Greek man behave like a Greek . It was exactly like a primitive Christianity. A way to make people behave the way u wont to . In fact Christianity is a step further . it takes the Greek ideas about freedom and puts them in to a perfect wold full of love.
Did ancient Greece use the silk road for a trading route?
No, Ancient Greece was before the Silk Road. They followed the coastlines along the Mediterranean Sea to trade with shallow draft ships.
Where did Greeks settle in Texas?
Greek emigrants to Texas went directly into cities. Houston has a very large Greek community, but they are not centralized, being spread out across the city. Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Austin all have a large Greek presence.
Did Alexander the Great take over ancient Greece?
Actually, both Alexander and his father Philip II , took over the hegemony of ancient Greece. In the battle of Chaeronea together with their Greek city state allies, faced an alliance of Thebans, Athenians, and other Greek city state forces.
Which set of terms would be most useful in discussing ancient Greek ideas and practice in music?
The term Mousike covered not only music but also dance, lyrics, and performance of poetry.
Their understanding of music was based on harmonic, acoustic, scalar, and melody theory.
How did city-state in modern Europe get its start in ancient Greece and Rome?
Ancient Greece and some areas on ancient Italy were organised into independent and self-governing city-states. |They did not have a king who ruled the whole area. Examples of this in Italy were Etruria (land of the Etruscans) , Latium (Land of the Latins, where Rome was) part of Apulia (in the south) and the Greek city-states in southern Italy.
What was a major cause to the peolponnesian war?
One significant cause of the Peloponnesian War was that some city-states began to fear Athens due to its power grabs and desire for prestige. The war was fought from 431 to 404 BC.
When Alexander the Great died and the Hellenistic Period began, his empire was divided into three parts.AntipaterPtolemyDariusAugustus was given Macedonia and Greece to rule.
What was justice like in ancient Athens?
Courts were empannelled from the citizens selected by lot, who were both judge and jury. Ordinary citizens prosecuted cases, avoiding self-interested lawyers. Trials took place on one day with a set period for accusation and defence.
Juries numbered 500 or even 2000 in serious cases. This meant that the decisions were effectively like an opinion poll of the entire population. There were few rules - accuser and defendant could say what they liked, but knew in such a limited community that the jurors probably knew a lot of the facts and could pick outright lies, so the were cautious about lying, preferring to go for exaggerating their case instead. The jury could vote guilty or not huilty, each having to coloured balls signifying yes or no, one of which they placed in and urn to be counted.
Punishments were also decided by the jury. In the event of a guilty verdict the prosecutor and defence each proffered a punishment - it meant that each presented an option most attractive and appropriate to the jury, which selected one or the other - asking for excessive punishment or lebiency was likely to get the jury to opt for the other. Very serious crimes brought death (Socrates for example was pinned for sacrilege). An affluent convicted might, for example, offer to finance a state warship for a year which would be attractive to the jury as it saved state taxes. Socrares was allowed to suicide as an option. Otherwise the Ten judicial officers would arrange for a state slave to cut the convicted's throat and throw the body into a cess pit.
Famous philosopher of ancient greek?
Several philosophers of Ancient Greece are Socrates, Plato and Aristole. I hope that this answers your question sufficiently.
