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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 are the ancient Greek roots of 'economy'?
Oikos and nemein are the ancient Greek roots of 'economy'. In the word by word translation, the Greek noun 'oikos' means 'house'. The Greek infinitive 'nemein' means 'to manage'.
How were the Persians and the Greeks ships better?
The Persian ships were larger and relied on closing to enemy ships to board. The Greek ships were lighter and more manoeuverable, and relied on ramming and sinking the opposition.
What is the most dramatic change in art from the time of the ancient Greeks to the Dark Ages?
The Greek art was a foundation for western art, but the Middle Ages art was fairly primitive. Tempra was used in the Middle Ages and since it was done with egg yolks it looks greenish today. There is no perspective in this art and is all of religious themes. It isn’t until the Renaissance that perspective comes into play in art. Da Vinci used the first use of perspective in his Last Supper painting.
What are the achievements in architecture in ancient Greek?
Some of the achievements were arches in buildings and we still use it today and dome buildings like the Los Angeles Colosseum
What yellow fossilized resin was used by the Greeks and the Romans in jewelry?
I believe you are asking about Amber.
When did Cassandra Fedele die?
Cassandra Fedele died in 1558. Cassandra Fedele is most known for being a woman scholar in Italy. She was born in 1465.
How did the Dark Ages end in Greece?
From farmlands with a central citadel as refuge, cities developed from the 7th Century onwards, with a range of physical, religious and cultural amenities based on a walled city with increasing amenities and prosperity. Civilisation progressively replaced the Dark Age of survival in a hostile environment.
Was Aesop rich or poor after he began writing his fables?
Aesop was a slave and remained a slave all his life, so the distinction of rich/poor is inapplicable to him. When he became old and unable to work he was sacrificed to the goddess Venus.
Which two cultures did the civilization of ancient Greece come from spring?
From which two cultures did the civilisation of ancient Greece spring? Can you tell me!
What are some ancient Greek words that start with the letter L?
none there is none words that start with the letter L Sorry go find it somewhere else.
How was the social structure of ancient Egypt different from the social structure of Mesopotamia?
Mesopotamian and Egyptian Social Structures
Concerning social structure, the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt had similar general structures, but very different specific structures. The social structures of both Mesopotamia and Egypt consisted of the general, basic features, such as social division and gender dominance, that were either emergent properties of the formation of civilization or common features of civilizations at that time. However, when these features are broken down into more detailed social properties of specific social hierarchy and the degree of male dominance, it becomes apparent that Mesopotamia had both a more distinct hierarchy and a higher degree of male dominance than Egypt.
Both Mesopotamia and Egypt had similar general social structures concerning class divisions, general classifying methods, and gender dominance. In both civilizations, class divisions in general were very apparent and significant. Social classes were defined in both Mesopotamia and Egypt by wealth and position. This social division is an inevitable characteristic of civilizations caused by their development during their emergence. Another similarity of the general social structures of Mesopotamia and Egypt is that both civilizations were patriarchies. This characteristic of a male-dominated society is the result of the agriculture revolution, which degraded women because of the decreasing dependency on them and their lack of labor skills needed. Before the agriculture revolution, women's foraging provided most of the food for the community. However, after the agriculture revolution, communities depended almost entirely on labors requiring heavy physical strength. Since men were physically stronger, these labors were usually done by them, leaving women mainly as powerless housewives. These similarities in Mesopotamian and Egyptian social structure characteristics signify their both being civilizations and their similar time periods.
The annual naval expedition collecting the city contributions for the League saw reluctant cities punished and looted. They did not have the option of opting out, and later Pericles admitted that Athens had turned the Delian League into an empire.
An example is the honour roll of one of the demes of Athens in the 460s BCE which shows an extensive casualty list in a year when there was no recorded contact with the Persians - these soldiers were lost in the expedition collecting the taxes from Greek cities. Other cities were defeated entirely - the citizens of Samos, initially a close supporter of Athens, were branded with an S burnt into their foreheads for rebelling, as an example to the others. Athens had turned the Delian League, formed to resist the Persian Empire, into an empire of its own, and lived high on the proceeds.
What features of Athenian society were undemocratic?
It depends partly on your definition of democracy. Athens started as a monarchy, morphed into a oligarchy ruled by its aristocracy, lapsed into a tyranny when the lower orders appointed a tyrant to protect them from the aristocrats, and then began to experiment with democracy, first based on property owners then at its peak for a few decades, all adult free males.
None of this included women, resident aliens, other foreigners or slaves.
What is a hill in a greek city where temples and government buildings are located called?
It is called an acropolis.
Why was Greece and Macedonia enemies?
Macedonia was an ancient Greek kingdom on the northern Greek peninsula. Modern Macedonia is a Greek province on the northern Greek peninsula. In ancient times they had no more or less animosity to the other Greek states than any other Greek states. Macedonia did however unite the Greek city states under Macedonian hegemony. Macedonia ceased to exist as a kingdom and was absorbed into the rest of Greece in 146 BC.
Why did Greeks want to expand to other areas?
The Greeks were not interested in expanding their 'poleis' and colonizing other areas. The main reason for their overseas 'colonies' (which is not the right word for these settlements) was a mix of demographic reasons, one of them being overpopulation.
Which greek god visited the sun and perished?
No gods can ever perish until they fade out of existence.
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Perhaps you're referring to the story of Icarus and Daedalus, who were held captive on the island of Crete. They built sets of wings using feathers and wax. Icarus would not listen to his father Daedalus and flew too close to the Sun. The heat of the Sun melted the wax in his wings and he fell to his death.
What were shopping malls called in ancient Greece?
There were none. They made everything themselves.
The Ancient Greeks used open air markets and placed products made by themselves or in some case items bartered on matting laid on the ground and sold these to people as they passed. There are some instances of a bakery type of building being found in Pompeii
Did you have to be wealthy to live in the city of Athens?
No, you did not. Many of the middle and lower class citizens lived in ancient Athens, and actually saved the city and revolted against their oppressors when it had been taken over for a short time by the Spartans.
What did the greek philosophers value the most?
Most of the Greek Philosophers valued Truth and Wisdomthe most, especially the Big Three (Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle).
The peloponnesian war resulted from conflict between who?
The Peloponnesian War was a conflict between the two city-states of Athens and Sparta .
