0
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.
10,833 Questions
What best describes the Greeks during the forth century BC?
They had spread their independent city-states, over 2,000, around the Mediterranean and Black Sea littorals, and had passed their zenith due to the incessant wars which they waged on each other.The were thus vulnerable to the rise of Macedonia which took over the eastern city-states.The Western Mediterranean cities remained independent until the following century and embroilment in the Punic Wars between Rome and Carthage.
What did the ancient Greeks have a hard time doing because there were few rivers?
they didnt grow much crops
Does Daedalus live in Crete if not then where does he live?
he lived in a house with 2 kids a 72 inc t.v and a wife that loved him
Yes, as the phalangites were a form of hoplite. The only difference was the offensive weapon, the ''sarisa'' a very long spear.
The food was mainly grains, soups of wheat and /or beans and corn. Meat was scarce.
Why did the ancient Greeks use pottery for storage?
That was the best type of container available to them in an era before plastics and freely available cheap metal was available.
What did the ancient Greeks do for fun?
They played in the Olympic games in honor of Zeus the mighty god. tHEY CANT ALWAYS GO TO THE OLYMPICS STUPID.
What was the population for Ancient Greece?
The population of ancient Greece increased by a factor larger than ten during the period from 800 BC to 400 BC, increasing from a population of 800,000 to a total estimated population of 10 to 13 million, according to wikipedia. It really depends though on the geographical and temporal extent under consideration. In it's prime, it has been suggested that along with the colonies Greece had a population much higher than modern Greece, although it is hard to suggest a figure.
When did ancient Greece start trading with Canada?
Well The answer is simply Chocolate Fudge Sundae...Yummmm! LOL
The Greek did settle in Tarpon Springs, Florida. They settle there because near the town of Tarpon Springs, natural sponges were discovered growing in the Gulf of Mexico. The sponges could not be gathered fast enough to meet the demand, so Greek divers were brought in to help. These divers wore special diving suits that allowed them to walk along the bottom of the sea. Because of this, they were able to work faster, which increased the supply of sponges.
The Huger percentage of Greeks settled within Australia after WW2 - particularly in Melbourne and Sydney.
In fact, so great was the mass migration of Greeks to Australia that by the end of the 1960's, Melbourne was believed to hold the 3rd largest Greek contingent of any city in the world - including those of native Greece! Greek is the 4th most-spoken home language of any language in Australia
Where did the hippocrate go to school?
The ancient biographer Soranus said that Hippocrates learned medicine from his father and grandfather, and studied other subjects with Democritus and Gorgias. Hippocrates was probably trained at the asklepieion of Kos, and took lessons from the Thracian physician Herodicus of Selymbria.
The Peloponnesian Wars were between Athens and which Greek city?
It was between Athens and its empire and the Peloponnesian League headed by Sparta.
Who was the Greek Doctor Who wrote the oath doctors follow?
what is the name acient greek oath which is still followed by doctors today
Draw one off a typical simple one off the internet and label it with arrows as to the names of the particular areas
You can do this in an exam as well as they will still give you marks for it if you keep reffering back to it
Why did some ancient Greek settlements trade?
To exchange their surplus commodities for other commodities they needed.
To make a financial profit from trading commodities and services.
What did the Athenians do with the people they conquered?
Taxed them to support their own lifestyle, until Athens over-reached itself and was defeated and stripped of it's empire.
What does the ancient Greek word philosophy mean?
It means love of wisdom.
Philo(s)- = a friend of, a lover of
sophy -> sophia = wisdom
Background on Greek gods or goddesses?
The parents of the Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades is Kronos. Athena,Ares,and Hepheastus are borned from Zeus. The eldest goddess, Aphrodite(love and beauty), who's a child of Oureanus the sky. She was created when Kronos killed him by shredding him into pieces and throw him into the sea which created sea foam. That's when Aphrodite(Venus in Roman) rose out of the sea.For more information you could read the Percy Jackson and the Olympians or Heroes of Olympus
The Mycenaean period was succeeded by?
It was succeeded by the Dorian invasion (a northern greek tribe) circa 1200 BC.
This time period is called archaic or sometimes the ''greek dark ages'' because of the destruction of the major cultural and economic centers and the complete hold of any technological or cultural advances.
It ended in the 7th century BC with the formation of the first city-states (Thebes, Athens, Sparta etc)
