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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 was ancient greek art based on?
This is an extremely general question but it is based on everything from mythology to real life events. There are depictions of the Trjoan war, there are depictions of funeral rituals. There is alot of art and you'd have to compare events depicted to ancient sources in order to determine which are accurate and which are phony. Art may have been commissioned by aristocrats and therefore be of false events.
Alexander the Great's conquests of Greece Asia Minor Egypt and Persia led to the?
Formation of a Macedonian empire led by him, and after his early death, to the splitting up of the empire into separate kingdoms by his warring generals, which we today call the Hellenistic kingdoms.
Where were the cultures of the Minoans and the Mycenaeans located?
Minoans - Crete, Mycenaeans - southern Greece.
What were causes of the Peloponnesian War?
The main cause of the Peloponnesian War was Sparta's fear of Athens' growth.
Sparta feared the growth and the power of Athens.
As Athens gained more control and power in the Delian League, a coalition of Greek states whose purpose was to provide a navy for defense against the Persians, Sparta was concerned its own power would be reduced and Athens would take over.
The rivalry between Sparta and Athens.
C. Sparta's fear and jealousy of the power and wealth of athens.
How can you tell if a name was a pharaohs name or gods or if it was an ordinary person's?
because gods had weird names, pharaohs had normal but unknown and normal people i dont even know
Why did the ancient Greeks seek advice from oracles?
They imagined that they could get advice from he gods - each oracle represented a particular god, so they put their question to the god who handled that particular aspect of life, or to the god who was patron of their city.
This became more highly developed - an oracle was controlled by the city where it was located, which made good profit from the offerings made to the oracle. For example the oracle at Delphi had agents located in the main Greek cities, who would give early warning of upcoming questions so that a proper answer could be prepared fr the priestess to deliver.
And clever politicians would give money in advance for an oracle which would suit their purpose.
As a cover, the oracular statement delivered usually had two different interpretations, so whatever eventuated, the oracle was always right.
Humanity has not changed.
What is the ancient Greek word for daughter?
Call them by there name ask this thing and i will answers i am Greek so i know
Why weren't there women actors in ancient Greece?
Women's place was in the home, except they got out for occasional women's religious festivals.
Theatre was part of male religious celebrations, starting as dances to the gods in forest glades. It developed in cities to having a stage with a dance floor in front - for actors and chorus.
As these plays were male religious celebrations, there were no females - who attended their own separate ceremonies. This continued on - men acted, sang and danced any female parts.
What was the relationship between the Minoans and the Greeks?
The Minoans, based on the Greek island of Crete, were the first Greeks.
What is called the innermost sanctuary of an ancient Greek temple or shrine?
The innermost sanctuary of the ancient Greek temple or shrine is called 'Αβατον - Avaton meannig impermissible to enter. Only priests were allowed to enter there.
Why were Solon's reforms not completely successful in appeasing the aristocracy and the people?
Because the aristocracy, which are rich, were not happy because they lost power. The regular people were unhappy because they wanted more power.
- Macedonia was an ancient kingdom in the northern Greek peninsula.
- During the Roman occupation of Greece, the name Macedonia became an administrative designation and was given to an area that included the Greek states of Epirus and Thessaly to the west, and parts of the Roman conquests of Illyria and Paeonia to the north and Thrace to the east.
- With the elevation of the Greeks in the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire), the region of Thrace was incorporated into historical Macedonia to form the administrative borders designated as the Theme of Macedonia with Adrianople as its capital.
- When the Ottomans occupied southeastern Europe in the late 14th century, the name Macedonia as an administrative designation disappeared altogether from maps. The area of historical Macedonia in the northern Greek peninsula was divided into the Salonica Vilayet and the Monastir Vilayet.
- Macedonia, the historical area once home to the ancient kingdom was finally liberated from foreign occupation on the 26th of October 1912. It is now a province that encompasses most of the land of the ancient Greek kingdom in the northern Greek peninsula.
** The nation known as the (Former Yugoslav) Republic of Macedonia is a newly founded nation of Bulgarians, Slavs, Albanians, Turks and Shutka people to the north of historical Macedonia on land that was in ancient times named Paeonia to the south and Dardania to the north. It's culture, history, land and historical ethnic identity of its population are unrelated to the historical Greek kingdom of ancient Macedonia.
What was one direct result of the geography of Greece on early Greek civilization?
Separate city-states developed
What kind of learning would King Archidamus consider useless matters?
That which did not lead to logical conclusions - a warlike approach to long term inter-city relations and objectives - more specifically that war with Athens should be brought on immediately, rather than deferred for another generation to let matters cool down instead of seeking victory at any price..
What are two ways Themistocles influenced other people?
He was an orator who was persuasive enough to garner popular support - eg getting the Athenians to spend the proceeds of a rich silver strike, which they intended to divide up amongst the populace, on building a strong navy which helped turn back the Persian invasion.
He was an astute commander, planning the response of the Greek cities to the Persian invasion and persuading the other cities to follow his plans. As part of this he persuaded the Athenians to abandon their indefensible city, send their families to shelter in other cities, and take to the sea to fight there in the ships he had provided.
He persuaded the Athenians to clearly establish their independence - facilitating the rebuilding and extension of the city walls destroyed by the Persians, which gave Athens independence from influence by Sparta.
His popular support was based largely on his populist approach - preferring to influence affairs by appealing to the people rather than trying to persuade the aristocracy. When the aristocrats regained control as a result of their leadership during the Persian war, they exiled him - the went to Argos, was implicated in a plot and fled to Asia Minor where Persian king Artaxerxes gave him governorship of a province.
What countries did King Philip II of Macedonia conquered?
Philip II never conquered any countries. What he did do was unite the Greek city states so that upon his death his successor Alexander the Great was able to take on and defeat the Persian army and ultimately the entire empire.
What did the ancient greek see snow as?
That Shanique Taylor & Sydnee Woods Are The Livest Beast Eva !
When was the first sun dial invented?
it was invented in 2000 B.C. by what some scientists say is the Homo Erectus.
