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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.
10,833 Questions
How were the the ephors in Sparta similar to Persia?
Not at all. The Sparta was a limited democracy, the citizens voted in assembly on motions put to them by the council, the ephors did the day to day running. Persia was a kingdom ruled by a king and his council, with provincial governors doing the practical ruling.
What was the primary reason why the ancient Greeks started colonies?
to live therein, and build homes . And trade
What was an ancient Greek long narrative poem?
they are called 'epic' poems because of their massive length and detail
How did ancient Greeks adapt farming techniques to their environment?
they adapted their farming techniques to their environment by the hillside.
What is the social organization of Greece?
Ancient Greece was distinguished by a rather simple social class system. Greek society was divided mainly into two groups: free men and slaves (who were owned by the former). Slaves had no legal rights, and they worked as servants for the free people.
Greek tragedies were performed at what time of day?
They perfomed in the daytime because they didnt have the technology to create enough light at night.
How did the ancient city Sparta get so big?
Because they had huge penises, just kidding its because there body adapted to the physical labor the did everyday, carry heavy things and hunting and there were no cars back then so they had to walk everywhere, and also because they had really huge penises.
Who was allowed in temples in the ancient Egypt?
Ordinary people were permiteed into the precints of the temple, noble families could go into the columned halls but only the priests could go further, into what they called the sancturary, where an image of the god was kept.
What did the ancient Greeks believe about the origins of the gods and the universe?
In the beginning, there was Uranus, the sky,
and Gaia(Mother Earth). They gave birth to the Titans,
and the original Cyclopses. The Titan Kronos begat the
first Olympian dieties.
What was the Peloponnesian War about?
It was a war between Athens and its allies and Sparta and its allies - the latter tried to control the expansionary efforts of the Athenian empire. It lasted from 431 BCE to 404 BCE, when Persian financial intervention swung the war in favour of the Spartan alliance, resulting in the capture of Athens.
Alexander the Great began the war by crossing the Rubicon River?
The Rubicon River is in Italy. Alexanders wars were in Greece, Asia and Africa. His invasion of Asia began with a battle on the Granicus River.
What method that is essential to modern science was first conceived in ancient Greece?
Philosophers, such as Plato, believed that all knowledge could be obtained through pure reasoning, and that there was no need to actually go out and measure anything.
The Odyssey and The Iliad (they were both originally written as epic poems.)
