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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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How are Greece myths different from ancient Greece?
The truth is that there is no difference. The only thing that makes you think that there is a difference is the name. The Greek myths are all from the ancient times, hence "Ancient Greece"
What activities took place in the agoras of ancient Greece?
"Agora is a public market and meeting place in ancient Greek city".
Early theatre had its beginnings in which civilization?
In the greek civilization in the form of festivities for the god Dionysus.(9th century BC)
What did the Greek philosopher Thales teach?
Thales taught astronomy and mathematics. Aristotle accredited him with being the founder of Science, as well as the father of Geometry.
List the troubles affecting Mycenaean Greece before its collapse?
Some historians believe that a tidal wave triggered by a powerful volcanic eruption on the island of Thera was responsibile for the devastation.<--- This is incorrect the volcanic eruption may have led to the disappearance of Minoans not the Mycenaeans. Things that may have led to their destruction are: the fact that they were fighting one anuther, the major earthquakes that cause lots of damage, and the invaders that invaded them in the twelfth century B.C.
What college did eratosthenes go to?
Eratosthenes earned the equivalent of a degree in Athens by studying with some of the greatest mathematicians in that time period
What were the three levels of government in ancient Greece?
There were only two, Assembly and Council
How many people could be seated in the theater at Epidaurus?
The original 34 rows of seats at the Theatre in Epidauros was extended by another 21 rows in Roman times. This meant that about 15,000 spectators could be seated in the theatre.
Greek philosophy and culture had its greatest influence on?
I think on Islamic Civilizations. They influenced the Greeks and the Greeks
by the Muslims got influenced.
Who was supposed to win the peloponnesian war?
The Peloponnesian League defeated the Athenian league, but this solved little other than to strip Athens of excess influence. Inter-Greek wars continued.
What did Men wear while they were competeing in the Ancient Greek Olympic Games?
They actually didn't wear anything. That's why no women was allowed to watch or be in the Olympic Games.
Yes, that's right -- ancient Olympic sportsmen (all men, by the way) ran, wrestled, and fought buck naked. The ancient Greeks had a tradition of doing things nude (they walked around in the buff in the bedroom and at parties called sympsia*, and they exercised without any clothes on) -- indeed, the word gymnasium came from the Greek word gymos, which means "naked."
Why naked? Well, to appreciate and celebrate the male physique, of course, and as a tribute to the gods. Participants regularly anointed themselves with olive oil to enhance their looks ... and to keep the skin smooth!
In the sixth century, there was an actually attempt to make athletes wear loincloths, but this proved to be unpopular and soon afterwards nudity regained its status as fashion in athletics.
He was with the Persians at the battle of Marathon and is said to have died on the way back at Lemnos in 490 BC.
What city replaced Athens as the center culture of greek culture?
Athens, Greece, has been in existance since the 4th millennium BC. Its power has ebbed and waned during that time. About 300BC, it was Alexandria, located in the Nile delta of Egypt, that replaced Athens as the center of Greek culture.
Athens, Greece, has been in existance since the 4th millennium BC. Its power has ebbed and waned during that time. About 300BC, it was Alexandria, located in the Nile delta of Egypt, that replaced Athens as the center of Greek culture.
How did the Ancient Greeks depend on the environment?
They interacted by praying to nyan cat and eating tomatoes for bus money and they used their trees to scratch their butts for they sexy delicious smelly stupid bark. And everyone in ancient greece like men including young boys.
Why does Greek Xenia involve the host giving the guest a gift?
The parting gift is to show the host's honor at receiving the guest.
Is sparse living a characterization of Athens Sparta or both?
The majority of Greeks lived sparse lives - there was no general oversupply of food and resources.
However the Spartans had taken over the southern Peloponnese Peninsula, and the serf population it created kept up a good supply to the Spartan citizens.
The Athenians got a great lift after the Persian War when they converted the Delian League of 180 cities it had led against the Persian Empire into an empire of its own and lived high on the proceeds.
Each had their own source of exploitation of others.
How did hellenistic culture differ from earlier greek culture-?
The Hellenistic period begins right after the end of the "classical" period. The divding line is the reign of Alexander the Great. The Classical Period is generally considered to be from about 500 B.C. to 323 B.C. and then the Hellensitic period is 323 B.C. to around 140 B.C. when the Romans began to gain more power. There are techonological and cultural differences between the two periods, but the main difference is the amount of territory controlled by the Greek civilization after the reign of Alexander. The Hellenistic period brought a great deal of Egyptian and Middle Eastern culture into the Greek civilization.
Who attacked Greece city states years after the peloponnesian war?
The citiy-states attacked each other in varying alliances.
