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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 year was the ancient Greek alphebet first discovered?
No one 'discovered' it. It was adapted from the Phoenician alphabet in the 8th Century BCE.
What did the ancient Greeks use to answer questions about the natural world?
a study a type of bannana
Metics have some rights, but not as much as aristocrats. Metics can't vote, but they can influence government. They couldn't own property, but they could use law courts.
What percent of adult male citizens could vote in the assembly?
All adult male citizens could vote, but they had to be born in Athens.
In ancient Greece was it peaceful or warlike?
in ancient Greece was it peaceful or warlike?
Peaceful in the sence they were a comunity and comunitys work on the basis of peace and war like in that ancient greace was often at war
What are facts about Thebes ancient Greece?
Thebes is a bustling market town.
Thebes is known for its products and wars.
Thebes was the birth place of Hercules.
Alexander the great contributed to Greece by the Hellenization of its Empire. It is where Greek culture, philosophies, teachings are spread throughout the land. This was the product of Aristotle being Alexander's tutor in his early years. Though he was a fierce military leader, he showed his intelligence and passion for Greek Culture through the spreading of Greek Culture.
How are the ancient Greek and the modern day form of democracy the same?
They are not. There was only one city state in ancient Greece (Athens) that was very briefly a very limited form of democracy (only freeborn upperclass men). All other city states of ancient Greece were kingdoms or other authoritarian government systems.
What were the names of Actaeon's Hounds?
Aëllo. f. "Whirlwind".
Agre. f. "Hunter".
Alce or Alke. f. "Might; Valor".
Argiodus. m. "White-tooth".
Asbolos. m. "Soot".
Canache. f. "Gnasher".
Cyprius. m. "Cyprian".
Dorceus. m. "Gazelle".
Dromas. m. "Runner".
Harpalos. m. "Grasper".
Harpyia. f. "Seizer".
Hylactor. m. "Barker".
Hylaeus. m. "Sylvan".
Ichnobates. m. "Trail-follower".
Labros. m. "Fury".
Lachne. f. "Shaggy".
Lacon or Lakon. m. "Spartan". .
Ladon. m."Catcher".
Laelaps. m. "Hurricane".
Leucon. m. "White".
Lupa. f. "She-wolf".
Lycisce. f. "Wolf".
Melampus. m. "Black-foot".
Melanchaetes. m. "Black-hair".
Melaneus. m. "Black".
Nape. f. "Glen".
Nebrophonos. m. "Fawn-killer".
Oresitrophos. m. "Mountaineer".
Oribasos. m. "Mountain-ranger".
Pamphagos or Pamphagus. m. "Voracious".
Poemenis. f. "Shepherd".
Pterelas. m. "Winged".
Sticte. f. "Spot".
Theridamas. m. "Beast-killer".
Theron. m. "Hunter".
Thoos. m. "Swift".
Tigris. m. or f. "Tiger; Tigress".
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How did the ancient Greeks explain constellations?
Many of the constellations were related to myths. Generally the figure was important enough either to the gods or to humanity that the gods granted them immortality by being placed in the heavens. An example is Ursa Major and minor (the Big and Little Dippers). According to Greek myth, Zeus had an affair with a nymph named Kallisto. He disguised himself as Artemis and forced himself on her. When it was discovered that she was pregnant, Artemis expelled her. She gave birth to Arcas (progenitor of the Arcadians). Zeus discovered what happened and transformed her into a bear. Many years later, she came upon her son while hunting, and he raised his spear to fell her as she approached to embrace him. Zeus immediately intervened and placed mother and son among the stars.
Why was Bucephalus so special to Alexander the Great?
Bucephalus [355 B.C.E. - 326 B.C.E.] was special to Alexander the Great [July 20-21, 352 B.C.E. - June 10-11, 323 B.C.E.], who had trained him. The horse's owner, Philonicus the Thessalian, considered Bucephalus untrainable. Bucephalus was going to be destroyed. But the young Alexander had seen what no one else had seen: Bucephalus was afraid of his own shadow.
Alexander won Bucephalus' respect by turning the horse to face the sun. In that way, the horse could respond to training, because he wasn't seeing his shadow. Fear of his shadow had been the only nightmare that had plagued the otherwise courageous, intelligent, spirited, stubborn young horse.
Bucephalus may have appreciated Alexander's having cured him of this nightmarish fear. That appreciation may have accounted for his absolute fearlessness, devoted fulfillment of every command, intuitive battle reactions, and unshakeable calm in the bloodiest and most horrendous of battles. Alexander could count on Bucephalus to get in and out of the thickest of frays without harm.
Indeed, the only time that Bucephalus disobeyed Alexander was at his last battle, against King Porus [d. 317 B.C.E.]. In that battle, Bucephalus plowed into the thick of battle. But he suddenly turned before told to do so and sped quickly back to safety behind Alexander's lines.
No sooner did a disappointed Alexander dismount than Bucephalus died. It's thought that, as with many animals, Bucephalus sensed the hour of his death and wanted to get Alexander back to safety.
Did Ancient Greek kids have school on Saturday?
Yes, they went to school 6 days a week except for jolidays
Did the ancient Greeks have a golden age?
Yes.
Yes at around 479-431 B.C and at that point is when Athens had there democracy reach its highest point. From HEHE9
Can you give a summary of Antigone by Sophocles?
Antigone is a tragedy written by Greek playwright Sophocles. It tells the story of Antigone, the daughter of the tragic king Oedipus and his own mother Jocasta. In this part of the story, the king of Thebes is her uncle Creon, who sentences her to be locked and left to starve at a cell, against the pleas of his son Haimon, who was in love with Antigone. Creon wants to punish her because she went against the law and buried her brother Polyneices, who was a traitor. Tiresias, a blind oracle, appears and tells Creon he is committing a huge mistake, but when Creon tries to go and free Antigone, he discovers she has hanged herself. Creon is left alone and desperate, since his wife and son commit suicide as well.
Was all the clothes in ancient Greece really clean or dirty?
Dirty before they were washed, clean after they were washed.
Why do we consider the Greeks to have been foundational for our nation's government?
We are deluded into thinking that Greek democracy, which was direct democracy, is the same as our representative democracy.
How did Athens become direct democracy?
The citizens (adult males) all met in fortnightly Assembly and gave decisions and directions.
The Council of 500 (selected by lot) implemented these directions between assembly meetings and handled day to day problems, calling special extra assembly meetings for serious issues. 50 councillors were on duty 24/7 to handle problems in a timely way.
The courts comprised juries of 500 selected by lot which decided legal cases - there were no lawyers or judges to interfere or manipulate, the jury decided issues and sentences by secret ballot. With the large numbers, a jury was effectively an opinion poll of the citizens.
The only exception to open eligibility for office was the 10 generals - the people were not about to let rabbits chosen randomly by lot lead them in battle, so each tribe nominated a competent general. This spilt over to implementation of Assembly decisions which often had the rider 'the Generals to implement, even for non military actions.
How did the geography in Greece impact it's lasting legacy?
The separate city-states which it created formed the basis of Greek culture and its cultural legacy.
Strabo was a Greek geographer unknown when he died. estimated 24-23 BCE.
Who was the Ancient Greek goddes of corn?
the greek goddess of AGRICULTURE was demeter. She harvested the crops each year, blossomed the flowers, grew grass and had a daughter names Persephone, wife of hades, ruler of the underworld.
