How do you think Greek society would have been different if Greece were a landlocked country?
It wouldn't have as strong as a navy as it did.
What did the ancient greek have for entertainment?
The ancient Greeks had many things for entertainment. At parties for entertainment they would have someone play the lyre or flute. They would watch woman dance naked or tell stories. Poetry and literacy was very important. There were poets who would travel all throughout the cities telling poems or stories and people would gather around the poet or story teller on their spare time. At the Greek theater there were plays shown. But these plays were more than acting a story because these acts had a meaning.
How did the 4 seasons began in the ancient Greece?
The 4 seasons are believed in Greek mythology to have been created by the times of year Demeter's (the goddess of crops, and agriculture) daughter ,Persephone, was in the Underworld with her father Hades.(god of the Underworld) The seasons Fall and Winter are when Persephone was in the Underworld, her mother was thought to grieve without her daughter and let the crops die, Spring and Summer are when Persephone was with her mother so the crops grew back.
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Who taught Alexander the Great the philosophy of the Hellenistic Age including stoicism?
The Hellenistic Age is a period after the death of Alexander the Great.
What are the symbols for Athens?
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Which statement describes what the Greeks believed about the Oracle of Delphi?
She could accurately predict the future.
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What society did Plato belong to?
Plato was a philosophical scholar from democratically-ruled Athens, a part of Ancient Greece.
How to write 1977 in Greek ancient numbers?
α with an accent on the lower left part of the letter = 1000
the symbol of sampi = 900,
o = 70
ζ = 7
altogether ασαμπι[sampi]οζ = 1977
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What was dionysus' connection with Greeks drama?
Dionysos was a patron god of dramatic arts. On the festivals of Dionysos - there were two such festivals, Dionysia and Lenaia, both in spring - it was customary to perform plays. Most of the Greek plays we know of Have been written for such occasions.
Who was Sinon What was his role in the greek tragedy?
Sinon, a son of Aesimus, was a Greek warrior during the Trojan War. He pretended he had deserted the Greeks and, as a Trojan captive, told the Trojans that the wooden horse the Greeks had left was intended as a gift to the gods to ensue their safe voyage home. He told them that the horse was made so big that the Trojans would not be able to move it into their city, because if they did they would be invincible to later Greek invasion. His story convinced the Trojans. The Trojans brought the Trojan Horse into their city. Inside the horse were Greek soldiers, who, as night fell, disembarked from the horse and opened the gates of Troy, thus sealing the fate of Troy. (From Wikipedia) a
What were some cultural achievements for ancient Greece?
Theatre, art, poetry, architecture, philosophy, science.
What does a sculpture of a child with four fingers in its mouth represent?
The finger tips are just below the mouth. It is the god Horus as a child, and the gesture means 'silence'.
How did you get to compete in the ancient Greek Olympics?
First, you had to be able to get there. Travel was slow and expensive, so only rich people and competitors who were subsidised by rich people or by their city could afford the travel and the time off work.
To be allowed to compete, you had to be male and (it seems) young, and able to speak Greek. Except that women and older men were allowed to have horses they owned put in the chariot racing (the prize went to the owner of the horses, not to the charioteer).
You had to be able to speak Greek, at least to the extent of reciting a prayer to Zeus in a decent accent.
You had to swear and oath before the statue of Zeus, in Greek, that you had been in training for ten months.
What were city-states how were they governed?
A city state was an independantly ruled city with it's own laws, customs, money and army. A Greek citizens loyalty was directed to his city-state. These city-states often made alliances with other cities, forming into leagues, confederations, or federations while maintaining an independent identity.
What is the second Greece civilization?
The Minoan civ. The first was the Cycladic followed by the Minoan and then by the Mycenean. The Minoan civ flourished from approximately 3000 BC to 1500 BC in the island of Crete. It was one of the most peacefull civs ever, their main occupation was naval trade, and they had great architecture. They used inhouse plumming and ''polithira'' (πολύθηρα-multidoors) something like a series of stone revolving doors instead of a wall to provide light and space.
How many city states did ancient Sparta have?
Infact, Ancient Sparta had 56,923 states. It was very large
What road could Persians have taken to invade Athens?
The attack on Athens in 490 BCE was by the sea road, landing at Marathon where the army was defeated and reembarked.
The capture of Athens in 480 BCE was by the coastal road which roughly followed today's Highway 1.