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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
Did Shakespeare set Romeo and Juliet in Ancient Greece If not when?
No. They were in Verona, Italy. If you go to Verona today there is a location that is said to be Juliet's house and balcony.
What statement best describes men and women in ancient Athens?
The men dominated life, the women were home-bound chattels except in rare instances such as Sparta where they lived an open life.
How did ancient people treat disabled people?
They probably would have ignored or discarded them from their own minds.
How does theatre positively affect society?
well the greeks used masks that showed mood.... they do tht today too
No, he was a story teller in Greece. He wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
What are four examples of ancient Greek advancement in culture government science and art?
cheese is yummy
Is there a Greek god of armor?
Hephaestus could be considered the Greek god of armor, since he works in the forges and makes armor and weapons.
Did ancient Greeks have a torch?
A torch for use in Panhellenic Games and festivities was commonplace, so yes.
The ancient Greek goddess Aphrodite is the daughter of?
Some say she's justed poped out of the sea
I think she is the daughter of Zeus
What are two ways ancient Greeks honored their gods?
~Every 4 years the Greeks had the Olympic Games in honor of Zues and the other gods and goddesses.
~Athens was named after Athena, goddess of wisdom and war.
What are the major city-states in ancient Greece between 800 BCE and 500 CE?
Corinth, Sparta, Thebes, Athens etc etc.
How did Alexander the Great become a villain?
He was prone to fits of anger where he slaughtered even some of his own generals.
He began his campaigns by slaughtering 10,000 Greeks in Persian service as a warning to other Greeks not to do that.
When his army revolted in India and refused to go further east to fulfill his dream of conquering all of the eastern world, he marched them home through a desert where many of them died on the way.
Much of his killings were all part of a day's work for a conqueror, but if we judge them by today's standards, they look grim. This poses the quetion - by what standards do we judge people, and how valid are they?
Who is the Greek God of Health and Fitness?
The Greek God of Health is Hygieia, daughter of God of Medicine, Asclepius.
The major effect was that the Athenian Empire was destroyed and Sparta became the dominant city-state in Greece, until Sparta was defeated by Thebes.
- Helen Keller's mom's name was Kate Adams Keller (she was born Kate Everett Adams) (1856-1921)
