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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 education did ancient megara?
Boys attended school at ages 7-14 and study things like poetry, drama, reading and writing, science, math, and music. Girls were home schooled by the parents or slaves
What struck Athens in 430 bce during the peloponnesian war?
A Plague that has yet to be identified by experts .
What was the lie Themistocles told to save Greece?
He secretly told Xerxes that the Greeks were going to retreat from Salamis through the western channel, leading to a third of the Persian fleet being sent off to cover that exist, and so not available for the battle and evening up the fleets. He also said he would switch sides which encouraged Xerxes to send his fleet into the eastern straits where the Greek fleet was waiting to pounce from the flanks on the Persian ships strung out entering the two channels.
The aristocrats (oligarchs) became the rulers until overthrown by popular will.
How many people can they fit in a greek theatre?
A typical theater was enormous, able to seat around 15,000 viewers
Who established an empire that extended from Greece to Egypt and India?
Darius the Great king of Persia. This empire was taken over by Alexander the Great.
'Great' minds think alike.
Americans knew about representative government because England had a national assembly called?
Parliment
What temple is considered the best example of the Greek ideals of order and balance in architecture?
The Parthenon, d:
How long did some of the ancient Greek wars go on for?
They were usuall a one-year affair to settle a dispute between two cities. Then various alliances and leagues often extended the capacity to fight extended wars. A case in point is the Peloponnesian War between Athens and its allies and Sparta and its allies which lasted from 421 BCE to 404 BCE.
Ancient greek dances and modern society dances comparison?
Both dance to music, both have some dances that require costume.
What are two major typses of governments in ancient Greece and how were they set up?
Monarchy (= rule by one) - rule by a king, usually hereditary.
Oligarchy (= rule by a few) - rule by an aristocracy.
Democracy (= people power) - rule by adult male citizens.
City-states went through stages - monarchy-oligarchy-tyranny, which benefited ruling classes. All had severe disadvantages for the mass of the population, so Cleisthenes in Athens in 507 BCE introduced a limited form of democracy where all property owners - large and small - could vote in assembly on the running of the city-state.
When colonies wanted freedom from Persia what did Greece do?
The Greek city-states of Ionia were induced to revolt against Persian rule and two of ther mother-cities Eretria and Athens sent military contingents to support them. After putting dow the revolt, Persia sent a punitive expedition against them (which failed at Marathon).
What was the Persian campaign?
It was the campaign by King of Kings Xerxes of Persia (Achaemenid dynasty), son of Darius the Great, who followed in the steps of his father and attacked the Western fronts of the Persian Empire to expand Persia and to conquer Greece.
In the Persian and Spartan war who are two people who fought in it?
There was no Persian and Spartan war. Persia invaded the Greek mainland on two occasions. The first time in 490 BCE, a punitive expedition against Athens and Eretria for supporting Miletus in revolt against Persia. An Athenian commander was Miltiades, the Persian one Datis. The second time was a general invasion of Greece, commanded initially by King Xerxes, with his land commander Mardonius. Greek commanders included the Athenians Themistocles and Aristeides and Spartans Eurybiades and Pausanias.
What s the difference between byzantine and roman rite?
The Roman rite comes from the diocese of Rome, and is different from the Byzantine Rite, which comes from the diocese in Byzantium, in the ways it celebrates its masses and decorates its churches.
Ancient greek stringed instrument?
The most common stringed instrument in antiquity was the lyre, or its larger cousin, the kithara. These were generally enjoyed by the 'upper crust' more than anyone else, which is why they are shown so frequently in art and literature from the era. A simple lute, known as the Pandora or pandura, was far more common among the lower classes. Its ancestors, the panduri, tambura, bandore and any other instrument with a similar name, are still in use today.
Did Corinth have a good army in Ancient Greece?
It was successful at times, not so at other times. There is a record of the Corinthian army attacking Athens whild the Athenian army was away on a campaign. The old men and the boys from Athens turned out and defeated them. They went home, and the old men of Corinth jeered at them so they went back for another try. The same Athenian force caught them out of formation in some gullies and put them to rout.
The question should have been: Was Spain in Ancient Greece? Well most of Eastern Spain was part of Ancient Greece. Some well-known Greek colonies in Eastern Spain are Empuries and Roses, both in Catalonia. They were founded by Greeks from Marseille.
What is the ancient Greek word for fidelity?
πίστης [pistis] (feminine)
πιστότης [pistotis] (feminine)
