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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
Why did Athenians idealize homosexuality rather than heterosexual love?
The did not idealise it. It was convenient. A man qualified fro a wife after he had proved himself in life and battle. In the interim a young man would take on a boy, and some kept up the habit on the side later after being married. When the boys grew up, they followed the same route - Those who adopted effeminacy as an ongoing lifestyle were detested.
Sparta joined with Athens because Sparta was?
The recognised leading power in the Greek world at the time.
What form of governments is most similar to the form that ruled classical Athens?
Many cities in the United States allow all of their citizens to vote on laws. APEX
What about classical Greek religion is false?
Dick Harfield's answer puts it concisely. Gods are a construct of humans to explain the unexplainable. The Greeks had their version, as did other ancient religions. Modern religions are later versions of the theme. Our increasing understanding of science gives us explanations of how things happen, however many people choose to remain with the wide range of religious answers, but tend to reduce the number of gods to a more manageable number and having a range of gods to cover all aspects of life in less useful.
What ancient principlestraditionsand events have shaped the system of government we have today?
What ancient principles, traditions, and events have shaped the system of government we have today?
Was obesity a problem in ancient Greece?
Obesity was around in Ancient Greece but it was never seen as a bad thing. In fact obesity was a good sign as it showed off how rich you and your family were. This theory is still used in poor countries to show your wealth.
What Greek Court idea is used in the US use today?
The jury. However it was rather different in application. Juries numbered several hundred, and so were effectively an opinion poll of the citizen body. Also no judge presided - decisions on guilt and sentence were completely the province of the jury, without judicial intervention. And prosecutors and defenders suggested sentences, and the jury could decide only on either one or the other proposal, so both sides kept their proposals reasonable.
Why were the helots important to Sparta society?
They were serfs (farmers bound to the land who paid a percentage of their crops to their master) on the land which Sparta had conquered and taken from. Each Spartan citizen was allocated seven helots to work his plot of this land, and this freed the Spartan to concentrate on matters military and physical fitness.
When Sparta sent out an expeditionary force, each warrior took seven helots along to be employed carrying loads and used as light infantry and archers. This had the additional effect of reducing the number of helots left at home to reduce the possibility of a helot uprising, which the Spartans were always mindful of.
Later on helots were used to bolster up the declining numbers of Spartan heavy infantry, and if successful were offered freedom from serfdom as an incentive.
What are the common traits of ancient religion?
The major gods and goddesses were sky gods as the Greeks and other nomadic peoples moved in and brought these gods with them. The gods of the original agricultural peoples they displaced when the nomads settled on their land had earth gods and goddesses, which were relegated to supporting roles or cults in the new regimes.
Each god and goddess had a specific function, and had similar functions in each of the new peoples, but different names. Around the Mediterranean this equivalence was recognised without any problems (eg Zeus = Jupiter = Marduk).
How did the cooperation and conflict define the course of Ancient Greek history?
Cooperation between Sparta and Athens during the classical Greek era created peace and prosperity in Greece while conflict between Sparta and Athens broke ancient Greece and began the downfall of the society. These events defined the course of ancient Greek history.
What age did men in ancient Greece stop going to war?
In earlier times the general military age was 18 to 45, however boys and older men could be called out as a final resort in defence of the city.
As the empire expanded and expeditionary forces and garrisons required extended service, it became until called out for the duration of the campaign. This led eventually (particularly after the late 2nd Century BCE when the non-propertied class was enlisted to match the numbers of the German migration) to longer term service leading to a professional army of volunteers, whose term of service varied, first 16 years, then 20 years and in the later Empire, 26 years. Even these were extended during severe contingencies, which caused mutinies from time to time.
There were nuances, such as the latter part of the service being classed as veteran (on lighter duties), and differentiation between city cohorts, preatorian cohorts, naval and other specialised service. Auxiliaries often had a different length of service.
So there was no specific retirement age, as it depended on the era and the age you enlisted.
What Athenian lawyer urged the Greece city-states to join together?
Phillip the second did. he did it in order to conquer Persia. he wanted to prove that his army was strong enough to conquer Persia and maybe even beat Greece's army.
What did ancient Greeks eat on celebrations?
in ancientGreece they mainly eat
* feta * lamb * souvalaki * seafood * olives they also eat bread at every meal
Were the first Palestinians actually from the Greek Islands?
The name Palestine is an altered form of Phillistine, which refers to an ethnic group that is mentioned prominently in the Old Testament. If Palestinians are actually Phillistines, then their presence in the disputed territory known variously as Palestine or Israel or the Holy Land predates that of the Jews according to the historical record of the Jews themselves. However, over a period of many thousands of years (at least 3500 years) there has been lots of migration, lots of people entering and leaving the constantly disputed territory in question, and significant intermarriage wtih other ethnic groups such as the Bedouin Arabs. After this great passage of time, the geneology of Palestinians is not something that we can determine with any great confidence. Nonetheless, it seems reasonable to think that at least some of their ancestors, at one time came from Greek islands.
Why was Doryphoros or Spear Bearer famous throughout the ancient world?
It was the first statue to illustrate the contrapposto stance
Was homosexuality a cause of the fall of the Grecian Empire?
No, for two reasons. One, Greece never had an empire so there was no empire to fall. Two, what we consider to be homosexuality, was a cultural thing in ancient Greece and had nothing to do with the civic conditions that caused the cities of Greece to be conquered.
No, for two reasons. One, Greece never had an empire so there was no empire to fall. Two, what we consider to be homosexuality, was a cultural thing in ancient Greece and had nothing to do with the civic conditions that caused the cities of Greece to be conquered.
No, for two reasons. One, Greece never had an empire so there was no empire to fall. Two, what we consider to be homosexuality, was a cultural thing in ancient Greece and had nothing to do with the civic conditions that caused the cities of Greece to be conquered.
No, for two reasons. One, Greece never had an empire so there was no empire to fall. Two, what we consider to be homosexuality, was a cultural thing in ancient Greece and had nothing to do with the civic conditions that caused the cities of Greece to be conquered.
No, for two reasons. One, Greece never had an empire so there was no empire to fall. Two, what we consider to be homosexuality, was a cultural thing in ancient Greece and had nothing to do with the civic conditions that caused the cities of Greece to be conquered.
No, for two reasons. One, Greece never had an empire so there was no empire to fall. Two, what we consider to be homosexuality, was a cultural thing in ancient Greece and had nothing to do with the civic conditions that caused the cities of Greece to be conquered.
No, for two reasons. One, Greece never had an empire so there was no empire to fall. Two, what we consider to be homosexuality, was a cultural thing in ancient Greece and had nothing to do with the civic conditions that caused the cities of Greece to be conquered.
No, for two reasons. One, Greece never had an empire so there was no empire to fall. Two, what we consider to be homosexuality, was a cultural thing in ancient Greece and had nothing to do with the civic conditions that caused the cities of Greece to be conquered.
No, for two reasons. One, Greece never had an empire so there was no empire to fall. Two, what we consider to be homosexuality, was a cultural thing in ancient Greece and had nothing to do with the civic conditions that caused the cities of Greece to be conquered.
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What are ancient Greece imports and exports?
the major exports are olive oil, petroleum products, and manufacutred goods. at least that's what I hear.
some imports are ivory, grain, timber, and metal. but that's like, from a long time ago.
What best explains why Hammurabi's Code was important?
It is one of the earliest surviving lists of laws from the early Civilizations.
What did Plato believe about souls?
Plato believes that the human soul preexisted before its contact with the body. He argues that the contact between the body and the soul is accidental.The soul for him,came from the world of forms and will return back to the world of forms after it frees itself from the body.The soul for plato is immutable,ideal and real.Only the soul exist,the body is merely an illusion.Through his conviction about the human souls,he posited that the soul knows before it accidental contact with the body.He thus suggests knowlege as reminiscence(i.e.knowledge by recollection).Plato believes that the soul is immortal.
Plato's work called Menos explains his ideas on this.
