Ancient Greece

Sparta

The ancient Greeks ate lots of wheat, bread was eaten with every meal. They also ate seafood, lamb, Feta, olives and Souvalaki.

Zeus was the ruler of the Greek Gods and Kronos was the ruler of the Titans.

Ancient Greece was a Monarchy, oligarchie, tyranny, then a democracy (in order).

Athena: Greek Goddess of wisdom Aphrodite: Greek Goddess of beauty Hera: Greek Goddess of children and marriage Artemis: Greek Goddess of hunting Hestia: Greek Goddess of the hearth Demeter: Greek Goddess of grain Pandora: the first woman formed out of clay by the gods.

Oligarchy is government by the few. Plutocracy is government by the wealthy few.

Ancient Greece was known for its art, music, and architecture. They were also known for poetry and writing. All of these things are things that people in western culture emulate.

Euclid is considered the father of geometry. There are a number of other early contributors to this branch of mathematics, but it is Euclid who gave us the extraordinary mathematical text, Elements. Links can be found below for more information.

The land was mountainous with patches of arable land in between. Nomadic tribes would seize a patch of land to settle on, build a fortress, and a city would grow up at its centre, creating a city-state in its own patch of land, which it defended from neighbouring cities.

This means that the person who won a contest or a struggle was a person who excelled at whatever the task was. Only the most excellent person could win.

The ancient Greeks worshiped their gods for the same reason that any spiritual-religious people engage in worship: they believed that their gods were real, that those gods desired worship and reverence, and that those gods would reward those who worshiped them. While the Greek notion of "god" and "gods" changed significantly over the centuries, the fundamental reason for worshipping them did not.

Zephyrus the name given by the Greeks to the west wind. He is usually portrayed as a handsome young man with wings.

Many aspects of Western government and the legal system are based on the practices of Ancient Greece. The Law Courts of ancient Athens functioned in ways very similar to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Homer ['Ομηρος] is the ancient Greek poet who wrote the epic poems of Iliad and Odyssey. Iliad presents the ten years war between the Greeks under the leadership of the Achaeans against Troy. Odyssey presents the adventures of the ten years return journey of one of the major leaders of the victorious Greeks - Odysseus king of Ithaca.

They hung about in the hills around the Plain of Marathon, where the Persian cavalry could not get at them, for reinforcements from Sparta, and then saw the Persian cavalry being embarked on ships. so they ran down and defeated the inferior Persian infantry.

Hey! i had the same question a couple days ago. i figured out that the sophists were usually atheists (do not believe and god). They taught subjects such as making the weaker argument the strong one, and discovering the truth in things. They sometimes also taught things such as math or science.

The only ancient Greek comedian whose works survive is Aristophanes; eleven of his 40 or so plays remain. He wrote plays poking fun at contemporary life and famous figures at the time. His play "The Clouds" made fun of Socrates, and the satire was so vicious that Plato claimed the play caused Socrates to be executed. Much of Aristophanes' humor is crude, even disgusting, but much of it is still funny today; for example, in "The Birds", he lampoons lawyers and the tendency of ancient Athenians to sue over even the smallest insult.

The king of Greek gods, is the sky god, father of all gods, one of the big three, is Zeus.

Alexander the great sent many things back to Greece from the lands he conquered and opened up new trade routes. He is credited with things like introducing the "dwarf" apple into Greece for eg.

His main influence on Greek culture, however, was that he spread his Greek culture, language and laws which were absorbed by the nations that came under his reign and whose influence can still be seen today.

The first indication of Hercules strength was in his childhood while still in his baby cot managed to kill the two serpents that goddess Hera sent for his destruction.

They were unable to record history, or documents, thus everything was taught by mouth. Over many generations, stories, and historical views were altered because no person tells the facts the same.

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Sophocles is famous because he was one of the best tragedians of his time and he wrote over 100 plays. He won over 27 drama competitions in the Athenian theatre and never placed lower then second in any drama competition.