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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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Ancient Athens adopted the first directly democratic government
How did ancient Greeks make mosaics?
They cut tiny pieces colored glass and placed them together to make a beautiful design.
What type of housing did the pharaoh live in?
Pharoahs live in grand palaces built for them by peasants. The pharoas palaces were very lavish and built on a greater scale than other Egyptian homes.
Which major contribution did the ancient Greeks make to art?
They applied order to art and architecture.
They used the natural proportion of 1 : 1.615....
This proportion is used throughout nature, and when applied to art/architecture it makes it pleasing to the eye.
The Parthenon in Athens , Greece, was constructed using this proportion. So when you see it ( picture or reality) , check for these proportions.
What indoor sports games did the ancient Greeks play?
The played the olympic games, every 4 years that is how the Olympics started from the wonderful Greeks!
How do the accomplishments of ancient Greeks impact your everyday life?
because they have discovered so many things that it has an effect centuries later- telephone, hippopotamus
How mountains now compared with ancient ones?
The mountains now compared to ancient ones are really the same except that now a days they build ski and snowboard resorts on top of them
How did Aristotle influence ancient Greece?
He taught Alexander the great and he was a very smart man and he did a lot of work.
Was the dark ages a good period or a bad period in the history of ancient Greece?
Ancient Greece had been long before the Dark Ages, so the answer to your question is neither.
Sometimes the period between the end of the Trojan War and the beginning of the Classical Period is referred to as the Greek Dark Age.
What does Peninsula from ancient Greece mean?
A Peninsula is a piece of land that is surrounded by water but is connected to land, If you look at a map of Greece, the Peninsula begins near the city of Corinth, Sparta is located on the Peninsula and Athens is located on the main land.
Here is a link to a map that shows the peninsula, the small passage or land near east of Corinth is the important part which defines it as a peninsula instead of an Island.
How did the ancient Greeks get to the stadium?
They walked. Nobility rode in chariots or other horse drawn vehicles.
How is Ancient Greece still relevant to us today?
because i influenced most of our world that and it was pased down from oral/mouth writings/books and such
What type of artifact might indicate what an ancient culture ate?
what type of artifact might indicate what an ancient cultue ate
Would Greeks use a chork board?
Yes the Greeks would use cork boards. They started at been made in Southwest Europe and Northwest Africa and now are made and used everywhere making not only boards but also wine bottle stoppers.
What is a priest or priestess who could tell the future?
In ancient Greece and Rome this would be an Oracle.
What would America be like if ancient Greece never existed?
America would still be america.America is not greece and never was.
