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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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How was Greece geography different from that of other early civilizations?
The Greeks settled along short river valleys separated by mountains. Other early civilisations were on land which was subject to inundation by large rivers and flooding as in Egypt, Mesopotamia and China.
What is an Assembly and Council?
An assembly is a meeting of the citizens. A council is a group who conduct state business in between the meetings of the assembly, and implement its decisions.
What was the job of a whip bearer in Ancient Greece?
The name came from the play Ajax by Sophocles, where one of his titles is 'whip bearer' - he flayed his opponents.
What is the period following the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization?
The period in time that followed the dominance of the Minoans and Myceneans was called the Dark Ages.
How did the ideas of the philosophers of ancient Greece and Rome get lost for so many yers?
With the collapse of the Roman Empire resulting from the takeover by the incoming peoples from Eurasia, the remnants of learning were kept in the monasteries, but at a very low level. Much of the knowledge was preserved in the more enlightened of the Islamic empires, which filtered back into Europe as it passed its dark ages and emerged from the Middle Ages into the Enlightenment.
What was the Greek military trick horse?
The tale is that it was used by the Greeks to smuggle soldiers in its belly into Troy to capture the city.
not as highly valued (Apex)
This quote is from Pericles' Funeral Oration, c.490 BCE from Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War.
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Let me say that our system of government does not copy the institutions of our neighbours. It is more the case of our being a model to others, than of our imitating anyone else. Our constitution is called a democracy because power is in the hands not of a minority but of the whole people. When it is a question of settling private disputes, everyone is equal before the law; when it is a question of putting one person before another in positions of public responsibility, what counts is not membership of a particular class, but the actual ability which the man possess. No one, so long as he has it in him to be of service to the state, is kept in political obscurity because of poverty. And, just as our political life is free and open, so is our day-to-day life in our relations with each other. We do not get into a state with our next-door neighbour if he enjoys himself in his own way, nor do we give him the kind of black looks which, though they do no real harm, still do hurt people's feelings. We are free and tolerant in our private lives; but in public affairs we keep the law. This is because it commands our deep respect.
Of democracy tyranny and oligarchy what government was first used in ancient Greece?
Monarchy- a form of government in which the people are led by one ruler, usually a king, who takes power legally and often hands the throne down to his son.
Oligarchy- a form of government in which the people are led by a small group of people, often wealthy aristocrats. This isn't usually very beneficial to the majority of the population.
Tyranny- a form of government very similar to monarchy, except a tyrant doesn't take power legally and can claim no right to the throne. A tyrant usually doesn't pass power to his son, and despite common stereotypes, not all tyrants were bad leaders.
Democracy- a form of government led by the people, either through representatives or directly. Democracy in ancient Athens was a direct democracy, in the USA today we have a representative democracy.
Ancient Greece was more reflective of the philosophy of direct democracy -APEX
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Did the Athenians from ancient Greece steal?
They turned the Delian League which they led against the Persians into an empire, and levied an tax on the cities, collected annually by a fleet of 100 warships. The cities regarded it as stealing.
How did the ancient Greeks describe the elemental world around them?
They had over 2,000 gods who were associated with the various aspect of the physical world and its events. Before scientific explanations were available, this was the answer. Even today, billions ignore established science and use gods as an answer for even well-known things.
Which two seas did ancient Greeks depend on?
The Mediterranean and Black seas, around the littorals of which their 2,000-odd independent city-states were located.
They were loyal to their gods, their families and also to their city-state unless someone offered them a large enough bribe. In the Persian invasion, a third of the cities accepted the bribe and joined the Persians. About 30 cities continues an opposition which was successful.
Does Madison say its possible to have tyranny in a democracy?
Yes. Madison warned against the "tyranny of the majority" in a democracy.
What places are associated with Athena?
Athena was a city-goddess, and was adopted by many Greek cities, most notably Athens which was named after her, and her temple dominated the acropolis there.
The Greeks set up cities on the coasts of what countries?
Around the littorals of the Mediterranean and Black Seas, from today's Spain to today's Ukraine. There were no countries as we would call them today - peoples and tribes only. The over-prolific Greeks could not sustain their growing populations sent out their surplus people by sea to seize land and establish new city-states, establishing over 2,000.
The city-state Olympia and Sparta were part of what region?
Olympia was part of the city-state of Elis.
Elis and Sparta were in the Peloponnese Peninsula of mainland Greece.
