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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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Leaders of early Greek oligarchies made laws that likely favored the?
The Oligarchs ('the few rulers') who were large landowners who had established themselves in control and obviously favoured themselves.
He planned the attack on Persia.
Beginning in 478 b.c which league was known as a protective group anda defensive league?
Delian league
Monarchy, followed by oligarchy, followed by tyranny, followed by democracy, sometimes in different sequences in different city-states.
How many generals were appointed by the assembly to carry out laws?
Ten generals - one from each tribe - were appointed to lead the army. They were often given directions by the Assembly to to implement decisions by the Assembly, as they were appointed on merit, rather than randomly by lot as were the 500 council members.
Why did the people of Greece establish houses in the valleys between the mountains?
That is where the fertile land and water supply was.
In 415 BC did Sicily destroy Athens?
No, Syracuse captured the Athenian expeditionary force which was attempting to capture it.
In Athens during the Age of Pericles every male citizen did what?
Was entitled to attend the assembly and speak and vote on issues raised by them or others. They also served in the army and navy when called out.
Did Philip II bribe some Greek city-states to join his army?
He bribed some cities to join his confederation, and their armies became available to him. Others were brought in by force. The Greeks were famous for their venality - Xerxes added 40,000 Greek city-state soldiers to his invading army.
Philip famously said that he could take any city as long as it had a path up which he could drive a donkey laden with gold.
When the Peloponnesian War ended did the Greek city-states remain for many years under Spartan rule?
The city-states remained independent with Sparta the dominant power not a ruler. Wars continued with cities changing their alliances until Thebes defeated Sparta and became leader.
What motivated the Athenians to join other Greeks against Persian?
they motivated the athenians hide from the persians because they were bad
What is a skein in Greek theatre?
The word is skene (today morphed into 'scene') - it was a building behind the playing area that was originally a hut for the changing of masks and costumes but eventually became the background in front of which the drama or comedy was enacted. .
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From where did the ancient Greeks import precious gem stones and ivory?
Ivory from North Africa and gemstones from around the Mediterranean and Black Sea littorals.
How do Petrarch's arguments compare with Cicero's defense of Greek culture?
Cicero was ambivalent about Greek culture, on the one hand admiring it, on the other asserting the superiority of Rome to its client Greek world. Petrarch as an enthusiastic admirer of Greek culture, not surprising for a Middle Ages philosopher in a medieval Europe struggling to emerge from the Dark Age.
