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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 can HIVAIDS influence modern history?
Yes, HIV was is your originally used as a tactic to suppress the lgbtq in the 80’s.
Knossos is a city in Crete and it is believed to be the cultural and religious center of the Minoan Civilization. Legend says that a labryinth was built at Knossos to house the Minotaur.
How did the ancient Greeks use maps?
They used their knowlage of astronomy and mathematics to their map
What is the importance of Hippocrates?
if you want some info about him he is the person that actually invented cleanliness to prevent dieases also of the hippocrates collection which is 70 odd he is thought to only have wrote 6 or 7 of them also that he didnt come up with the hippocrates oath
The Greeks won the Battle of Salamis because their ships?
... were deployed in a formation placed to take advantage of the split Persian navy entering the strait in line past both sides of the island of Psyttaleia, and minus a third of them sent to guard the exit from the strait and not being ableto take part in the battle.
Greek Gods were made up by the Greeks to explain different natural events. Like for instance lightning was decided to be thrown from Mount Olympus (Not the actual mountain, the Mythological one) by the Greek God Zeus.
Also to explain things that happen when you die, for example when you die the Greeks believed you would go to the Underworld (Hades) and be judged by the god Hades (Confusing right) and go to different parts of the Underworld depending on your life.
What type of government did the Mycenaean have?
The system of government was by kings, who also monopolized priestly functions.
What were the advantages and disadvantages of rocky soil and little rainfall in ancient Greece?
The disadvantage was that Greece's soil was unable to house and feed its expanding population. The advantage was that this was the cause of emigration of Greeks to better places, leading to the establishment of many Greek colonies in Asia Minor and southern Italy. This again facilitated the spread of Hellenism.
Which three things did ancient Greece contribute to European culture?
Ancient Greece gave us art, architecture, mathematics, and medicine. They gave us theater and mythology.
Did the Persion war happen before the Peloponnesian war?
Yes, there are two Persion war, which both in fact are before the Peloponnesian war.
Hellenistic.
Ancient Greece was the first civilization to appear on the continent of?
go to google this app is not good
Who saved Paris's life from menelaus?
In the movie Troy Paris' life is saved by his brother Hector but in the Iliad by homer Paris is saved by Aphrodite, who cuts his helmet loose when he is being dragged by Menelaus and takes him away in a storm of dust back to safety.
Who was the father of greek democracy?
Cleisthenes of ancient Athens is considered the founder of democracy
Why were Greeks in conflict after winning the Persians war?
It was a usual occupation for the Greek city-states to fight each other. After a pause to repel the Persian invasion, they went back to fighting each other. The usual reasons were a contest over land.
What were the ancient Greek's shelters like?
Ancient Greek shelter is made of stone or clay bricks the floors of the rooms usually is made of tiles the rooms has a maximum of 3 rooms inside on very sunny days women sheltered under a covered area in their shelter
What modern country would ancient Macedonia be in today?
- The ancient Kingdom of Macedonia was in the northern Greek peninsula.
- The modern province of Macedonia is in the northern Greek peninsula.
- There is an unbroken record of people identifying as Macedonians with a Greek ethnic linguistic and cultural identity, continuously inhabiting the land of historical Macedonia from the present to ancient times.
