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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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What happened to the safavid empire after the death of shah ABBAs?
.after the death of the Shah Ismail ,other Safavid kings reigned in Persia until the 12th/18th century and each continued to recognize shism as the official religion of the country and further to strengthen its hold upon this land.at the height of their power,during the reign of Shah Abbas,the Safavids were able to increase the territorial expansion and the population of Persia to twice its present size.as for other muslim lands.the Shiites popultions continued the same as before and increased only throough the natural growth of population.after the death of shah abbas ,safavid dynasty gradually weaked.the kings after shah abbas like shah hossein was so weak than govern safavid rules.
Why was the Peloponnesian War a particularly hopeless struggle?
It concentrated the usual spasmodic warfare between the Greek city-states into a 27-year devastation of the Greek world from Sicily to Asia Minor, but did not resolve anything. After it was over the cities returned to the usual spasmodic warfare with shifting alliances, further weakening themselves and leaving the way open for the rise and dominance of Macedonia.
What happened to the Athenians who were taken as prisoners in the peloponnesian war?
Various fates - eg the ones talen prisoner at Syracuse were sold into slavery or died in a prison pen in a quarry; the wealthy were sometimes ransomed; some escaped; those taken at the final sea battle at Aigospotomai had their throats cut as they had bragged beforehand that they would cut off the hands of all the opposing sailors. No Geneva Convention then.
What were some religious rituals in ancient Greece?
Ancient Creek or ancient Egypt or any civilization: All got profits/and messengers from God to ask them to follow guidance: the path of God, and submit to his one's, and his orders (through profits and books) to make their life happy and clear of cumbersome. But human natures: they forget, and they slowly divert from the right path till they become completely or partially a stray, where they start using idols as mean of communicating with god, or partner with him certain creatures like cows, insects as seen in India, etc.., and accordingly, they will have a hard time to accept the change or the new profit guidance, so the number of believers/followers are small, and the will be facing the challenges and the punishments of others, You can see that in the messages of Jesus, Moses and Mohammad. And the first question all these profits are faced with is: ARE you going to change us from what we had found our fathers at?. (as stated by Farrow of Egypt to Moses, and the Jews to Profit Jesus, and the Jews that were waiting for the last (sealed) to profit Mohammad.
What value did ancient Greece honor the most?
ancient greece honerd there great sculping abititle
sorry for spelling
Did more people live in Sparta live in spartan in 400 BC than any other city state?
Nooo! Athens did.
What play did Euripides say nothing is hopeless you must hope for everything?
I'm pretty sure it came from Medea.
What do you think about Socrates?
The answer to this question depends on who is asked it. Most would agree that Socrates was one of the most influential and brilliant philosophical scholars to have ever lived, however. He is considered the Founder of Western Philosophy and the first of the "Big Three."
Small,independent communities
What places fell into the Greek empire?
There was never a Greek empire.
There was never a Greek empire.
There was never a Greek empire.
There was never a Greek empire.
There was never a Greek empire.
There was never a Greek empire.
There was never a Greek empire.
There was never a Greek empire.
There was never a Greek empire.
How did ancient Macedonia defeat the rest of Greece?
when phillip II king of Macedonia-and father of Alexander- conquered most of what we know as Greece in these days there was no actual country or kingdom of Greece but many city-states on the territory we know as Greece today.
So, many of these greek cities were actually allies of Macedonia conquering other greek cities -they were that divided!, and found the rule of Phillip II better than the rule of the other Greek city-state.
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Did Alexander the Great march on Athens and Sparta?
No. The deciding battle at Chaeronea which won hegemony for Macedonia over the Greek states involved the following:
Combatants
Side A'
Macedonia, Thessaly, Epirus, Aetolia, Northern Phocis, Epicnemidian Locrians*
Side B'
Athens, Beotian League (Thebes, etc), Euboean League, Achaean League, Corinth, Megara, Corcyra, Acarnania, Ambracia, Southern Phocis.
Neutral sides
Sparta, Argos, Arcadia, Messene. The three last had alliances both with Athens and Philip but their pro-macedonian activity of 344/3 BC showed they were leaning towards Philip. However they didnt sent aid to Chaeronea in Philip's side because of the blocking in Isthmus by Corinth and Megara. Sparta had withdrawn almost entirely from Greek affairs in 344 BC.
[*] Elis had an alliance with Philip though they didn't take part in Chaeronea but showed their pro-macedonian feelings by joining their forces with Philip in the invasion of Laconia in the autumn of 338 BC.
What ships did Sparta use during the peloponnesian war?
The combined fleets of the Peloponnesian League.
The principal warship of the time was the trireme, a narrow ship with three banks of oars and a ram in front.
Was ancient Greece capitalist or communist?
They clearly believed in ownership, repayment of debts and that some were wealthier than others and that wealth could be passed from generation to generation. They traded and had individual ownership. They were capitalist.
Why was Athens on the verge of war in 594 BC?
The great inequality in the society had polarised the city into opposing factions:
- The upper class which favoured extreme oligarchy (=rule of the few = the wealthy),
- Etreme democrats (= rule of the people = rich and poor),
- Those in the middle who wanted a broadly-based oligarchy (=rule by the propertied classes = landowners rich and poor).
The small landowners were in debt to the rich and liable to enslavement if they could not pay themselves out, which they had little prospect of doing, poor parents even being forced to sell their children. The situation had no forseeable resolution in the existing legal, political and economic regime.
With the prospect of civil war looming, they turned to Solon as a man who could find them a solution and appointed him tyrant - with unlimited power - to reconstruct the society.
Did Hippocrates write the hippocratic oath?
There is no evidence of Hippocrates writing the Hippocratic oath but the Hippocratic oath was most likely just named after Hippocrates such as many other things in medicine are named in Ancient Greek or Latin words.
How did ancient Greece vote for leaders?
They would do a physical count, everyone for one side would group up and everyone for the other would group up. If it was not obvious which was larger, they used stones or pot sherds, you would put them in the respective pot/pile of the side you supported. Not a very secret ballot, but then Athens was very much about publicity, so much so that our word idiot comes from the Attic Greek word idiotes, ἰδιώτης, someone who cares or attends only to personal matters, someone ignorant of the matters of the city.
What did drinking wine symbolize in ancient Greece?
Drinking wine was special to Greeks as they were celebrating Dionysus (the god of wine and theatre) also with the wine they would perform a libation in honour of Dionysus.
Water was sometimes dangerous as it held disease, dirt and in the sewers dead bodies.
It would have to be the Romans who made the most significant contributions to western civilization. The Greeks first came up with the kernel of democracy, but the Romans took it, improved it and expanded it throughout their vast empire. Most of our western rights and laws can be traced back to the ancient Romans. In other areas besides government, Roman culture and inventions have influenced and uplifted western civilization. Some of these areas are in construction, plumbing, and public safety. The Romans had the advantage over the Greeks due to their large empire and the length of time it lasted.
It would have to be the Romans who made the most significant contributions to western civilization. The Greeks first came up with the kernel of democracy, but the Romans took it, improved it and expanded it throughout their vast empire. Most of our western rights and laws can be traced back to the ancient Romans. In other areas besides government, Roman culture and inventions have influenced and uplifted western civilization. Some of these areas are in construction, plumbing, and public safety. The Romans had the advantage over the Greeks due to their large empire and the length of time it lasted.
It would have to be the Romans who made the most significant contributions to western civilization. The Greeks first came up with the kernel of democracy, but the Romans took it, improved it and expanded it throughout their vast empire. Most of our western rights and laws can be traced back to the ancient Romans. In other areas besides government, Roman culture and inventions have influenced and uplifted western civilization. Some of these areas are in construction, plumbing, and public safety. The Romans had the advantage over the Greeks due to their large empire and the length of time it lasted.
It would have to be the Romans who made the most significant contributions to western civilization. The Greeks first came up with the kernel of democracy, but the Romans took it, improved it and expanded it throughout their vast empire. Most of our western rights and laws can be traced back to the ancient Romans. In other areas besides government, Roman culture and inventions have influenced and uplifted western civilization. Some of these areas are in construction, plumbing, and public safety. The Romans had the advantage over the Greeks due to their large empire and the length of time it lasted.
It would have to be the Romans who made the most significant contributions to western civilization. The Greeks first came up with the kernel of democracy, but the Romans took it, improved it and expanded it throughout their vast empire. Most of our western rights and laws can be traced back to the ancient Romans. In other areas besides government, Roman culture and inventions have influenced and uplifted western civilization. Some of these areas are in construction, plumbing, and public safety. The Romans had the advantage over the Greeks due to their large empire and the length of time it lasted.
It would have to be the Romans who made the most significant contributions to western civilization. The Greeks first came up with the kernel of democracy, but the Romans took it, improved it and expanded it throughout their vast empire. Most of our western rights and laws can be traced back to the ancient Romans. In other areas besides government, Roman culture and inventions have influenced and uplifted western civilization. Some of these areas are in construction, plumbing, and public safety. The Romans had the advantage over the Greeks due to their large empire and the length of time it lasted.
It would have to be the Romans who made the most significant contributions to western civilization. The Greeks first came up with the kernel of democracy, but the Romans took it, improved it and expanded it throughout their vast empire. Most of our western rights and laws can be traced back to the ancient Romans. In other areas besides government, Roman culture and inventions have influenced and uplifted western civilization. Some of these areas are in construction, plumbing, and public safety. The Romans had the advantage over the Greeks due to their large empire and the length of time it lasted.
It would have to be the Romans who made the most significant contributions to western civilization. The Greeks first came up with the kernel of democracy, but the Romans took it, improved it and expanded it throughout their vast empire. Most of our western rights and laws can be traced back to the ancient Romans. In other areas besides government, Roman culture and inventions have influenced and uplifted western civilization. Some of these areas are in construction, plumbing, and public safety. The Romans had the advantage over the Greeks due to their large empire and the length of time it lasted.
It would have to be the Romans who made the most significant contributions to western civilization. The Greeks first came up with the kernel of democracy, but the Romans took it, improved it and expanded it throughout their vast empire. Most of our western rights and laws can be traced back to the ancient Romans. In other areas besides government, Roman culture and inventions have influenced and uplifted western civilization. Some of these areas are in construction, plumbing, and public safety. The Romans had the advantage over the Greeks due to their large empire and the length of time it lasted.
How did Ares affect ancient Greek culture?
Ares, the Greek god of war, played a significant role in ancient Greek culture. He was both feared and respected, as war was seen as an essential part of life. Ares influenced Greek society by representing the brutal and chaotic nature of war. He was also closely associated with aggression and violence, shaping the Greeks' understanding of conflict and military prowess.
