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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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Greeks like the taste of their food and most of the ingredients are local.
What is tragedy of the common?
It's when you deplete all of your resources or have too much of something.
Ex: You eat all of the fish in a body of water that feeds your town. Now you have nothing to eat. Orrr, if you don't take enough and the fish reproduce and create so many fish that there's not enough room/air for them to live.
What kind of medicine did the ancient Greeks use in Homers The Iliad?
The medicine used in the times of Homer by the Greeks, according to the Iliad, were wine and olive oil.
How did the Roman and Greek Empires influence American Society?
The superiority views of the mentor of Alexander the Great (Aristoteles) heavily influenced the Roman Empire.
These superiority views of Aristotle (Nicomachean Ethics) many ages later were base of Protestant Religion.
During Enlightenment fundamental protestants fled from all over Europe to America to establish a New World.
That took killing millions of Red Indians and the life of even more millions of black slaves
But in the view of Aristotle superiority and slavery of inferior humans are 'natural'.
Who moved into the Greek world and reigned for about 400 years and left no written record?
The unknowns who followed the collapse of the Mycenaeans we call the Sea Peoples. These people spread around the eastern Mediterranean Sea littoral after the 12th Century BCE. We know very little about them and so attempts to be specific are based on speculation.
Did Athenian democracy include slavery?
About a third of the population were slaves. Democracy was for citizens, who were free adult males.
What is a city near the Persian Gulf?
Major Persian Gulf ports by country:
Iraq: Basra, Umm Qasr
Iran:
Kuwait: Kuwait City
Saudi Arabia: Jubail, Dammam
Bahrain: Manama
Qatar: Doha
United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ras al-Khaima
What was Greek education like?
Greek education differed from city-state to city-state. In Athens boys were tutored at home from 7 to 13 years old then went to school to learn athletics, philosophy and history. They were also required to enroll in a two year military school at the age of 18. Spartan boys were sent to military school at the age of 7 and did not return home until they were in their late teens and early twenties.
What was the goal of the crusade?
The original purpose of the Crusades was for soldiers and princes from western Europe to fight on the side of the Byzantine emperor against the Seljuq Sultanate of Rum. Later, West European princes set up small kingdoms in Jerusalem, Antioch, Tripoli, and Tyre.
How old is the Parthanon of Ancient Greece?
Do you mean the Parthenon in Athens? If so, it is 2340 years old.
Where did greek theater originate?
Greek theater originated as festivals honoring the gods. In Athens, during the festivals, men would perform songs to welcome Dionysus. These songs and performances adapted into three styles; Tragedy, Comedy and Satire.
How do you use polis in a sentence?
The Greek term "polis", meaning "city", may be utilized diversely in a sentence, usually most properly in italics or with (single or double) quotation marks to denote its foreign origin. Thus, one example sentence would be as follows: "In the ancient world, the 'polis' served as the basic political unit for Greek civilizations."
Democracy was first established in the Greek city-state of Athens during its Classical period (roughly 500-350 B.C.E.). Although Athenian democracy was limited (thus, for instance, only adult males of a particular kind were allowed to vote) and was not maintained throughout Athens' long history in antiquity, it was a unique creation. This small beginning gave rise to the more powerful, inclusive, and stable democracies in modern times.
What three religions make up Hellenistic culture?
The Hellenistic culture was still firmly based in the classical Greek belief in the Olympian deities. However, the Egyptian worship of Isis, the Greek religion Serapis, and the Syrian religion of Atargatis began to reshape the culture.
What is the ancient Cretan writing system called?
Crete was part of Ancient Greece. The Cretian writing system was called Cypriot syllabary. This was a local type of Greek writing.
The olympic games were part of the Panbellenic Games What are the names of the other three games?
Pythian, Isthmian and Greek were the primary ones. Several cities also ran games.
What is the ancient greek name for matariki?
Pleiades (the seven-star cluster Messier object 45 or M45).
Philip of Macedon brought an end to the Greek city-states in mainland Greece by conquering Thebes and Athens.
His son Alexander the Great took over his father's expedition to conquer the Persian Empire after he was assassinated.
