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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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Why did the Spartans fight to the death during the battle thermopylae?
They selflessly stayed to hold the pass until their allies could escape the field and gain sanctuary within the walls of friendly cities.
Philosophy, theatre, education, literature and thought.
Hesiod's Theogony was composed in 700 BCE. The poem was written in Homeric Greek and details the origins and genealogies of the Greek gods.
How did ancient sailors navigate the globe?
This year it's on their GPS.
Before it was on their Loran.
Thought I'd go for all that sextant and stars crap didn't you.
What ruler united Greece and where was he formed?
alexander the great and he was from the athens i know this trust me
What the Hellenistic era produced?
The Hellenistic Era was a rich new age in Ancient Greek.It was after Alexander the Great died.It was a blend of Persians,Egyptians,Indian,and Greek.These cultures mixed in this age,such as marriages between cultures.Dress,customs, and even religion was shared.Philosophers,mathamaticains,and scientist continued to advance in their work, too.
'Acropolis' means high place. The acropolis was built in Athens on a large hill looking over the city.
How many were killed in the Athens and Sparta war?
First of all it was not Spartan war,because almost all Greek cities fought in it,either on Greek or Persian side.
No one can tell you the number,especially civilians who died. But the military losses of Greeks could have been few tens of thousands,and Persian few times more.Including storm that hit their fleet maybe more than hundred thousand people. But it is all greatly speculative
Sparta did not have a war against the Persians. It comprised part of the Greek forces in repelling the invasion of peninsular Greece - two years of a fifty year war involving several hundred Greek cities.
What fundamental ideas and institutions of western civilization in Greece?
Qualities of individualism, humanism as well as democracy and our own current legal and political systems can trace their roots back to the ancient Greeks. In addition, their contributions to science, philosophy, art, architecture and literature influenced the Roman Empire and all of western civilization.
Why was travel difficult in Greece how did the Greeks overcome this difficulty?
Roads were poor, and there weren't any fast vehicle areound.
What purpose did the myths serve for the ancient greek people why were they important?
Myths described to the Greeks how the world and its first people were made, and also (in some cases) gave an explanation for some natural occurences.
Why have the Greeks inveted most things?
Greek mythology actually was a relegion in ancient times, it was not called mythology though. It was created by the greeks to explain natural occurances or things that they could not otherwise explain. Another reason is that some blind people would tell stories and they were adopted as a myth.
What played the greatest role in spreading American culture around the globe?
In World War 1 America stayed out until near the end, and Britain which owned about 70 per cent of American industry had to sell most of it off to get the resources to help beat the German threat to Europe. In World War 2 the UK also had to face Germany alone and had to sell off its remaining US assets to sustain its war effort until the US joined the effort two years later.
So America gained pre-eminent economic power in the world, which enabled it to dominate the developed world and spread its culture via the emerging electronic media.
Where was the temple of Poseidon?
Poseidon himself lived under the sea, but the Greeks built several temples in his honor. Some are: in Paestum (southern Italy),Greek island of Poros, Cape Sounion near Athens, city of Corinth, and others.
What are some names of Ancient Greek cites?
Athens, Troy, Atlantis, Elysian Fields, Mt. Olympus, Tarataros (not sure how to spell it)
In what ways did Greek gods and goddesess play an important part in the lives of the athenians?
Greek gods played an important role in the lives of Athenians by giving the people advice when they went to their temples.
Who helped Europeans rediscover Greek philosophers?
Europeans rediscovered the ideas of the ancient Greeks after 1500.
Why did the emperor divide the roman empire?
Diocletian divided the empire in order to make it more easy to manage. It had grown so large that it took weeks for messages and other communications to go from one end of the empire to the other. This was a serious issue regarding military and legal matters. By dividing the empire, it was thought that these problems would be eased.
What are the Olympic contributions of Ancient Greece?
By Olympics I'm assuming you mean Olympics. If you are then your awnser is that scientific evidence suggests that the Olympics started in ancient Greece as a tribute to their gods. It had most of the events we have now in the Olympics but some of the original events were removed and some new events were added. This is why when the Olympic torch makes it's way around the world it is always lit and starts it's journey in Greece. One of the events was the relay race which was run naked and the baton was on fire at one end. Women were also not allowed to compete in the Olympics because gender equality was not social protocol in those days. There were states or territories in Greece different to the current ones and anyone from outside of the states was also excluded from competing.
What form of government from ancient Greece most influenced the government of the US?
The Greeks introduced democracy .
What are 4 of Sophocles' contributions to Greek theatre?
I only know one and that is that he wrote 100 plays and only 7 survived..
What ancient had the greatest success in predicting eclipses?
The Greek philosopher Thales of Miletusaccurately predicted a solar eclipse in advance of the eclipse itself according to The Histories of Herodotus. If Herodotus's account is accurate, this eclipse is the earliest recorded as being known in advance of its occurrence. Most historians believe that the predicted eclipse was the solar eclipse of May 28, 585 BC It's the staring point of scince
Who was the good land controled by i ancient Greece?
the persians controlled the alnd of ancient greece
What factor led the Greeks and Persians to organize their cities in very different ways?
The Greeks settled on the seaboard and river valleys, and each group formed independent city-states - a defensible commercial city surrounded by arable lad. The Persians were people of the mountains and plains, rather than cities, and the empire they established was widespread and similar - the cities were centres of governance and commerce, rather than the core of the separate states as the Greeks did.
Compare and contrast the heroic code of Medieval Europe with that of Ancient Greece and Rome?
Chivalry was the code of honor among the nobility in the late Middle Ages, and today the code of chivalry is closely linked with knighthood. Medieval notions of "chivalry" had some important differences from how we think of "chivalry" today, though. For instance, chief among the medieval tenants of chivalry was loyalty to one's liege-lord (this was essential to the feudal system in medieval society), but some of the more romantic notions, such as a man draping his cloak over a mud puddle for a lady to walk over, were unheard of and would have been considered totally absurd back then.
