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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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The greeks tried many forms of government before they created a democracy how did these various forms of government differ?

The citizens were involved in decision-making in assembly. In monarchy, oligarchy and tyranny, decisions were made by the upper class.

What did the athenians do after the presian wars?

It converted the Delian League which it had led against Persia in the later stages of the war into an empire of its own, and began interfering in the other cities, leading to the devastating Peloponnesian War.

Why was story telling orally important to Greek culture?

Cursive writing was invented by the Phoenicians in the 9th Century BCE and spread to the Greek world in the 700s BCE. Earlier forms of writing were used for inscriptions.

So until this easy-reading script was available, communication was mostly oral. This was done by travelling bards who made up versions of the old stories about heroes and gods, and travelled around the countryside earning a living by singing the stories of the past.

With the availability of cursive writing, these stories were written down and circulated. The best known of the written versions, which survives today, was done by 'Homer, the blind poet of Chios' in about 700 BCE. Before this it was all oral.

What did the Greeks use to make trade easier?

they used fried chicken wings smotherd in bbq sauce from KFC

How were the Greeks able to conquer or changed the other countries?

There was not an empire in Greece. Greece had two kingdoms, Macedon and Epirus and a number of city-states, some of which were united in leagues, the Aetolian League and the Achaean league.

Mainland Greece was conquered by the Romans in 146 BC. In 148 BC Rome defeated Macedon, the largest and most powerful state, in the Fourth Macedonian War. Two years later it was turned into a Roman province. In the same year the Greek cities of the Achaean league rose against Rome and were defeated. As a result Achaea (in southern Greece) also became a Roman province, so did Epirus (in western Greece). Athens remained formally independent as an ally/client state until 88 BC when it revolted and was subdued. The Aeolian Islands were annexed in 133 BC.

What was a Loutrophorus vase used for?

The vases (lekythoi) stored olive oil for the ritual anointing of the dead(every year), more specifically unmarried men

What do aeschylus and sophocles have in common?

They were ancient Greek play writers. Sophocles Aeschylus and Euripides were the ''big 3'' of tragedy. Aristophanes wrote comedy and excelled in political and social satire. They all had themes taken from historical events and everyday life.

Which ancient Greek city was host to the ancient Olympic Games?

The first sports event called the Olympic games in the modern era was held in Much Wenlock (a village in England) in 1850. The first Olympiad organised by the IOC was held in Athens in 1896.

Who effected ancient roman culture?

well Julius Ceaser's assassination affected the roman empire and then his brother Augustus became leader and started the time of the Pax Romana ( a long period of time of all peace). that's all!

How many books did Hippocrates write?

The Hippocratic Corpus may have been written by Hippocrates or his students.

What are rows of foot soldiers closely arrayed with shields forming a solid wall?

that's called a phalanx mainly the Spartans and Romans used it. they also had a lot of spears sticking out to

Why were hoplites called hoplites?

Hoplites were important to ancient Greece because they battled for their individual city-states. This allowed for warfare between the city-states to play out. Hoplites were not effective for large scale warfare, however.

Which century BC did Archimedes live?

Archimedes lived from about 287 BC to about 212 BC in Greece.

What did the citizens in ancient Greece vote on?

By placing a shard of broken pottery marked with their choice in a barrel to be counted.

Who were the ancient Macedonians?

Macedonians were one of the many Greek tribes who lived in the northern Greek peninsula. They claimed to be descendants of the mythical hero Hercules.

The founder of the tribe was named Caranus who set off from Argos in the Peloponnese. The name Macedonia comes from Makednos (high place or tall man in ancient Greek) and the lands inhabited by this tribe of the Argeads (people from Argos) took the name Macedonia, which would translate into ''Highlanders, or Land of Tall men).

The lands of Ancient Macedonia on the northern Greek peninsula is today the modern Greek province of Macedonia on the northern Greek peninsula. Ancient Macedonia of history lies mostly within Greece approx. (94%), however some areas still remain outside such as Pelagonia which is within the borders of the F.Y.R.O.M.-Former Yugoslav Rep. of Macedonia (approx. 4%), Bulgaria (approx. 2%) and a snippet in Albania.

If we are to accept that the basic traits of categorizing a tribe/race/nation are written language, religion, ethnic self identification and cultural and racial characteristics, then there is no doubt that the ancient Macedonians were Greek. They wrote and spoke the ancient Greek language and took part in the Olympic Games, which at the times only athletes from Greek city-states were allowed to participate. Furthermore, the most famous of the ancient Macedonians, Alexander III, also known as Alexander the Great spread the ancient Greek language and culture through a series of successful campaigns up to India. As all Greek names, Phillip II father of Alexander and Alexander the Great have Greek etymological meaning. Phillip is made up from two words (Philos+Ippos=Phillipos) and it would freely translate as ''Friend of Horses'', were Alexander s (Alexein+Andros=Alexandros) which means ''Protector of Men''. Alexander the Great's sister was named Thessaloniki (hence the city of Thessaloniki in Northern Greece) also has a meaning. Phillip the II gave this name to his daughter after a victorious battle against the Thessalians, a neighboring Greek tribe, so he named his daughter Thessalon-niki=Victory over Thessalians.

It would be historically inaccurate to make the claim that the state of F.Y.R.O.M., or as it is self-named ''Republic of Macedonia'' has anything to do with the ancient Greek tribe of Macedonians, other than the small area of Pelagonia which lies within its southern borders next to Greece. The people who live there, although they call themselves 'Macedonians' and try through any means to make a connection to the Ancient Kingdom are without basis, since the language that they speak is a mixture of Bulgarian and Serbian (Slavic) languages. Before turmoil erupted with neighboring Greece, the former President of the country. Kiro Glogorov on one of his interviews stated that ''Modern day Macedonia (FYROM) has no links to the Ancient Maceodnians''. Furthermore, the last President of the country, Mr. Georgevsky, who was a major supporter of the link between modern-day Macedonia and the Ancient Kingdom, renounced all his beliefs and applied for a Bulgarian passport. The diaspora of modern-day ''Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia'' have partially managed to gain support mainly from the United States of America, by sealing a multi-billion dollar deal for a major pipeline construction that would link Ajerbaitzan, Bulgaria, F.Y.R.O.M. and Albania that would free Europe from the Russian monopoly. What is for the rest of the world to decide is: Are politics enough to re-write history?

Gifts the ancient Greeks gave the world?

Some gifts that the Greeks gave the world include architecture, dance, theater, democracy, and even some business styles. The Greeks also offered food and wine along with the practice of exchanging gifts on a person's birthday.

When was ancient Greece destroyed?

Ancient Greece was not something which could be destroyed as an entity. It comprised 2,000 independent city-states spread around the Mediterranean and Black Seas. These were progressively absorbed into Helleistic kingdoms and then taken over by the Roman Empire, not destroyed. You can see some of the cities in existence today - Alexandria, Athens, Syracuse, Constantinople (Istanbul) etc.

In Athens most of the boys from poor families did?

Became sailors, soldiers, labourers, or went with expeditions to form new Greek cities around the Mediterranean and Black Sea littorals.

Who were allowed to perform in Greek theatre?

No. Women in Ancient civilizations had no great part in their communities. Since theater was a great part of their lives women could not take part in this activity along with many other things we take for granted today.

What was Thebes ancient name?

The ancient city (Thebes) is not called that. Thebes is actually the ancient capital of Egypt, or Alexandria.