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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 can you infer about the ancient Athenians based on their achievements?
That they had a talent for invention, innovation and producing results.
That they had an innate love of warfare and had little regard for human life.
That they had an innate love of and talent for the arts and artistic performances.
That they were suspicious of and looked down on foreigners.
That they had a deep respect for the gods, but were also quite willing to double-think and laugh at them.
That they regarded women and slaves as far below them with no rights.
That they had an independent spirit which resented subservience to others.
Why would the Greeks might of not had a great influence on the world if they had better farmland?
The Greeks would have more food. also the water would be pretty good supply.
What are 4 products Ancient Greeks exported?
Exports are:
grapes
wool
pottery
linen
weapons
jewelry
olives
and wine
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Who created parliamentary democracy?
It evolved over time. Both Britain and Sweden developed it independently and both obtained it around the same time.
In the case of the UK, the English monarchs had been slowly restrained by parliament (and before that, the nobility) since 1215 and King John's forced signing of the Magna Carta, and over the centuries the role of the King was decreased over and over again. Starting from 1295,we had parliament and the King used to put all his officials into parliament (via a peerage or by getting them elected) which essentially created the principle that all ministers in government had to be accountable to parliament.
So, as time went by, parliament asserted itself again and again, actively deposing King Richard II in 1399, until the 17th Century when the Kings we had imported from Scotland earlier that century (used to a more docile parliament) tried to rule without parliament - this started a civil war and eventually we cut off this King's head (King Charles I).
After about a decade of supposedly 'republican' rule (actually a dictatorship) we got King Charles I's son back to be King (King Charles II) and he knew his place. The King, at this point, formed policy and appointed ministers to carry out his decisions. After that King died, we got another one (King James II) who was quite frankly very authoritarian and Catholic to boot, so we invited William, Prince of Orange, to invade, although hardly any fighting took place - most of the army sided with William. So when King James II escaped, parliament declared that he had abdicated and gave the throne to King William III and Queen Mary II; protestants who would rule through parliament. That was the real beginning of the principle that parliament is sovereign, not the King.
Then, in the 18th Century, the succession fell to the Hanovers, a bunch of Germans who didn't speak good English and had little interest in domestic politics. So, that was when we got our first 'prime minister' (even if the name didn't get used until much later - his title was 'first lord of the treasury') - Sir Robert Walpole.
So now, the King isn't taking much interest in politics, government is delegated to the prime minister with only very vague thoughts on policy coming from the King (though they did do slightly more on foreign affairs). The prime minister still had to keep the King happy as well as parliament though.
The beginning of the end for any royal role in politics began with (believe it or not) the American Revolution. The King refused to sack the prime minister Lord North or let him resign even though he himself had admitted he was no good at winning the war; he was eventually forced to by parliament. And so began a fifty year period of increasing agitation with the unfair system of election (pretty much unchanged since 1429), corruption in parliament, and royal battles with parliament. In 1832, the Great Reform Act signalled the end of royal interference as parliament was now truly accountable to the people, and the prime minister had to keep parliament happy rather than keep the King happy because parliament could strip him of his position while the King couldn't without being forced to abdicate afterwards.
So, I suppose you could say it was principally created by the 25 Surety Barons who forced King John to sign the Magna Carta, Oliver Cromwell who was in charge when they cut off King Charles's head, King William III and Queen Mary II and the 513 MPs and 82 Lords who put him on the throne, King George I and our first prime minister Sir Robert Walpole, King George II and King George III, and finally Lord Grey who proposed the 1832 Reform Act.
Why is it probably true that Greeks produced more art forms than we shall never know?
It is probably true that the Greeks produced more art forms than we shall ever know because of their ntellectual productive period during the Golden Age of Athens.
What island did the Greeks sink half the Persians?
The Greeks sank half the Persian fleet off the coast of Salamis.
What did Francesco redi show to the Greeks?
Francesco Redi found out in his experiment of were maggots came from that they came from flies and not dead meat.(1668)
How was the delian league and the peloponnesian war linked?
When the Persian threat abated, Athens converted the Delian League into a virtual empire and continued to collect the funds to maintain its naval supremacy at little cost to itself. This strength allowed it to intervene in the affairs of other states, which formed the Peloponnesian League as a counter. With continuing Athenian adventurism, conflicts arose which laid the path to war.
Who didn't wear beards in ancient Greece?
No they didn't. Many ancient Greeks did have beards though (like Plato and Socrates), but a beard was a status symbol. Nice clean up of the untidy answer!
Was Macedonia a city-state of ancient greece?
I am not sure if it was a city state of ancient Greece, but I do know that it was part of ancient Greece.
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Macedonia was an ancient Greek kingdom. Greece was made up of individual states with different political systems, from Homeric kingdoms like Macedonia, Epirus and Thessaly to the Diarchy of Sparta to the Democracy of Athens.
What was the form of government in Olympia ancient Greece?
The first form of government was tribal councils. These became absorbed into more overarching forms under developing monarchies, oligarchies and democracies, but the tribal structures remained. In Athens for example, there were ten tribes which each elected a general, provided quotas for the army, and to which 18-year olds had to prove their descent in order to be granted citizenship.
How did geography play a role in the development of ancient greek city-states?
The land was scattered amongst mountains and so independent city-states evolved. And a rapidly expanding population could not be supported by tje limited land so the surplus were regularly shipped of to other parts around the Mediterranean and Black Seas to sieze land and set up their own city-states, resulting in over 2,000 around the littorals of the two seas.
Why did Athens become the most powerful city-state in Greece?
What the heck, that is not true all city states have there own importance. Sparta is important too, you have to know that.
Well Athens was the most important for its trade routes and government system, and Sparta was a powerful but only for they war skills. For that reason Athens was very important for trade but they did not have the most power since in a war they fled while Sparta took over.
How did the ancient Greeks view fate?
fate is the belief that someone or something (usually a god) is in control of your destiny. to the ancient Greeks, fate was very important. they thought that their actions and behaviour would affect their fate, but ultimatley they cannot escape it. for example in Aeschylus' Agamemnon, it is said that as soon as Agamemnon steps on the tapestries, his fate is sealed because he has offended the gods.fate does not mean anything at all its just in people minds.
What led to the development of democracy in ancient Athens?
Athenian citizens had had to install a tyrant to end exploitation by the upper class and govern for all classes. After 40 years of this, they wanted more control themselves so they expelled the tyrant, and replaced the attempted move by the aristocrats to regain power by establishing a citizen assembly to make laws. This eventually developed into a direct democracy where government was effected by vote in fortnightly assembly meetings.
What were common hobbies in ancient Greece?
Theater, Music Concerts
, Poetry, Special events like panathenaic
games.
What was most challenging for early Greeks?
Sailing was dangerous, especially in winter, when the winds were strong ..
What was the salary of an ancient Greek soldier?
It depends on the city and time. In Ancient Sparta, a war-based community, boys were trained as soldiers as soon they could walk, and it was a great honor and duty to become a great soldier. War was often for Sparta and training was intense and painful. Death in battle was seen as a great honor. In Ancient Athens, a much more art-based culture, war was still common. The battle of Marathon, Thermopylae and Salamis between Persia, Sparta and Athens are some famous battles. Ancient Mycenae and Troy fought the famous Trojan War.
Sides in the peloponnesian war?
The Peloponnesian War was between alliances of Greek city-states - Athens and its empire, and the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta.
How did ancient Greece and rome influence future cultures?
One example would be the roman senate. Although the Cesear or ruler at the time had top control over the empire, the senate was able to also make decisions of state. Much like the American senate does now.
