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Athens
One of the Ancient Greek city states, Athens has become the Capitol of Greece. It was home to Plato and Aristotle as well as a center of cultural activity up to the modern day.
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What was the region or state controlled by Athens?
Athens was a city-state which owned Attica - a territory in central-eastern Greece. In the second half of the 5th Century BCE it had an empire of 200 other city-states in Asia Minor and the Islands from which it extracted annual payments used to extend its own prosperity.
Which of the results of cultural blending do you think has the most lasting effect on a country?
Pursuit of religion or Ethnonationalism
What was the third invasion of Greece called?
Greece has been invaded many times by many peoples over ten thousand years or so. What is your starting point for the first and second invasions?
What did the constitution of Athens give to the people of that city?
They gave people what to believe in. Peopel started believing muslim, tibetain and Nepali.
What reforms were included in Solon's constitution for Athens?
Solon faced the daunting task of improving the condition of debt-ridden farmers, laborers forced into bondage over debt, and the middle classes who were excluded from government. Solon had to help them while simultaneously avoiding alienating the increasingly wealthy landowners and aristocracy. Solon's solutions were, of necessity, compromises. Because of these reform compromises and other legislation, posterity refers to him as Solon the lawgiver.
What are 2 examples of Acropolises not in Athens?
Acropolis means "High City" in Greek. Mexico City and Denver, Colorado would both qualify, seems to me.
In what sense are modern universities similar to the agora of ancient Athens?
Like the Agora, modern universities provide a place for scholars to share their knowledge with students.
Did the Athens work by sea power or land power?
Athenians mostly were very good sailors and they had the strongest navy in Greece. During the Peloponnesian War, they defeated Sparta in countless ocean battles.
What did ancient Athens use for tribute?
Ancient Athens used tribute primarily in the form of silver, which was collected from its allied city-states as part of the Delian League. This financial support was intended to fund the Athenian navy and military endeavors, as well as public works and cultural projects within the city. Additionally, some tribute could be in the form of supplies or services, depending on the agreements made with the various allies. The tribute system significantly contributed to Athens' wealth and power during its Golden Age.
Pheidippides was sent to run from Marathon to Athens in under 36 hours to announce that there had been a victory against the Persians. He died when arriving to Athens after delivering the message.
What did Athens do with the Delian League's money?
It was used to maintain a fleet to protect against Persian intrusion against the League member cities.
When peace was made with Persia, Athens used it for its own aggrandisement, keeping the fleet going to collect the money by force if necessary, beautifying Athens (Parthenon etc) and putting half its own populace on the public payroll.
Individual city-states developed in Greece because the country was divided by?
Mountains, rivers and seas.
How many towns in the US are called Athens?
20 in total (Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania - this one is a borough, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin), and one county (Ohio).
Would you rather go on trial in ancient Athens or Canada?
That' s tricky one. Athens had the most bulletproof judicial system up to date, yet they sentenced Socrates to death. I think I'd pick modern day Canada or Sweden.
What made the agora a center for culture interaction?
It was an awesome place for cultural interaction because peaple used it for that.
