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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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How did religion influence architecture and daily life in Athens?
Religion influenced daily life and architecture in Greece by its style. The Greeks believed in many gods/goddesses and where very famous for their Greek myths. The Greek's architecture was influenced by these myths because they were styled even more anciently then they should have been. The Greek architecture was also mainly to honor gods and goddesses that they so strongly believed in. These architectural designs were especially "famous" in Athens. The Athenian city included of temples and other artifacts that were built for goddesses and gods such as Athena who was honored with the Parthenon. They believed that with honoring their gods, they would be brought great fortune and luck. Their belief in all these things influenced their daily life as well. It did this by giving the Athenians something to hope for and because they told all these stories about the gods and goddesses of Greece which eventually made their religion spread all over the world.
Plato founded the Academy in Athens What other famous philosopher studied there?
Aristotle, a famous greek naturalist/philosopher studied at Plato's Academy.
Nobody, just Plato and some others. The above answer by some unknown person is wrong, since Aristotle taught Plato.
That is incorrect. Socrates taught Plato, Plato taught Aristotle. The first answer was correct.
Did spartan women have to stay inside?
In Sparta, girls also went to school at age 6 or 7. They lived, slept and trained in their sisterhood's barracks. No one knows if their school was as cruel or as rugged as the boys school, but the girls were taught wrestling, gymnastics, and combat skills. Some historians believe the two schools were very similar, and that an attempt was made to train the girls as thoroughly as they trained the boys. In any case, the Spartans believed that strong young women would produce strong babies.
At age 18, if a Sparta girl passed her skills and fitness test, she would be assigned a husband and allowed to return home. If she failed, she would lose her rights as a citizen, and became a perioikos,a member of the middle class.
In most of the other Greek city-states, women were required to stay inside their homes most of their lives. They could not go anywhere or do anything without their husband's permission. They could not even visit a woman who lived next door. They had no freedom. But in Sparta, things were very different for women who were citizens. They were free to move around, and visit neighbors without permission.
No marvelous works of art or architecture came out of Sparta, but Spartan military force was regarded as terrifying. Thus, the Spartans achieved their goal.
What was the metic's role in ancient Athens?
A metics role was to pay taxes and participate in the military. Boys were 13-14 when they left school to learn trade, while a girl works on her family farm or in the market.
direct democracy
Did pericles invent democracy?
yes he did. He was a large contributor to the creation, Thus we put him in history.
The Dipylon vase is from which period?
The Greek made Dipylon vase is from the Late Geometric Period or circa 800 B.C. This period marked the peak production time of ceramics.
Who decides Court cases in Athens?
As part of the ancien Athenian assembly, the Council of 500 established the court cases. A prociding officer was chosen randomly from all citizens at every meating, and the assembly (whoever attended) voted. The cause with the most votes won.
How did Athens get there goods they needed for everyday life?
By The assembly meeting every 10 days. At least 6,000 citizens had a present for a meeting to take place.
What could you get in an ancient Greek market?
Athenians acquired wood from Italy and grain from Egypt. In exchange, Athenians traded honey, olive oil, silver, and beautifully painted pottery.
Athenians bought and sold goods at a huge marketplace called the agora[agora: a marketplace in ancient Greece] (A-guh-ruh). There, merchants sold their goods from small stands. Athenians bought lettuce, onions, olive oil, and other foods. Shoppers could also buy household items such as pottery, furniture, and clay oil lamps. Most people in Athens made their clothes at home, but leather sandals and jewelry were popular items at the market. The agora was also the place where the Athenians bought and sold slaves.
How did life differ for boys and girls in Athens?
Boys worked in the fields or trades or shops with their fathers. Girls worked in the home and vegetable garden with their mother.
Constantinople became the New Rome after the demise of Rome.
What goddess is Greece's modern capital city named after?
The capital of Athens was named after the Greek goddess Athena.
The mythological story is that Poseidon and Athena were competing to be patrons for the city. The gods made gifts for the people and the contest was such that whoever made the best gift would become the city's patron. Poseidon made salt water spring and Athena made the olive tree. The men of the city liked the salt water spring, seeing how it would be a necessary stronghold in a war. But the women admired the olive tree and recognized its many uses around the home. As the city had one more woman than the number of men, the vote came down and the city was named Athens, and Athena and Poseidon have hated each other ever since.
In which gardening zone is Athens Georgia?
I've seen 7, 8, or 9, depending on the source. From most maps it looks like Zone 8.
It was an empire, which according to Plato, sank beneath the ocean 11,000 to 12,000 years ago.
What conclusions can you make about society in ancient Athens?
my answer is that ancient Athens are not like us here in America they didn't have what we have today
