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Greece
Greece is a country made up of many islands. It has a rich history filled with gods, goddesses, wars, tragedies, romances, and some of the best myths of all time. Questions in this section can include things about current or ancient Greece.
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What city is Mount Olympus in?
Mount Olympus is within a region called Pieria. Litochoro is the town that allows access to the mountain through a series of climbing routes.
How Greece got the name Greece?
The word Greek was used from the Latins. According to Mythology, it comes from Graekon, son of Defkalion and Pandora. Aristotle mentions that they were living in Greece and later were named Hellines.
Hellas is the formal name of the country and Hellenas is the name for a Greek. It is used from 1000 BC non-stop.
Inside Greece it is called Hellas,and this is the UN name. Because of the Roman Empire the term Greece was used abroad. Greek's don't mind if you call their country Greece or Hellas.
Why did Greece become a good trading empire?
Trade was a fundamental aspect of the ancient Greek world and following territorial expansion, an increase in population movements, and innovations in transport, goods could be bought, sold, and exchanged in one part of the Mediterranean which had their origin in a completely different and far distant region. Food, raw materials, and manufactured goods were not only made available to Greeks for the first time but the export of such classics as wine, olives, and pottery helped to spread Greek culture to the wider world.
What are military houses in ancient Greece called?
Most homes in ancient Greece had a courtyard, which was the center of activity. Children could safely play outside in the warm climate. Homes were divided into areas for the men and areas for the women. The andron was a room reserved for males to entertain male guests. The room had a separate entrance to the street so male guests did not have to cross paths with any of the ladies of the house.
Houses were made out of sun-dried brick on a foundation of stones. Sun-dried brick was not a dependable material and often crumbled. Burglars were termed "wall piercers" because they broke through the walls to gain entry into homes. Roofs were made of overlapping clay tiles. Andron room floors were sometimes tiled, but the flooring of the rest of the rooms was packed dirt.
The Greeks had a very limited amount of furniture in their houses. The rooms were relatively bare by today's standards. Wooden chairs, couches and stools were typical.
Food was cooked outside during most of the year. When the weather was not conducive to cooking outside, a hearth or brazier was used in the kitchen. Kitchens were built with a hole in the roof so that smoke could escape.
Houses had one or two private rooms. Bathrooms consisted of a chamber pot, which was dumped into a gutter or into the street.
The head of each household was the husband. It was the woman's role to complete the daily chores and raise children. Often large families included the parents and children, grandparents, unwed female relatives, and slaves all under the same roof.
They were called villages.
What do the athletes wear in ancient Greece?
the Greece people wore nothing to be honest i watched a movie and they sed they don't wear anything.
so yeah they don't wear nothing!
NOTHING
Greek city-states invaded other city-states. Outside nations that invaded or tried to invade were Macedonia, Thrace, Persian and Rome.
When was Ancient Greece first discovered?
Macedonia first appears on the historical scene as a geographical-political unit in the 5th century BCE, when it extended from the upper waters of the Haliakmon and Mount Olympus to the river Strymon. In the following century, it reached the banks of the Nestos. The history of the Macedonians, however, may be said to commence well before the 8th century BCE when the Macedonians became strong and made Pella their capital.; At this time, the Greek tribe of the Macedonian's lived in Orestis. They began to expand, and gradually occupied Eordaia, Bottiaia, Pieria and Almopia, finally settling in the region called by Thucydides "Lower Macedonia, or Macedonia by the Sea".
The Argead dynasty (Greek: Ἀργεάδαι) was an ancient Greek royal house whose most famous members were Philip II and his son Alexander the Great. They were the founders and the ruling dynasty of Macedonia. Their tradition, as described in ancient Greek historiography, traced their origins to Argos, in southern Greece, hence the name Argead's or Argives.
It is very old. The oldest written works where we can learn about the Greek gods are from the 8th century BC: Theogoniaby Hesiodos and The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer (whoever he was).
Before those there were, of course, oral traditions going back a very long time.
Why is Greece a market economy?
because they trade alot and buy and that is why it is market
jk i dont know lol
When did Bulgaria join the European union?
Bulgaria and Romania joined in 2007. The UK joined in 1973.
When did slavery end in Greece?
Slavery was considered a very natural part of life in ancient Greece. Every family in Athens owned at least one salve. Slavery did not end in ancient times. When the Greek Empire collapsed, the Romans continued to have slaves. Although some slaves were freed on an individual basis, for the most part, freeing of slaves did not happen until thousands of years later.
What city was the center of greek culture?
Because of it's location, Alexandria became a prosperous trade center of the Hellenistic world. After Alexander the Great's death, Hellenistic cities (non-Greek cities sharing characteristics of true Greek cities) were thriving cultural centers for a while.
Which civilization developed on Crete?
The earliest known civilzation developed on Crete between about 3000 and 2000BC. We call it the Minoan civilization after their legendary king Minos.
Did pericles reign during the Hellenistic age of Greece?
Pericles was 5th Century BCE and ruled nothing - he was First Citizen in democratic Athens. Alexander was 4th Century BCE, and defeated and took over the Persian Empire. His successors divided his empire up and started calling themselves kings. These are known as the Hellenistic Kingdoms. They lasted until progressively swallowed up by the Roman Empire in the 2nd and 1st Centuries BCE.
Why are the sculptures in Greece naked?
Cause ancient Greeks believed in the natural beauty. They believed that a man should be καλός/kalos=(handsome) and αγαθός/agathos=(kind). They were also saying ''A healthy mind exists in a healthy body''. So they had so many nude figures cause they weren't ashamed of their nudity, after all that's the human body, that's how nature made us all, it wasn't pornografy as some people say, it was only an exhibition of the natural human beauty.
What do Athens Greece and Sparta Greece have in common?
They both were very sophisticated. Spartans became scholars at a young age compared to athenians became scholars at later ages. Spartans however were also taught to be fierce cunning warriors; and that death was best in battle. Athenians were more in numbers but they lacked Strategical Warfare. However both of them did worship Offspring of Zeus. Ares and Athena were brother and sister. The Rivalry of Athens and Sparta was a Sibling like rivalry at first. But in the end, Sparta forced Athens into surrender. Athens and Sparta did rule in other city states also.
What is the most common animal in ancient greece?
The donkey which was the farm and transportation workhorse, or perhaps the ferret (commonly miscalled as cats)..
When did the Greek Cerberus originate?
Cerberus origionated in Greek Mythology, and was a three headed guard dog.
Who wasn't allowed to compete in Ancient Greece Olympics?
Women were not permitted to watch the Olympic Games in Ancient Greece
in us dollars 1$ (one dollar) is worth one drachma so the dollar and drachma are the sane amount of valubilaty (how much it is worth)
A drachma was worth a day's wages for an unskilled laborer. It is not a 1:1 ratio.
What are some architectural structures of Greece?
Originally done in timber, the buildings of Ancient Greece switched to stone mined in quarries and hauled/shipped to the site. The largest had stone columns made of stone 'drums' and stone crossbeams supported by columns placed close together. The buildings were adorned with carvings and statues, all painted bright reds, blues and greens. These colors have worn off, and people today imagine that they were just plain marble and stone, but the reality is that the Greeks lived in a riot of color.
How did Greece impact our western world?
The word 'democracy' is indeed Greek (it is a contraction of demos, people and kratein, to rule) but the historic truth about this democracy is - as so often - less straightforward. At one point there was indeed a system in the city of Athens in which the population at large could express their opinion in mass meetings. But these (occasional!) meetings were usually carefully orchestrated beforehand by the powerful families of the city, who in any case kept all the positions of power and influence exclusively for themselves. Since the execution of any mass meeting decision was therefore in their hands, they could decide if and how to translate decisions into any form of action.
Your question should read: "How did ancient Greece..."etc by the way. Today's Greece culturally speaking is the product of the Ottoman Empire that ruled it for some 600 years. Ancient Greek culture was assimilated with a much more dominant Roman culture and more or less dissolved. The idea that today's Greeks are the product of Ancient Greek culture was invented and cleverly exploited by Lord Byron, the famous Britsh poet and fierce supporter of Greece's struggle for independence in the 19th century. It was he who coined the phrase that Greece was the "birthplace of democracy".
What three groups of people could not be citizens in ancient Greece?
Well if your talking about Athens the Capital of Ancient Greece - Women, criminals and slaves couldn't vote but in Sparta Women could.
