Ancient Greece

The ancient Greeks were one of the first to question the world around them and develop logical answers to their questions. Philosophers such as Thales, Pythagoras, and, Archimedes where all ancient Greeks that created huge developments in science and math. With their developments others were able to add on and create many more complex ideas and inventions. The priests of Delphi are also an example of ancient Greeks that have created new ways of thinking and analyzing data that are used today.…

How did the geography of Greece affect Greek history? There were some significant conditions that influence the history of Greece. Greece is a country that is composed of about 80% mountains. These mountains all range from "8,000 to 10,000 feet high" (Spielvogel 54). Due to this, the people in Greece were separated from one another and they each formed their own city-state or communities. This made it extremely difficult for them to unite under one government because they all followed their…

Greek democracy was able to coexist with military needs and divisions in social classes by providing people with jobs and allowing people to have a say in things. First, due to the democracy, the lower society classed people were able to get a job in the military. It used to be that only the rich people who could maintain a horse would be able to join, but with the new democracy, the less richer people would be able to buy the sword, the armour, and the sheild. Now, if you were poorer than those…

they were time frames apart, both Archaic Greeks and Classical Greeks shared vast similarities. While Archaic Greece and Ancient India could easily be a reflection of each other, the same could be said of the Classical Greek period. One of the most important traits retained by the Classical Greeks from their predecessors was the power of order. The elites in Archaic and Classical Greece devoted their lives to understanding the order that governs society. The Archaic Greeks valued the warrior…

and grape products for grain. Since they were located on the coast, Greece had a strategic point for trade and cultural diffusion. Athens became a rich commercial center and Greeks had a money system. They had city-states with identities and cultures. They were considerably independent and were always competing with each other. Sparta was militaristic and agricultural while Athens was cultural, political, and commercial. In Sparta, women had more rights than in other areas. They had adult male…

Sparta, two cities in Greece that was considered as the birth of civilization. This paper will compare and contrast the five forms of government in the ancient Greek city-states. Monarchy Monarchy comes from two Greek words “monos” meaning single and “arkhein,” meaning rule. In this form of government the ruling power comes from a single person, usually a king, and a council of advisors. This occurred around 2000 to 1200 B.C. Under this form of government in ancient Greece, the king ruled…

Madeline Mann, John Cammon, Amanda Smith Forms of Government in Ancient Greece There were many different forms of government in Ancient Greece. This is because Ancient Greece was not just one country. Greece has city-states which are big cities that act as a country with their own political system. This is why even though greece was a country on its own the cities had individual ways of government. Three of the ways of government are Oligarchy, Tyranny, and Democracy. Oligarchy is defined as…

Social classes in the Greek culture correlated with the citizen’s, (or foreigner’s), rights. Foreigners and poor men were often given the lowest work and did not have a right to vote, while citizens and Spartan men and women still had every right. The social/political system was unfair because free-citizens had important rights, not everyone. Military was held to a high standard in Sparta, while in Athens they weren’t as concerned about it. There was a huge difference in how the two controlled…

Today, the great ancient Greek civilization is remembered in a myriad of ways. The battles they fought to maintain their independence, with their methodical and strategic combat techniques. The great philosophers, that during their times rummaged through reality to answer the unknown, that defied the customary ways of thinking. The gods and goddesses that gathered the masses with their mystical appeal, and the myths that answered what Greek societies inevitably questioned. However, one thing…

Ancient Greece brought many important things to modern day society. Democracy, philosophy, science, and sport are just a few of the things amazing things Greece has brought to our modern world. We can also thank our modern understanding of theatre and performance art to the ancient Greeks, as it all began in Attica, Greece. Greek theatre began in Attica, Greece as a celebration of the ancient god of fertility and wine, Dionysus. People would perform cult rituals in Attica, usually that of song…