1) Describe Minoan society? Where were they located? When did Minoan society flourish? Who did Minoan society influence?
Minoan society belonged to the Aegean Bronze age. It flourished from 3650 to 1400 BCE. It was located on the island of Crete. Minoan word is derived from the word King Minos.
Minoan society was a very influential one and it had a varied culture. Its artists and traders had an influence throughout the Cyclades.
It influenced Egypt’s old kingdom, Cyprus, Canaan, Levantine and Anatolia.
Disappearance of Minoan society is accounted to an invasion from mainland and eruption of a volcano from the island of Thera.
2) Describe Mycenaean society? Where were they located? When did
Mycenaean society flourish? Who did Mycenaean …show more content…
They were located in Mycenae in Argolia.
3) Describe the political organization of ancient Greece. In other words, what is a polis? List the main poleis of ancient Greece
A Polis is a typical structure of a community of ancient Greece. It means city in Greece. It is basically a body of citizens.
A polis consisted of an urban centre, often fortified and with a sacred centre built on a natural acropolis or harbour, which controlled a surrounding territory (chora) of land.
There were over 1000 polis, out of which the main ones are Athens, Sparta, Corinth, Thebes, Aegina, Syracuse, Rhodes, Argos, Elis. The biggest polis was Sparta.
Every polis had a designated place for private, public and religious functions. Many poleis also had a designated space for public assembly, either for political purposes or also for entertainment, for example, a theatre and a gymnasium.
Thus it had a proper structured political organization.
4) Compare and contrast Spartan Society with Athenian …show more content…
Economy of Athens was dependent on Trade and Agriculture while that of Spartan was dependent on agriculture only. Athens had a forward looking culture while Spartan hah a laid back culture. Girl education was prevalent in Spartan while it was banned in Athens. Military service was mandatory in Spartan while it was optional in Athens. Athens belonged to Attica while Spartan belonged to Laconia.
5) Compare and contrast the helots of Sparta to citizens of Sparta.
The peasants of Sparta, known as helots, are serfs owned by the state. They do all the manual work of the community, enabling the citizens - an exclusively military caste - to concentrate on warfare and politics.
Helots did not have voting rights. They were basically slaves and were subjugated.
They use to economically support the Spartan citizens.
6) Who was Solon? What did he do? What type of government did he help establish in Athens?
Solon was an Athenian statesman, lawmaker, and poet. He is remembered particularly for his efforts to legislate against political, economic, and moral decline in archaic Athens.
His reforms failed in the short term, yet he is often credited with having laid the foundations for Athenian
Minoan society belonged to the Aegean Bronze age. It flourished from 3650 to 1400 BCE. It was located on the island of Crete. Minoan word is derived from the word King Minos.
Minoan society was a very influential one and it had a varied culture. Its artists and traders had an influence throughout the Cyclades.
It influenced Egypt’s old kingdom, Cyprus, Canaan, Levantine and Anatolia.
Disappearance of Minoan society is accounted to an invasion from mainland and eruption of a volcano from the island of Thera.
2) Describe Mycenaean society? Where were they located? When did
Mycenaean society flourish? Who did Mycenaean …show more content…
They were located in Mycenae in Argolia.
3) Describe the political organization of ancient Greece. In other words, what is a polis? List the main poleis of ancient Greece
A Polis is a typical structure of a community of ancient Greece. It means city in Greece. It is basically a body of citizens.
A polis consisted of an urban centre, often fortified and with a sacred centre built on a natural acropolis or harbour, which controlled a surrounding territory (chora) of land.
There were over 1000 polis, out of which the main ones are Athens, Sparta, Corinth, Thebes, Aegina, Syracuse, Rhodes, Argos, Elis. The biggest polis was Sparta.
Every polis had a designated place for private, public and religious functions. Many poleis also had a designated space for public assembly, either for political purposes or also for entertainment, for example, a theatre and a gymnasium.
Thus it had a proper structured political organization.
4) Compare and contrast Spartan Society with Athenian …show more content…
Economy of Athens was dependent on Trade and Agriculture while that of Spartan was dependent on agriculture only. Athens had a forward looking culture while Spartan hah a laid back culture. Girl education was prevalent in Spartan while it was banned in Athens. Military service was mandatory in Spartan while it was optional in Athens. Athens belonged to Attica while Spartan belonged to Laconia.
5) Compare and contrast the helots of Sparta to citizens of Sparta.
The peasants of Sparta, known as helots, are serfs owned by the state. They do all the manual work of the community, enabling the citizens - an exclusively military caste - to concentrate on warfare and politics.
Helots did not have voting rights. They were basically slaves and were subjugated.
They use to economically support the Spartan citizens.
6) Who was Solon? What did he do? What type of government did he help establish in Athens?
Solon was an Athenian statesman, lawmaker, and poet. He is remembered particularly for his efforts to legislate against political, economic, and moral decline in archaic Athens.
His reforms failed in the short term, yet he is often credited with having laid the foundations for Athenian