Acropolis of Athens

deconstruction of the old Mycenaean economic and social structures with the strict class hierarchy and heredity rule were forgotten, and eventually replaced with new socio-political institutions that eventually allowed for the rise of Democracy in 5th c. BCE Athens”(Sakoulas,7). The Mycenaean strict ruling was forgotten which was then replaced with democracy later on. Democracy allowed Greece to move forward. Finally the last period before the Golden Age of Greece, the Archaic Period, was a…

Persia and Greece were both strong and prosperous empires. The feud between the two Empires went on for many centuries. Although Persia and Greece gave man full authority, both empires developed different social structures and unalike religious beliefs. Persia and Greece both have dissimilar social structures that consist of certain individuals. In early western Iran, the society was categorized into three social classes. The classes consisted of warriors, priests, and peasants. Warriors had…

differences amongst their political views. For example, document 4 is a speech by Pericles to the Athenians. He spoke in favor of the democracy in Athens to show that they were better than other city-states. The city was governed by the people instead of the government, and Pericles described how laudable the structure was. Even though Pericles was from Athens, which may have caused bias, the speech shows that the first democracy was successful and the Athenians were content. Additionally,…

Alexander took over greece because of the instability that war had caused. This is cause the country had been split up into city-states and was very multi-cultural. There were many different point of views within the culture which caused conflict. Greece for one had a lot of enemies like rome and macedonia. After ruler Epaminondas had fallen greek makes peace and created a short term league for safeguarding. Which actually brought more confusion to the country. Many rulers and officials formed…

For example the Greeks begin to rise with many city-states becoming powerful countries of Their Own like Sparta Athens Macedonia and many others. Yeah all these countries emerged only because they were close to the Mediterranean Sea which was the main sea or the closest sea for the Greeks or Greece. Basically that makes the sea the most important aspect of the growth…

Eleutheria: Freedom “Hanson daringly brings the facts to life and unearths the often surprising ways in which the past informs the present.” Western Civilization’s basic social norms and values traced back to Ancient Greece, were ultimately threatened by the overwhelming numbers and wrath of the Persian army. The Persians were distinctly divergent from the Ancient Greeks in the sense that their culture did not agree with the concepts of Western Civilization. An interesting fact talked about by…

What do we know about the golden age of Greece? The golden age of Greece talks about the two popular city states of the nations which were Sparta, and the Athens. There was conflicts between these two city states at that time. Due to those two city states, or in other words due to the bravery or the guts those two city states had, they were able to bring the ancient world its theater, culture, and also art. Most importantly that humanism had a huge effect as well to the development of the Greek…

Greek athletics went from a pure competition with regard to how more athletic you were to the other opponent to ones where whoever could withstand hits the longest wins. War became an integral part of Greek society, which in turn, brought more violent games to the Olympics. This being said, in order to create fierce competition, the Greeks needed to implement the rule for weight or age classes with all fighting competitions. The competitions were pale, which translates to boxing and was…

In Athens and Sparta each of these cities were focused on their citizens. They were free and allowed to have material possessions and the right to protect their families and land. Both Athens and Sparta were different in their approach to these concepts, which brought on their different styles of government and social practices. Athens and Sparta differ greatly in the way they conduct their political policies. Athens was a democracy; the citizens were the ones that decided how things would run.…

Socrates claim is true and with the right intentions, it has the potential for an individual to gain wisdom and knowledge. Socrates has gained many slanders and criticisms from the Athenians because he questions authorities and respected business men of Athen to reveal them as ignorant in their expertise. His interrogations destroy the beliefs of those who are being questioned, leaving them frustrated and lost without offering an alternative explanation. Not only does he cause them to question…