Ancient Greece

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…

new civilization emerged. This new civilization was Ancient Greece which is present day Peloponnese Peninsula. Ancient Greece was made up of city-states, a sovereign state that consists of a city and its dependent territories. These city-states developed governments and organized their citizens according to a constitution, a set of laws. Around the fifth century BC Athens developed democracy, a system of government ruled by the population. Ancient Athens wasn't truly democratic because…

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…

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…

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…

Monarchy Between 2000 and 800 BC Greece was predominantly made up of monarchies. These monarchies were only ruled by kings as queens were not allowed. These kings were originally elected by their city-state and held the position for the rest of their life. As time went on, they kings were no longer happy with this arrangement and demanded that their sons be heirs to the throne. Their power encompassed the entirety of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches as well as religious…