Ancient Greece

The government throughout the archaic period in Greece was extremely diverse across the many city-states and varied greatly over time. Depending on the area of Greece and the era, the power could have been in the hands of one person, in either a Monarchy or a Tyranny, in the hands of a few, in an Oligarchy or an Aristocracy and lastly, in the hands of every single male citizen, as seen in a Democracy. Last week we became somewhat familiar with Ancient Athenian government and the roles it played…

Hera is known for her many revengeful plots against Zeus’s many girlfriends. In the past, Hera is involved in the Trojan War, she sought to bring down the city of Troy because Prince Paris chose Aphrodite over her. A temple and many statues are dedicated to Hera for her importance in her cult following. Hera is the Greek goddess of childbirth, marriage and women. She is married to Zeus and has three kids: Ares, Hephaestus and Eileithyia. Her family includes her siblings Zeus, Poseidon, Hades,…

the years of 1500 to 500 BCE Ancient Greece experienced many developments, which would lead to the democracy in Athens. The Dark Age began with the fall of the Mycenaean’s who were Ancient Greeks. The Dark Ages were characterized by warfare, the collapse of literature, and economic crisis. This period most likely ended with the relationships between the Near East and Greece, which helped civilization come back to life. There were many factors that developed in Greece that helped Athens become…

to play. Everyone was always joyful and happy, no one knew about time. But they soon would, and Olympias knew this. There was no such thing as the sun or moon, it was never light nor was it dark. This would seem to be odd to people now, but in Ancient Greece, no one knew better. They had never heard of anything called time, or the sun and moon.…

understand human history. They shaped the world during their reign, but they also helped shape the future. The states of ancient Greece, the Chinese Empire, the Roman Empire, and the Indian Empire all contained their own political structures. These political structures enabled the possibility to create and establish rulers who led their nations with different political systems. In Athens Greece, a popular form of political system emerged. This system is commonly referred to as democracy. This…

Period (6000-2900 BC), During this period, the inhabitants initially came to Ancient Greece from the East and they settled in the Grecian Urn eastern portion of the region. Once these eastern settlements increased in population, the people scattered and traveled throughout Greece. They introduced pottery to Greece and began raising animals domestically.Early Bronze Age 2900 – 2000 BC), This is the time period in Greece when bronze and other metals like silver and gold were introduced to the…

Ancient Greece Periods that Affected People and Philosophical Views In Ancient Greece, there were two completely different periods, the Hellenic and the Hellenistic periods. There was also the evolution from monarchy to democracy in Athens and a military focus in Sparta. Athens may have been considered better off because they were seen as valuing democracy, having wisdom, beauty, and physical excellence. But the Spartans man and women had to be tough and a defender. They valued courageousness.…

To begin, Ancient Greece and Han China had very distinct 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…

The ancient Greek world was a thriving metropolis of language, education, literature and philosophy at the beginning of Christianity and was significant factor for the early disciples. The first written languages were found on mud tablets and situated in Minoan Knossos Palace on the island of Crete. This is important to note, because observation is noted in that the Minoans and Mycenaean’s had an impact on the Greek language. The mud tablets found in the Knossos Palace had language consisting of…

Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome were very similar civilizations but also very different. While one place did this, the other did that. They believed in different things but did some of the same things. For example, they both had some form of art happening within all of them, but the Greeks wanted perfection whereas the Romans want real life people. The Greeks statues were of perfect people. The Romans statutes contained all the flaws of real people. The ancient Greek civilizations were…