Greece

When I first heard about the Minoans, I was immediately entranced. The Minoans were considered to be Europe’s first Great Bronze Age Society starting around 2000 B.C.E, and ending around 1400 B.C.E. The word Minoan was given to the people of ancient Crete by British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans. Arthur Evans named them Minoans because at first he thought he had discovered the palace of king Minos. Arthur Evens hypothesized that the Minoans came from North Africa, but more recent studies through

and never leaning to one over the other. Specific gods/goddesses, such as Artemis with supporting Sparta remained strong to the end. Various religious festivals were held in ancient Greece, to show worship and honor to the Olympian gods and goddesses. Such as Lycaea was celebrated in Arcadia Greece, which was a dedication to the god Pan. Pan was known as the god of the wild and rustic music. One of the major known festivities that were celebrated in different locations every four years was the Olympic

problem. This led Greece to spread out into several city-states, a decentralized structure. While the city states shared common language, culture, trade, identity, and festivals/holidays, each city state ruled itself, which often caused them to butt heads quite frequently. Rome was different, it was one civilization, not split up at all. During the beginning times of Rome, it was established with a republican type government. Something in common with Rome and certain parts of Greece was how they

In ancient Greece mythology was a big part of the world around them. Greek religion was a mixture of Minoan beliefs, Central Asian and Indo-Europeans gods, and West Asian ideas they got from their neighbors. Ancient Greeks believed that there were powerful gods and spirits that could control what happened to you. Most people also thought that you could convince those gods to favor you through sacrifice, prayer, and living a good life. If you did this successfully, you would have enough food, and

Athens, Greece Athens was the intellectual center of Greece. It was one of the first city-states of its time, and is still known as one of the most famous cities in the world. It was named after Athena, the goddess of wisdom and the city's patron. In 508 B.C., Athens became one of the first societies in ancient times to invent democracy. Democracy came from the Greek words, demos, meaning people, and kratein, meaning to rule. This form of government was usually held in a meeting place, which

eating but for anointing the basis of the rich, young athletes.Olive oil was so important that greek philosophers Thales of Miletus and Democritus used astronomy to predict poor or prosperous harvests. Olive oil also has many other uses in Ancient Greece based on social status. For instance, the lower class did not consume olive oil; whereas, the rich were able to cook with the oil, use it for lighting, and for cleaning their bodies. Olive oil was a valuable medicine because of its use by Ancient

Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome were two different civilizations. They both had their own people, beliefs, and morals. Although they had their differences, they also had some similarities. Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome had many similarities. One of these similarities was the fact that they both had a kind of democracy. They both worshiped many gods. In fact, many of their gods were the same. The gods would share the same purpose, characteristics, abilities, and families. The only difference between

Introduction Greece had a large number of ancient city-states as one can easily bring together. Most of these city-states include Athens, Sparta, Corinth, Megara, Argos, Macedonia, Epeiros, Sicily and so many more. In today’s world, democracy is the most frequently encountered and inspired form of government. Study showcases according to history that it was given birth to in an important period of history that attest the use and implementation of most of its counterparts. Even though some or all

Aristotle was one of the greatest minds to have lived in Ancient Greece and consequently the world. He has influenced most areas of study of the present world. These include ethics, biology, psychology, chemistry and philosophy. Aristotle’s writing has also, helped historians discover beliefs and rhetoric used in Ancient Greece. Aristotle was born in 384 B.C in Stagira a small town in northern Greece. His father was a physician for the king of Macedonia (Amyntas II) and thus, Aristotle was somewhat

This is just one of many interesting facts about Greece. Greece is 50,949 square miles, which is around the size of Alabama. They have a president and a Prime Minister as their main government positions, and 98% of their population is Christian Orthodox, which is influenced through the Prime Minister. Also, Greeks love their food. Therefore, amazing whole made food is daily produced for many festivals, which makes it a huge tourist attraction. Greece is very mountainous and dry, but does get anywhere