No one was prepared for Alexander’s death; a weak succession‚ following other complications‚ arose after his passing. His loyal Macedonian generals wanted to preserve the Macedonian Empire‚ so they appointed themselves governors of the various provinces in the empire. This led to one major consequence of Alexander’s death‚ which was the weak governmental succession that followed. The governors were very ambitious‚ strong-willed men who had conflicting views. These conflicting views led to warfare
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Emerging from the Dark Age‚ a period of poverty and political instability‚ Greece’s economic growth and encounters with the Phoenicians and Persians in the Archaic Age set the stage for the period of great cultural achievement known as the Classical Age. Urban life‚ literacy‚ and maritime trade disappeared as both food production and population declined‚ causing many Greeks to migrate to Ionia. Between 750 and 650 B.C.E.‚ many economic and cultural innovations were introduced to the Greeks from their
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Section 1 Terms * Epic poem- A long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero. * Arete- In early Greece the qualities of excellence that a hero strives to win in a struggle or contest. Section 2 Terms * Polis- The early Greek city-state‚ consisting of a city or town and its surrounding territory. * Acropolis- In early Greek city-states‚ a fortified gathering place at the top of a hill which was sometimes the site of temples and public buildings. * Agora- In early Greek city-states
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This meant that the ancient engineers understood the required relationship between the thickness of the torsion bundles and the result that would have on the catapult. This is amazing because their understanding of this relationship must have been so great that we’re able to predict accurately what sized catapult was needed for a specific sized
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people call a “Trend Setter”‚ with a diverse number of influential figures and heterogeneous society. All the way from the art of warfare to the simple clothes they wore‚ the Greeks were innovators. For this reason‚ this paper will focus and explain in great detail of the article of clothing worn in ancient Greece‚ the diversity in clothing‚ and the influence it has carried out all these decades. The Ancient Greeks‚ UN-fastidious by their choice of clothes‚ were simple people. The garments they wore tailored
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treated equally‚ and believed a perfect society was one ruled by philosophers. He believed the government should check each other‚ and that was the best way a government could be. Then there is Aristotle‚ who was taught by Plato. Aristotle taught Alexander the great‚ and then started the impact of philosophy on Western civilizations. Philosophy gave morals and values to everyday life in Western civilizations. Plato has brought the idea of democracy into Western civilizations through his philosophy. Another
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Use of elephants as war animals has been dated back to as early as 331 BC by the Persians. King Darius the 111 of Persia was the first to use elephants in the battle of Guagamela‚ against Alexander the Great of Mecedon. Kind Darius’ army consisted of 15 well trained Indian elephants which was used to frighten the opposition. War elephants were used in elephantry which involves a parade of elephants with military troops mounted on top. These elephants were used to charge at the enemy‚ separate their
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Hellenistic age. During the Hellenistic age Alexander the Great encouraged the arts as well as science‚ music‚ and new knowledge. In the heart of Alexandria Egypt a great museum was built which was the heart of all new
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produce healthy sons for the army and to exercise and streathen there bodies. Atheninan women lived in schuled existance and managed the household. (b)Women where no longer restricted to there homes and women learned to read and write. 14.Alexander the great won his first victory against the Persians. In 331 B.C he took Babylon and seced the other Persian captials. 15.Posing a series of questions to his students and chalenging them exam the emplications of there answers. 16.Greeek‚ Persian‚ Egyptian
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of Mausolus‚ she decided to build him the "most splendid tomb in the known world." The Mausoleum surprisingly managed to remain intact after over sixteen centuries. It went through many hardships and risky situations‚ one being the reign of Alexander the Great‚ and yet somehow never fell apart. It did‚ however‚ eventually collapse when a severe sequence of earthquakes passed in the fifteenth century. Unlike the other "Wonders of the World‚" this building
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