period of social cohesion and great Greek empires. b. The Greeks’ colonization efforts in the Aegean and Black Seas came to an end. c. The polis evolved into the central institution in Greek life. d. It was a period of incessant warfare. 3. The polis was the Greek name for a. county. b. police. c. people. d. city-state. 4. The development of the polis had a negative impact on Greek society by a. fostering a sense of disunity among commoners. b. dividing Greece into fiercely competitive states
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revolution of Greek thought as it pertains to the development of the polis (city)‚ the development of philosophy‚ along with the idea that logic was developed by accompanying death of the monarchy and the birth of democracy. This paper will focus on the relationship between the emergence of the polis‚ the origin of rational thought (logic) and its connection to the Greeks. Vernant posits that the development and expansion of the polis is diametrically related to the development of logic and philosophy
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and Mantineans‚ five hundred of people; a hundred and twenty Orchomenians‚ from the Arcadian Orchomenus’ and a thousand from other cities‚” (Herodotus‚ The Persian Wars 7.202)....Herodotus continues‚ “The sea was in good keeping‚ watched by the Athenians‚ the Aeginetans‚ and the rest of the fleet‚” (Herodotus‚ The Persian Wars 7.203). In addition‚ Herodotus says‚ “The various nations had each captains of their own under whom they served; but the one to whom all especially looked up‚ and who had the
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same base of ideas on which to build. The Peloponnesian War was between the two over Sparta ’s fear of Athens ’ growth of power‚ and especially the Megarian Decree‚ an Athenian economic sanction against the Spartan ally Megara. This sanction against the state would prove disastrous for its economy without the wealth of the Athenian economy to augment their trade‚ forcing Sparta ’s war machine to spring to life. Ultimately the Peloponnesian War was over the ideological and cultural rivalry between
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Greeks thought themselves as “one people.” Greek people had the same religion‚ language and culture. Young men and women from the Greek city states were sent compete in the Olympic Games. Ancient Greek was divided into several independent city states (Polis). Even though Greeks thought themselves as one people‚ politically they defended their independence from each other. Relation between Greeks and Phoenicians increased during ninth century B.C.E. Geeks adopted the Phoenicians alphabets and on the other
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According to Thucydides‚ “[the Lacedaemonians] feared the growth of the power of the Athenians‚ seeing most of Hellas already subject to them”. In particular‚ the Spartans were wary of Athens’ naval aptitude‚ public and private wealth‚ population numbers‚ and tributary allies. The Athenians‚ on the other hand‚ wanted to establish its empire as an equal‚ if not a superior‚ to Sparta. When Pericles rallied for Athenian boldness and strength‚ he proclaimed “[the Lacedaemonians] must treat you more as
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equal representations . The Athens democracy was made up of 3 institutions‚ Ekklesia‚ Boule and Dikasteria; Ekklesia was the ‘sovereign body of Athens which any member of the demos can attend to. The Boule is the council of only 500‚ 50 from the 10 polis‚ and the Dikasteria where 500 citizens were chosen each day . The elite members of society would participate in a drinking party known as symposium whilst enjoying wine‚ poetry and other forms of
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The Civilization of the Greeks-Chapter 4 The sea influenced Greek society. Greece had a long seacoast surrounded by bays and inlets that provided numerous harbors. The Greeks also inhabited a number of islands to all points (north‚ south‚ east‚ and west) of its mainland. So it is no accident that they became skilled sailors. They used the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas to establish colonies with the outside world and to spread Geek civilization to those areas. Mycenae was the first of the Greek
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hypothesis is supported by five key facts‚ Colonisation provided a solution to overpopulation‚ allowed for new skills and techniques to be learnt from other cultures‚ as well as a general broadening of knowledge‚ the development of the city-state or “polis” and the subsequent birth of democracy. It also helped strengthen Greece’s economic and military prowess over the Mediterranean area. Occurring from approximately 1100-480BCE‚ the Greek Dark and Archaic ages are some of the least known about
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economic and individual freedom all became essential to the system of rule of the Polis. These values helped Athens flourish culturally as well as scientifically and its inhabitants even credited them for their victory over Persian forces. Roughly ten years later‚ the second conflict with Persia lead to the beginning of the creation of an Athenian empire.
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