following paragraphs‚ the Delian League will be explained as to what it was‚ how it was formed‚ and how it affected everyone involved throughout the time it existed (both negatively and positively). First‚ the Delian League was an agreement made between Athens‚ and the Aegean coastal regions as well as the Ionian islands as to a naval force to continue to protect the territory won back by Greece from the Persians. All contributed an allotment of both money and ships to continually protect the areas won
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Greek democracy first arose in Athens‚ for a short period of time. In the following paragraphs‚ the rise of Greek democracy‚ as well as the background and reasoning behind how it rose and fell‚ will be discussed. First‚ Athens became a democracy‚ but it was not always a democracy. In the period between 800 and 500 BCE‚ Athens had aristocrats that had taken control of most of the good land‚ as well as gaining much of the political power in the city. People that were either poorer or middle class
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the death knell. The most major were the Decelean War‚ the plague and death of Pericles‚ and the Macedonian take over. When Sparta turned its military attentions to Athens it was already weary from the Peloponnesian War. When a substantial portion of a naval ships were captured by Sparta in 405 BC the restriction on supplies into Athens and their resulting surrender to Sparta in 404 BC was the first tolling of
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security dilemma in which Sparta was forced to increase its security to match the seemingly increasing security of Athens. The building of Athens ’ long walls protecting its naval power and its interference in Corcyra were important events in beginning the war‚ primarily because of the dramatic increase in Athenian power these events represented to the Spartans. These actions put Athens in a strong position to increase its power steadily in the coming years‚ also steadily decreasing Spartan power forcing
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Aristophanes (c.447-c.380 BC) was an ancient Athenian playwright and his plays are the extant example of Attic Old Comedy. He wrote during the Golden Age of Athens (c. 5th Century BC)‚ a period of political hegemony‚ and survived the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC) among other events that shaped the social and political messages behind his plays. Regarded by many as the Father of Comedy‚ Aristophanes used a range of humor devices in his plays‚ such as Wasps (422 BC)‚ Frogs (405 BC)‚ to provide socio-political
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Unlike other nations that are unified under one ruler Ancient Greece was separated into a variety of governments that made it function poorly. In 900 B.C.E the Greeks ‘civilization began to emerge. The little towns slowly became cities‚ and the city prospered. Especially in 800 B.C.E when the Greeks created the Greek alphabet (O’Connell 20-21). Ancient Greece has multiple cities that each have its own government system. These cities are known as city-states or polis’ and each city-state acted as
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Socrates‚ our Greek philosopher‚ has profoundly affected our philosophy. Born in Athens‚ the son of Sophroniscus‚ he received the regular elementary education in literature‚ music‚ and gymnastics. He familiarized himself with the rhetoric and dialectics of the Sophists‚ the speculations of the lonian philosophers‚ and the general culture of Periclean Athens. I interviewed Socrates outside of his cell after his trial. He had just finished talking to his admirers. There
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Introduction HIS100 History of Western Civilization to Middle Ages Lesson 5 Quiz This assignment is worth a total of 60 points. Please make sure you have answered all questions prior to submitting. Once you click the submit button‚ you will not be able to return to this section. Question 1 of 60 What type of columns does the Parthenon have? | Alsacian | | Ionic | | Corinthian | | Doric | Question 2 of 60 In 490 B.C.E. the Athenians defeated the Persians at the Battle
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During the Reacting to Past game‚ I was assigned the role of Miltiades‚ a 67-year-old Solonian Aristocrat (Oligarch)‚ who comes from a well-established family of Athens. My specific role was to best apply my experience and wisdom serving as a leading speaker for the Oligarch faction. My main two individual goals were to give a speech advocating for the passing of the Reconciliation Agreement and also to get Socrates acquitted of all charges. I was able to successfully influence the viewpoints of
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Ancient Athens is credited with having developed one of the first democracies on this earth. The city-state’s democracy‚ which was known as a direct or radical democracy‚ was at its peak under the rule of Pericles (circa 495- 430 BC). Prior to the development of what was an extremely active democracy‚ the Athenians were under various forms of government‚ including monarchy‚ oligarchy and tyranny. Monarchy The city-states in Greece were established some time around the 9th century BC. From around
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