The Causes of the Peloponessian War Ancient Greece during the 4th century B.C. was home to the city-states of Sparta and Athens. These two communities were the superpowers of the region during that time. The peloponnesian war between these two states evolved out of a string of events that would lead to years of conflict. When looking for a single cause of the peloponnesian war none can be found. Over time many events contributed to the eventual war between Sparta and Athens. I believe
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facts and not small detail (the obvious history) Case Study: Herodotus The historian Born at Halicarnassus (485 BC – 425 BC) Exiled due to conspiring against Persians Merchant and traveller Greek Historian Cannot be free form bias (critical judgement) Educated (upper class) Harnessed ill feelings towards Persian Motive and Purpose for Writing “These are the researches of Herodotus of Halicarnassus‚ which he publishes‚
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Review for Test 1 – Chapters 1 through 4 Chapter 1 – Beginnings of Civilization 1. What is the name of the place where the oldest paintings known to mankind are found? The neanderthal’s 2. What happened in the Neolithic period that allowed for communities and villages to develop?Agriculture 3. What two things (according to the book) happen together when civilization begins to develop?Hunting and gathering. 4. What is the name of the area where Sumerians settled? Fertile crescent
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Chapter Four! Greece and Iran 1000 – 30 B.C.E. ⅠAncient Iran 1000 - 500 B.C.E • Also known as the Persian Empire. • Little written materials are left. A. Geography and Resources • Northwest Iran was more open to attacks by the nomads of Central Asia. • Irrigation in the first millennium B.C.E. enabled people to move to open plains so they could plant. • Under ground irrigation channels. • Human survival depended on a delicate ecological balance. B. the Rise of the Persian Empire • “Iranians”
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Eumenides Persai (The Persians) – is a song of triumph for the defeat of the Persians Prometheus Bound – a retelling of the legend of the Titan Prometheus The Greek Gods and Goddesses 2 of the most excellent Historians Herodotus (father of history) Thucydides ( the better historian) 3 names tower above the Greek Philosophers Socrates Plato Aristotle Other Prominent Writers Hippocrates (Father of Medicine) Aristophanes (playwright who wrote comedies) Euclid (Father of
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Question 1: With reference to source A‚ what does the evidence reveal about the roles and status of women in Spartan society. In Sparta‚ women were well respected and had multiple roles within society. They were given more freedom than in most other Greek societies. The main reason for this was the fact that Sparta had a warrior culture and the men were away either at war or training for war. while the men were away the women had multiple roles. The most important of which was to give birth to healthy
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the Greeks‚ an inexorable law would cause the downfall or disgrace of anyone guilty of hubris. The Athenian dramatists often employed this theme in their tragedies‚ and Herodotus attributed the Persian defeat by the Greeks to Xerxes’ overweening pride‚ for "Zeus tolerates pride in none but himself." ^16 [Footnote 16: Herodotus History of the Persian Wars 7.10.] The Greeks exhibited human frailties and failings - at times they were irrational‚ vindictive‚ and cruel. But at their best they
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Minoan Study The Minoans The Minoans are regarded as standing at the very beginning of European civilisation. They were regarded as being a people of magnificent social organization‚ culture‚ art and commerce. They thrived on their mercantile abilities and favoured "intense commercial activity". Their society was based on sea power and seaborne trade with evidence of links to Egypt‚ Syria‚ Sicily and Spain. Evidence suggests they were orientated toward trade and bureaucracy rather than military
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Thucydides ’ written history of the Mytilenian Debate and the Melian Dialogue reflects the reality of a period where morality is dependent on the exercise of power and those who possess it. The main theme running through the course of these two debates is that those with the power to act as they wish inherently have the power to dictate morality. The arguments that decide the fate of the Mytilene are made not strictly on the basis of morality but on how their power allows them to exercise the moral
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The Spartan Economy land ownership: agriculture‚ kleroi‚ helots o Each Spartan male was allotted an equal plot of land ‘kleros’ with a certain number of helots to work the property for them o Helots allowed Spartans to refrain from work and devote themselves to their military training o This land was either received from the state or inherited‚ could not be bought or sold o Kleros provided them with food for their families and syssitia o Plutarch tells us that “Lycurgus persuaded the citizens
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