In Central and southern Greece tribal farming communities still existed, including Phocis, Aetolia, and Acarnania, in which a barter system of agricultural economy and a tribal structure survived. Various economic and political factors led to conflict between the city-states. At the end of the ...
This Greek cultural era took place between the 12th and 8th centuries BC. Greece was in the Homeric age at this time, so named due to the poems attributed to Homer, the Iliad, and the Odyssey, which give us an image of the Greek Middle Ages, a dark and legendary period of Greek hist...
Ancient Greece was a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to the end of antiquity (ca. 600 AD). Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine era. Included in...
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Ancient Greek civilization - City-States, Democracy, Philosophy: Dealings with opulent Asian civilizations were bound to produce disparities in wealth, and hence social conflicts, within the aristocracies of Greece. One function of institutions such as g
ancient civilization Why were ancient settlements typically located near a river? Why was the development of farming a turning point in human history? What did the major…
Ancient Greek civilization - The rise of Macedon: In 359 two new strong rulers came to the throne, Artaxerxes III of Persia and Philip II of Macedon. The last decade of the long reign of Artaxerxes II had been blighted by revolts in the western half of h
Ancient Egypt was the preeminent civilization in the Mediterranean world for almost 30 centuries—from its unification around 3100 B.C. to its conquest by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C. From the great pyramids of the Old Kingdom through the military conquests of the New Kingdom, Egypt’s ...
After the collapsing of the Mycenaean civilization theGeometric Period(1,100-700) began. The main characteristics of the Geometric Period are, on one hand, the ruling of members of the nobles and rich landowners who composed the class of the best citizens and on the other hand the commercial...
Ancient Greece, known for its city-states and philosophical achievements, contrasts with Ancient Rome's vast empire and legal legacy, highlighting their unique contributions to civilization.