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Greece Democracy
Greece Democracy
Greece is a well-known nation throughout history often credited with being the first nation to start a society in history. This is false, they did not lay the foundation for society as a whole, but they were the first nation to have a democratic government. To vote in Athens you needed to be a citizen. Citizenship generally meant you Owned a house or property, and every one's opinion was accounted for, and many things were decided in these votes, so it was only right that everyone casted their opinion. This is somewhat similar in today's democratic society as whether you like the candidates or not you should still vote as it is your civic duty and your opinion matters. In Athenian democracy the voters would put pebbels or stones in to two urns or pots to cast their vote.
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Myceneans
Myceneans
The Myceneans were a sea faring nation and one of the largest sources of trade in Greece's dark ages and were also known for their raiding of other ships. They were a war chasing race as they attacked each other as much as themselves (Though in truth, king Minos was more of a monster then a minotaur.). They probably traded their stolen goods to other merchants, but that is just my theory. They vanished at the end of the bronze centaury and to this day not many people know about them as a civilization. The civilization could have vanished for a number of reasons. The most likely was the number of foreign invasions and having an unstable food supply. As a merchant nation, that both traded and raided ships lack of business could have destroyed the economy and food supply. Greece was not a unified nation in the dark ages and there were many different kingdoms and each one was different. In truth only the ones that were featured in myths about the gods are the only ones we know the name of everything else was washed away by the ocean of time.
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Greek values
Greek values
The Greeks obtained much of their values from foreign countries and nations. The most influential were the Phoenicians. It was actually from the Phoenicians that The Greeks derived their alphabet and fun fact this also became the basis for the Roman alphabet. The Greeks poems celebrate the Virtue Arete which mean excellence. This Virtue is seen in many Greek plays and tragedies heroes. It means to reach one's potential which is the goal of all Greek philosophy.
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Politics
Politics
Greece was the nation that laid the foundations of democracy. Now while when voting it was the nobles and officials votes who were counted, but everyone was required to be there. The Greeks also valued physical perfection and essence. The roman emperor statues are actually the body of gods with their heads on top with Nero's statue being Apollo god of the Sun. I say this because to quote the chapter "The Greeks wanted a public Performance of excellence, not true Good intentions). In Greece's poets were probably banned from connecting the gods to all of humanity's faults, considering the first rebellion was particularly brutal and violent. Greeks were known for their athleticism and Intellect though at this point the morality of the kingdom and the philosophers and priests were grey at best. I say this because of the number of tyrants Greece had.
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Greek Plays
Greek Plays
The Greeks in the world of the stage are most famous for tragedy's depictions of significant trials or struggles or even the death of heroes doing the work of the gods. These were often retold many times by different playwrights over the years. The playwrights would often adapt or change elements of the plays in order to introduce new viewpoints or moral philosophies to the audience. The Greek tragedy's are often looked at by scholars due to their massive philosophical value. It was hard to be a playwright in Greece as they often had to enter and win completions for small cash prizes and often worked part time jobs. I believe that most plays of Greek origin had some type of moral or philosophical lesson.
Citation of article: "Drama, Greek." In Ancient Greece and Rome: An Encyclopedia for Students, edited by Carroll Moulton, 17-20. Vol. 2. New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998. Gale In Context: World History (accessed October 24, 2024). https://link-gale-com.eznvcc.vccs.edu/apps/doc/CX2897200152/WHIC?u=viva2_nvcc&sid=bookmark-WHIC&xid=e844593f.
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