Athens history facts
[DOC File]Pre-AP Ancient Greece Test
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Sparta and Athens were the two most powerful city-states (poli). Sparta was a strict military power that did not like traveling and visitors. Athens was a port city whose trading ships traveled throughout the Mediterranean Sea. In time, the fighting between Sparta and Athens …
[DOC File]History of the Modern Olympic Games
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Classical Athens developed the most democratic system of government the world had ever seen, although not everyone could participate in decision making. It became a foundation of modern democracies. Contrasting philosophies of government divided the Greek city-states of Athens (democracy) and Sparta (oligarchy).
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Athens, one of the greatest Greek city-states, valued culture and learning in addition to physical strength. Sparta was a warlike Greek city-state that valued strength, but disliked learning and commerce. An oligarchy is any government ruled by a small group of people.
[DOC File]History of Athens
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It is one of the world’s oldest cities, with a history dating back several millenniums B.C. The Athens metropolitan area spreads across the central basin of the Greek peninsula of Attica, which has a population of approximately 4 million people. Athens is surrounded by mountains on three sides and the Aegean Sea to the southwest.
[DOC File]History Curriculum Framework 2008 - Virginia
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Plato – wrote the Republic, a philosopher, founded The Academy, born in Athens. Aristotle – founded the Lyceum, wrote History of Animals, classified 500 animals. Hippocrates – known as the “father of medicine” and promoted ethics in the field. Ptolemy – an astronomer, placed the earth at …
[DOC File]Chapter 31: The Legacy of Ancient Greece
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History and Social Science Standards of Learning. CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK 2008. World Geography. ... This column delineates the key content facts, concepts, and ideas that students should grasp in order to demonstrate understanding of the standard. ... Athens. Warsaw STANDARD WG.4 (continued) The student will locate and analyze physical, economic ...
[DOC File]History Curriculum Framework 2008 - Virginia
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Classical Athens developed the most democratic system of government the world had ever seen, although not everyone could participate in decision-making. It became a foundation of modern democracies…even ours!!! Athens went through stages of government: Monarchy, Aristocracy, Tyranny and eventually evolved into a Democracy.
History of Athens - Past and present of Athens
Athens is a city that has history imbedded into its everyday life today. The city is about 3500 years old but has a history of over 5000 years and possibly is the oldest inhabited city in Europe. Its history is very rich in content and has been studied by historians and archeologists for decades.
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Democracy, or rule by the people, began in Athens. The practice of having citizens serve on juries also began in Greece. Democratic government in the United States has roots in ancient Greece.
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