who were the first greek civilization?
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The Mycenaean Civilization (approximately 1900-1100 BCE) is commonly acknowledged as the beginning of Greek culture, even though we know almost nothing about the Mycenaeans save what can be determined through archaeological finds and through Homer's account of their war with Troy as recorded in the Iliad.
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Historically they were, but modern Greeks aren't Roman anymore. ... For nearly 1700 years the Greeks were Roman in some way. They were ruled by the Roman Republic, the Roman Empire, and the Eastern Roman Empire. Up until 1700 some Greeks still referred to themselves as Roman.
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The Mycenaeans seem to have inherited parts of their civilization from the Minoans. ... The Mycenaeans also acquired writing (Linear B) from the Minoans (Linear A), but spoke a different language. Mycenaean was an ancestral Greek language, while no one as yet knows just what Minoans spoke.
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Greece was one of the first countries to form a Scouting troop. The first Scout group was organized in 1910. Scouting was disbanded by a Greek nationlist government (1939), but revived after World War II. Greek Scouts are considered very traditional (old fashioned) and close to the principles laid by Baden Powell.
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Question 2 Iraq is referred to as the “cradle of civilization” because it was the home of the Sumerians, the earliest known civilization Question 3 Pastoralists are typically semi-sedentary because they transfer their animals between environments and altitudes to get the optimal grasses.
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As early as the 7th century BCE, the Greeks were building life-size statues. While the proportions were awkward and the poses stiff, they already bore many traditional traits of Greek art: primarily male, nude, well-muscled, anonymous, and blank-faced.
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Civilization describes a complex way of life that came about as people began to develop networks of urban settlements. The earliest civilizations developed between 4000 and 3000 BCE, when the rise of agriculture and trade allowed people to have surplus food and economic stability.
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Greece is considered the cradle of Western civilisation, being the birthplace of democracy, Western philosophy, Western literature, historiography, political science, major scientific and mathematical principles, Western drama and the Olympic Games.
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Aegean civilization. Aegean civilization is a general term for the Bronze Age civilizations of Greece around the Aegean Sea. There are three distinct but communicating and interacting geographic regions covered by this term: Crete, the Cyclades and the Greek mainland.
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Although the people who settled in Mesopotamia are often credited as the first civilization, new research shows that Aboriginal Australians are the oldest known civilization on Earth. The Aborigines can trace their ancestries back to about 75,000 years ago, but became a distinct genetic group around 50,000 years ago.
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Titans were the 2nd generation of gods before the Olympians, and after the Primordials. The Olympians, aka the gods, came after the Titans, and overthrew them after a 10 year long war.
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It probably started long after the Greeks and Indians came into contact with each other. Greeks worshiped their Gods and Goddesses likeness in stone. The cultural interaction between the Greeks and Indians brought the concept of idol worship.
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The Greeks formed their own dynasty called the Ptolemaic Dynasty that ruled for nearly 300 years until 30 BC. In 30 BC the Romans took control of Egypt. The Romans ruled for over 600 years until around 640 AD. In 332 BC, Alexander the Great swept down from Greece conquering much of the Middle East all the way to India.
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The first civilizations developed in river valleys (flat area between hills or mountains) where people could carry on the large-scale farming that was needed to feed a large population. As food became abundant (easier to get), more people would live in the city. New patterns of living soon emerged.
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It is believed that civilization came in through the influence of ancient cultures the two main ones being Greek and Roman. The influence by Greece was mainly by their golden age and Rome with its great Empire and Republic. Ancient Rome formed the law code much like the one used in the present time in many countries.
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The Mycenaeans took over the islands of the Minoans and adopted much of the Minoan culture. They adapted the writing of the Minoans to their own language. Today this writing is called "Linear B." The Mycenaean civilization began to collapse around 1250 BC when many of their cities were burnt to the ground.
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Greece is known for being the cradle of Western Civilization, the birthplace of democracy, the Olympic Games, and its ancient history and magnificent temples. Ancient temples in Greece include the Parthenon at the Acropolis in Athens, the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, and the Temple of Poseidon at Sounion.