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Greece was mainly composed of city states free from each other, where no one city dominated all others. It is a situation where there can be no unified country. Such a region cannot dominate other regions around. It may be because of Geography that did not allow communications between them as is the case with many other regions.
Only Macedonia, a bit to the interior, developed traits to dominate other regions. It developed an Empire that encompassed whole of Greece, somehow.
Such unity in the face of external aggression like that from Persia was demonstrated amply. But it didn't last.
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∙ 11y ago
Blake MacKenzie
greece was good but rocky
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∙ 10y agoNobody until Philip of Macedon was strong enough to conquer everybody else.
Nobody WANTS to be ruled by somebody else.
However, it is not completely true that Greece was not unified. During the period between the Persian Wars and the Peloponesian War, the cities of the Delian League were pretty much united under the hegemony of Athens. While the Peloponesian cities held out for independence a little longer, eventually they also united under Spartan leadership.
After the Peloponesian War, most of Greece was united under Spartan hegemony until they were freed from Spartan overlordship by Thebes. Under the Theban hegemony, everyone was free to govern themselves again until they were all conquered one by one by Macedonia.
Even before that time, if you believe the poets, the Achaeans-Danaans-Hellenes were united under the pseudo-rule of Mycenaea even during the archaic period. The Illiad shows Agamemnon as the leader of the Hellenes at Troy.
During the period between the fall of Mycenaea and the Persian Wars, Sparta conquered Messenia and other parts of the Peloponese while Athens colonized Ionia and had at least some say in their government.
There was never a time in Greece when every city was totally independent.
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∙ 16y agoThe difficulty to unite the ancient Greece under a single government was the fact that each city was an independent state
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∙ 12y agoThe greeks couldn't unite because each city-state had it's own system of government and practices. They couldn't form just one government for all of greece.
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∙ 6y agoThey lived in independent city-states, were often at war with each other, and had no desire whatsoever to give up their independence.
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∙ 11y agoBecause of greece's geography. It's mountainous geography and isolated islands with water all around is basically what makes it hard.
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What does not describe how the Greek government regulated the economy of ancient Greece?
Attempting to talk about ancient Greece as if had a single government. The Greek world comprised over 2,000 independent city-states each with their own government, with several systems being used.
How was monarchy practice in ancient Greece?
classic monarchy, such as kings, vassals, so forth and so on, wasn't invented or even implemented in ancient greece. greece was a republic, similar to how the US of A is today. they had a group that would make decisions, a republic, and this republic would rule over the land. it worked out quite well, until i believe the Romans took over. typing republic into google would give much better info on the republics than i could.
Is modern Greece smaller than ancient Greece?
First of all, modern Greece is a unified country under a single government. Ancient Greece ranged from democracies (Athens, Thebes) to oligarchies (Sparta) and monarchies (Thessaly, Epirus, Macedonia). Furthermore, ancient Greeks colonized lands that are now outside of Greek borders, such as southern Italy, France, Turkey, Cyprus and some parts of the Russian shores. The Greek language has also evolved, and people now speak Modern Greek. Spelling has remained the same as it was in ancient Greek, but pronounciation has changed.
Did the Greeks have a king?
Greece wasn't a single country back in the ancient times. It was a collection of independent city-states, each with it's own government. At some point all of them had kings, and as time went on, they each evolved into systems of oligarchy or democracy. Sometimes kings were still in place, but usually they answered to a council of some kind (as the Spartans did at the time of the Persian invasion).
Ancient Greek Sports?
It began with a single one - a 200 metre foot race. This was progressively extended to include an increasing range of activities including javelin throwing, chariot racing, all-n wrestling etc.
In ancient Greece how was the ruler determined?
Ancient Greece was not a unified country with a single government; every city had its own government, and every city also had its own form of government, and its own method of choosing a ruler.
What does not describe how the Greek government regulated the economy of ancient Greece?
Attempting to talk about ancient Greece as if had a single government. The Greek world comprised over 2,000 independent city-states each with their own government, with several systems being used.
Where was the ancient Greece standium in Greece?
There were many standiums in ancient Greece, not a single one..many of them exist today, such as Epidavrus,Panathinean Stadium in Athens and many more...
Ancient Egyptian government?
The government was dominated by a single man the pharaoh
What contributions of Rome and Greece to modern political thoughts?
Beginning in ancient Greece and adopted by the Roman Republic, representative government was the foundation for modern political thought; that the people's voice be represented in political decision making by representatives -- rather than a single ruler and his (or her) Council.
Was Ancient Greece a fortified city-state?
Greece was not a single country. The Greek world comprised about 2,000 independent city-states, spread around the Mediterranean and Black Seas.
How did ancient Greece govern themselves?
We tend to think of Ancient Greece as a single unit, but nothing could be farther from the truth. Greece of that time was made up of autonomous city-states that each had a different way of governing. Also, to consider, is the time-frame; as all Greek cities had a king at some point, including Athens. So, monarchy, oligarchy (rule by elders) and democracy were all used in Ancient Greece.
How did Greeks run the government?
In ancient Greece, the government was a complex system of city-states where citizens had the right to participate in decision-making. The most well-known form of government in Greece was democracy, where eligible citizens could vote on issues and hold public office. Some city-states also had monarchies, where power was held by a single ruler, or oligarchies, where power was held by a small group of wealthy individuals.
Where was the center of power in ancient Greece?
there was no single centre of power as each city was independent and the only thing that unified Greece was a 'league' made up of these city states, none had total power
Who were the king and queen of ancient Greece?
There wasn't one. Or, more accurately, there wasn't JUST one. "Greece" was a region, not a single nation; most rulers ruled only a very limited territory.
Who is the man who pioneered the idea of communism?
The idea of a society without social classes and private ownership began in Ancient Greece but not by a single man
What forms of government do you find in ancient Greece?
Aristotle described them as: Monarchy (rule by a single (best) one) which usually degraded to Tyranny (rule by a single (not so best) one). Aristocracy (rule of the best) which usually degraded to oligarchy (rule of the few). Democracy (people power) which usually degraded to Ochlocracy (mob power).
