Transcript of Greek history is divided into the following periods Prehistory Ancient times Hellenistic period...
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- Greek history is divided into the following periods Prehistory
Ancient times Hellenistic period Roman period and Byzantine
Civilization Ottoman occupation Modern Greece History of
Greece
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- The Cycladic civilization has been developed in the islands of
Cyclades. According to archeological findings we know that vast
areas of Greece have been inhabited since the Paleolithic era,2
millions years back. During the Bronze age three separated
civilizations flourished in Greece: the Cycladic, the Minoan and
the Mycenaean civilization. All these ancient civilizations were
developed in areas near the sea. The small marble Cycladic statues
are the most impressive famous findings of this period The prince
from the Knossos palace in Crete The third important civilization,
which is called Mycenaean, flourished in the Greek mainland and
particularly in the peninsula of Peloponnese. The major center is
Mycenae The Minoan civilization was developed in Crete,an island of
strategic importance in the sea route towards the ancient countries
of Middle East.
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- Ancient times (1100 -323 BC) Classical times ( 5 th century
BC)-The Golden Age of Pericles Classical Times in Greece, from 500
BC until the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, are justly
considered as one of the highest expressions of the Greek
civilization. The ideas and concepts, the art and systems of
governing which human mind created during this epoch are of a
diachronic value. Athens has been a city for 3.500 years but its
greatest glory was during the classical period of ancient Greece
from which so many buildings and artifacts still survive. Athens
became the cradle of democracy. Pericles was an aristocrat that
defended the democratic values. He dominated in the political life
of Athens for approximately 30 years. He adopted different
political reforms that allowed to the people to actively
participate into politics. He restored the temples destroyed by the
barbarians and ordered the construction of magnificent monuments,
such as the Acropolis, thus introducing an epoch that is called
"The Golden Age of Pericles Pericles Currency with the Goddess
Athenas head
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- Roman period ( 30 BC -323 AD) and Byzantine Civilization
(323AD-1453 AD). In AD 323 the Emperor Constantine transferred the
Roman Empire capital from Rome to Byzantium and founded the new
eastern capital of Constantinople.By the end of the fourth Century
AD, the Roman Empire is officially divided into two parts: the
western and the eastern. Rome, the western part, gradually
collapses, whereas the eastern part becomes reinforced and is
called Byzantine Empire. It will last 11 centuries, until the Fall
of the Constantinople in 1453. The Byzantine Civilization is a
combination of Christianity - the new religion of ancient Greek
heritage and Roman tradition in organization and administration
matters. Byzantium presented major achievements in the department
of science, art, law, philosophy, and literature gave masterpieces
to global and European civilization. In 1453 Constantipople was
conquered by the Ottomans From the Ottoman period to Modern Greece.
Greece remained under the occupation of the Ottomans for 4
centuries. Hellenistic period (323 BC - 30 BC ) Alexander the great
of Macedonia created a vast empire that expanded from India in the
east to Egypt in the south. Greek civilization (Greek language,
religion, culture) was spread in the world. It lasted from after
Alexanders death in 323 BC until the Roman conquered his empire.
Dafni:byzantine nomastery Alexander the great
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- Nowadays the inhabited area is 30.000 hectares with 3.500.000
people. The ratio of the urban and suburban green space in the
basin of Athens is 2,55 square metres per resident, while the
European Organization of the Environment considers the proportion
of 10 square meters per individual hardly acceptable. On 18th
September, 1834 Athens was recognized as the capital of Greece. In
those days Athens was 300 hectares and counted 10.000 12.000
people. Photo of Athens at the beginning of the 19 th century Small
houses, land,dirt road. This Athens has vanished Athens from the
air Small houses with red tiles Modern Greece 1830: The
independence of Greece was signed.
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- 1834: Athens capital of Greece. 1837 : University built 1862 :
Athens was lit up with gas. 1889 : electricity came to Athens 1896
: Olympic games. The first car was launched 1905 : Asphalt covering
of the streets. The first telephone 1907 :The first cinema. The
population of Athens was 165.000. 1908: Operation of the first
organized telephone center with 800 subscribers. There were 12
primary schools and 5 high schools. 1920: 30.000 people. About 80
cars in Athens. 1923: Launch of the first Citroen taxis. Minor Asia
Destruction: 300.000 refugees from Minor Asia moved to Athens.
Serious problems of cleanliness and water shortage surfaced. 1925:
The construction of the dam in lake Marathon started that year in
order to solve the water supply problem of the capital 1940-1944:
German possession, National Resistance. 1997: Athens is in charge
of the Olympic Games 2004. 2001: The new airport Eleftherios
Venizelos is built. 2004: The Olympic Games 13-29 August. Urban
history of Athens The basic points of the urban development 100
m..The first event during the Olympic Games of 1896 Athens
1840
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- Environmental Problems: Air pollution smog Excessive use of
cars Lack of open spaces Vast number of cement constructions and
the bad town planning choke the City. High temperatures in summer
Efforts made in recent years: Car pools round the historical center
of the city since 1995 Reformation of some public places,
pedestrian zones Underground parking lots Improvement of the means
of transportation - the metro since 2000 New motorways (Attiki
odos) Tree plantations Olympic stadium Attiki Odos Airport of
Athens smog Metro map
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- The ratio of the urban and suburban green space in the basin of
Athens is 2,55 square metres per resident, while the European
Organization of the Environment considers the proportion of 10
square meters per individual hardly acceptable.
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