POL200Y5 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Guide: Cephalus, Tyrant, Meletus
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Study guide: pol200 lecture 2 ancient greek history. Ancient greek world were never united into one big group, most of their history the greeks were at war with themselves. Many various greek kings existed, some going at war with one another. Greeks inquired into justice, fate, morality etc: they tried to be the best in this world tried to make a mark in the world be significant. Greeks created a brilliant culture glorified humanity as most important creation: had a huge impact on western civilization. Plato and aristotle wrote in the classical period. Followed a period called the dark age 1200 b. c dark becomes we know almost nothing about: a time of small illiterate communities, appeared relatively peaceful less contention, less major wars occurred. People lived their lives worried less about most things. A revival of sorts occurred over much of greek world: land was naturally full of variety trade began to increase, population increase many new greek colonies arose.
