Herodotus: Sacrifice Play In Ancient Greek Religion

20) In the Greek belief system, sacrifice played a huge role because it was an important ritual done in Greek religion. It showed dedication and respect to the gods they performed for at alters. They also gave gifts to their gods, hoping that they would receive favor and protection from the gods.
21) The Persian War influenced Herodotus in a way because Herodotus became a historian, who was seeking the causes that led up to the events from the Persian War. Through that, Herodotus became a Greek historian who was also known for his books he wrote about what he researched.
22) Socratic thinkers were unique because they viewed the world in a different way than others. . They often used the "Socratic method" in order to question and answer things

in a deeper meaning.
23) Hesiod's Works and Days provided an insight into Greek culture because it educated people the importance of the farmers, and the time they have to work. The farmers learned when it was the right to farm, by reading the stars, and keeping track. They needed to be hard-working while farming, in order to survive.
24) The helots played a role in Spartan culture by working the land and then giving a portion of what they worked hard for, to their Spartan masters they worked for. They were known for as being abused and exploited while living, because of the harsh treatment they received.
25) The Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta differed from each other because their unique lifestyle. The Spartans practiced a foreign policy, in which they were to be cautious and stay away from conflict with other nations. On the other hand, Athens was populous with large territory for the people. These differences eventually lead to the Peloponnesian War because they were many disagreements between Athens and Sparta.
26) Pericles should be known as Pericles the Great because he was a part of creating and making the Athenian democracy finally become what it was. Also, Pericles took part in the Athenian democracy by giving the power to the important groups in the democracy, like the Council of 500 and the Assembly. Then, he gathered men to hold office and participate to be a part of the democracy and process.
27) The Greeks and Persians were fighting because of the disagreements and differences they had between the two groups. The Greeks' enemy was Persia, while Persia was more focused on the developments, not worrying about war with the Greeks.
28) Triremes and hoplites had some things that they had in common, like they were both related to war. Although they were different in terms of what they were, they both protected the Greek states, and were called up for times of crisis.
29) The Athenian democracy had characteristics of men being able to participate in the government, while women, children, and slaves could not, there was the assembly, that was a gathering of male citizen, where they discussed about the democracy, and the council of 500, and their job of the citizens, were to prepare meetings for the assembly. This government compares with Alexandria, because Alexandria was focused on bureaucracy to keep their large population in order. So, instead of having the people take a part in the government like the Athenian democracy, there were state official.
30) Socrates was an important sophist because he taught and spent a lot of his time with young men who observed and learned from Socrates.

The meaning of sophist, is one who used his smarts to later manipulate reality, and Socrates did that, because many young men learned from Socrates, but Socrates later stated that he knew nothing.
31) The influence of Socrates had on the youth of Athens, is that he taught the youth to become dedicated to the philosophy, and what it taught them. He also influenced the youth to use his "Socratic method" to create and understand a deeper understanding.
32) Plato was a more significant philosopher than Aristotle, because Plato learned from Socrates, and took what he learned, and turned it into something better. He founded an academy, wrote dialogues, and lectured many subjects to various people.
33) Persian women of the elite class were politically influential, were able to own land, had some rights, like being able to travel, and were important during important occasions. Compared to the conditions of Greek women, Persian women had a much better life. Greek women were treated differently in Sparta and Athens, because Spartan women had expectations to have children and be responsible. But Athenian women had no rights, and no say in their arranged

marriages.
34) Sparta's victory over Athens in the Peloponnesian War was significant because the war affected most of the Greek world. Athens lost its power as the strongest city-state, and Sparta became the leader of Greece, because of the power they gained. Greek society was also changed, because now democratic Athens and oligarchic Sparta had conflicts with one another.
35) The Peloponnesian War revealed the inherent flaw about Greek society, which was the independent polis. This flaw created rivalry, fear, and trust issues between the neighboring communities.
36) Before Alexander the Great, the political structure of what would be called the Hellenistic world, was known to have many large kingdoms, with diverse population in them. There were also powerful rulers, and a big gap between the wealthy and poor, which later influenced the political structure of the Hellenistic World.
37) The epoch ushered in by Alexander the Great's conquest was known as the "Hellenistic Age" because of the lands that were under Greek rule, were impacted heavily by Greek culture. The Seleucid, Ptolemaic, and Antigonid kingdoms compared because the Seleucid still was based off the administrative structure of the Persian system, the Ptolemaic were not influenced by the Greek culture, and did not plant to in the future, and lastly, the Antigonid was a combination of the Seleucid and Ptolemaic kingdom.
38) The Ptolemies are examples of Alexander the Great's legacy because they consisted of one ethnicity and were easily controllable. Also, the Ptolemies had enough power to extract wealthy from the administrative structure of the pharaohs they took over.
39) Alexandria with its Library and the "House of Muses" compare to Athens because they both carried an important learning system, due to the fact that they believed that learning was the most important skill someone could have. Also, they both has a library where people went to study.