Classical Greece

Classical Greece and the World of Hellenistic Kingdoms

Greek civilization went though many drastic changes between the Hellenic and Hellenistic periods. These eras not only provided massive amounts of culture and identity to the Greek people but also served as the footwork to great accomplishments ahead. At the hands of many great leaders the Greeks at first focused more on military, politics and architecture and they were able to fine tune their skills and create many classical Greek achievements. At the time politics seemed to become a major focus because of expansion and wartime. The author of our textbook Spielvogel mentions, “It was a period of brilliant achievement, much of it associated with the flowering of democracy…” (Spielvogel P 77) The creative culture and developing nations had produced such great groundwork that they would ultimately become one of the most accomplished civilizations ever.
When Greece adapted a new military system everything began to change. They now had armed soldiers and guards to protect them from neighboring invaders. Greece was positioned in such a way that they held a strategic advantage because of their surrounding mountainous terrain. War at the time became an integral part of the Greek way of life. The Greeks adapted many new types of armor and surprising had quite a few citizen-soldiers who accepted the challenge. Politics was also playing a vital role in the development of colonies. The colonization of Greece has been given the credit of establishing a greater more defined Greek culture. Additionally colonization opened up a great opportunity for trade. The Greeks were exporting oils, wines and even clay pottery. In return they were able to trade for fish, wood metals and even slaves fr...

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...atues and sculptures ever created. Classic Greece were those who lived during the conquests of Alexander were heavily involved in creating a powerful army to protect the country. In classic Greece the In regard to importance it would be very hard to say that one era was more important that the other. In fact many may argue without one there would not have been the other. Classic Greece was attributed with the creation of political freedom. They were able to vote on concerning issues similar to a democracy. The idea that people could become self-governed was a brand new idea at this time. These great contributions have lead to many people trying to learn from the ways of the Greek culture. Without pointing out which ear may have been the most influential we most realize that without the greatness of the classical Greece there would have been no Hellenistic culture.