The Achaeans (/əˈkiːənz/; Ancient Greek: Ἀχαιοί Akhaioí) constitute one of the collective names for the Greeks in Homer's Iliad (used 598 times) and Odyssey. The other common names are Danaans (/ˈdæneɪ.ənz/; Δαναοί Danaoi; used 138 times in the Iliad) and Argives (/ˈɑːrɡaɪvz/; Ἀργεῖοι Argeioi; used 182 times in the Iliad) while Panhellenes (Πανέλληνες Panhellenes) and Hellenes (/ˈhɛliːnz/;Ἕλληνες Hellenes) both appear only once; all of the aforementioned terms were used synonymously to denote a common Greek civilizational identity. In the historical period, the Achaeans were the inhabitants of the region of Achaea, a region in the north-central part of the Peloponnese. The city-states of this region later formed a confederation known as the Achaean League, which was influential during the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC.
The Homeric "long-haired Achaeans" would have been a part of the Mycenaean civilization that dominated Greece from circa 1600 BC until 1100 BC. However, by the Archaic and Classical periods, the term "Achaeans" referred to inhabitants of the much smaller region of Achaea. Herodotus identified the Achaeans of the northern Peloponnese as descendants of the earlier, Homeric Achaeans. According to Pausanias, writing in the 2nd century CE, the term "Achaean" was originally given to those Greeks inhabiting the Argolis and Laconia. However, this clearly is not the manner in which Homer uses the term.
nows the time for all good men
to get together with one another
we've gotta iron out problems
and try to livge as brothers
try and find peace of mind
without steepin on each other
and do respect the women of the world
remeber you all have mothers
we gotta make this land a better land
in the world in which we live
we gotta make each man be a better man
with the kindness that we give
i know we can make it
i know darn well that we can work it out
yes we can
And we've gotta take good care of the children
the children of the world
cause there the strongest hope for the future
the little bitty boys and girls
we gotta make this land a better land
in the world in which we live
we gotta make each man be a better man
with the kindness that we give
i know we can make it
i know darn well that we can work it out