CCOT greeks romans
Kaila Dubranski
Mr. Wilbur
AP World History
4 November 2014
CCOT Essay Many lands experience changes over time caused by the introduction of a new culture and people to that land. For example, throughout the transition from the Greek phase to the Roman phase, the Mediterranean world experienced continuities in religion and slavery and a change in societal structure from 600 B.C.E. to 400 C.E. During both the Roman and the Greek phase, religion and religious ideas stayed relatively similar. The Romans believed in a polytheistic religion that included ideas borrowed from other cultures. For example, the Romans essentially believed in the same gods as the Greeks; however, the Romans renamed those gods so they would have Roman names instead of Greek names. Also, both the Greeks and the Romans believed in and practiced religious cults. One religious cult that the Greeks followed was The Bacchae. Followers of this cult mainly believed in partying and fornicating. A Roman religious cult was the Cult of Isis. This cult revolved around the deity Isis who was borrowed from the Egyptians. Although they were two different cultures, the Romans and the Greeks believed in similar religious ideas. Another aspect of both cultures that continued throughout time was slavery. For example, during both the Greek and the Roman phase, slavery was not based on race and the slaves had an opportunity to become free peoples. Also, most people were forced into slavery to pay for their debts. In other cases, people also sold their children into slavery to pay for their debts. The majority of slave owners allowed older slaves to buy their freedom regardless because by that point in a slave’s life, they stopped working efficiently. Most slaves in both cultures worked in agriculture. Most of the ideas surrounding slavery stayed the same in both cultures despite the time difference. Although many aspects of the Roman and the Greek culture were similar, one characteristic that did change over
Mr. Wilbur
AP World History
4 November 2014
CCOT Essay Many lands experience changes over time caused by the introduction of a new culture and people to that land. For example, throughout the transition from the Greek phase to the Roman phase, the Mediterranean world experienced continuities in religion and slavery and a change in societal structure from 600 B.C.E. to 400 C.E. During both the Roman and the Greek phase, religion and religious ideas stayed relatively similar. The Romans believed in a polytheistic religion that included ideas borrowed from other cultures. For example, the Romans essentially believed in the same gods as the Greeks; however, the Romans renamed those gods so they would have Roman names instead of Greek names. Also, both the Greeks and the Romans believed in and practiced religious cults. One religious cult that the Greeks followed was The Bacchae. Followers of this cult mainly believed in partying and fornicating. A Roman religious cult was the Cult of Isis. This cult revolved around the deity Isis who was borrowed from the Egyptians. Although they were two different cultures, the Romans and the Greeks believed in similar religious ideas. Another aspect of both cultures that continued throughout time was slavery. For example, during both the Greek and the Roman phase, slavery was not based on race and the slaves had an opportunity to become free peoples. Also, most people were forced into slavery to pay for their debts. In other cases, people also sold their children into slavery to pay for their debts. The majority of slave owners allowed older slaves to buy their freedom regardless because by that point in a slave’s life, they stopped working efficiently. Most slaves in both cultures worked in agriculture. Most of the ideas surrounding slavery stayed the same in both cultures despite the time difference. Although many aspects of the Roman and the Greek culture were similar, one characteristic that did change over