discipline of history.[8][9] Events occurring prior to written record are considered prehistory. Herodotus‚ a 5th-century B.C. Greek historian is considered within the Western tradition to be the "father of history"‚ and‚ along with his contemporary Thucydides‚ helped form the foundations for the modern study of human history. Their work continues to be read today and the divide between the culture-focused Herodotus and the military-focused Thucydides remains a point of contention or approach in modern historical
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THE ANCIENT GREEKS NAME ___Harrison Funk_________________________________ To complete this worksheet use the information found on the following website: http://www.mythologyteacher.com/GreekIntro.html GREEK INTRO 1. At roughly what time period was the golden age of ancient Greece? 500 B.C. 2. Who was an ancient Greek writer of fables? Homer 3. Who was a Greek mathematician? Pythrogras 4. Why should Americans study ancient Greece? We oew everything to ancient Greece. GREEK CITY-STATES
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ancient Greece? A) city-state 15. According to Greek mythology‚ who was the king of the gods? A) Zeus 16. According to Greek mythology‚ who was the wife of the king of the gods? C) Hera 17. Who is considered the "Father of History"? B) Herodotus 18. The ancient Greek system of religion was monotheistic. B) False 19. In Greek sculpture‚ the kore is the female; the kouros is the male A) True 20. The term
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two years after Charlemagne started ruling as king. Since he lived and witnessed Charlemagne’s life and rule‚ Einhard views Charlemagne as an actual human who was a great ruler and believed his greatness should be remembered. Einhard is similar to Herodotus‚ because he is writing out of
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A social history: women in europe One can think of European history and the mind tends to wander back to Greece and the days of Homer‚ Aristotle‚ and the Greek tragedies. But it is Herodotus and Thucydides that really started writing history‚ the history that was bestowed upon them to record without regard to whether it was true or not. The only women that are recorded in these ancient times are those of the gods. Women’s place in ancient society was that of wife and mother. They were property
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most renowned builders in the Near East. He made Babylon the most beautiful city in the region. Around the city‚ he built walls‚ which formed a square. The walls were 9 miles long‚ and further after the walls there was a moat to keep invaders out. Herodotus said that the wall was 320 feet high‚ with 250 watchtowers‚ 80 feet thick‚ and had 100 bronze gates. He also built the magnificent Ishtar Gate‚ which was a double gate at the south end of the processional way. It was covered with animal structures
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composed of many elements including architecture‚ art and writing and literature (mainly the works of Alcman and Tyrtaeus). The study of these elements allows for insight into the cultural life of Sparta. The views of different Greek writers such as Herodotus‚ Xenophon and Aristotle also reveal different aspects of Spartan culture. Through the study of architecture it can be seen that Sparta was a very religious society. Structures such as the Amyklaion‚ the Menelaion and the Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia
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it was said by Herodotus ;an ancient Greek historian who’s regarded as the "Father of History" in Western culture.. he said"Egypt is the gift of the Nile" admiring the Nile river as God’s gift for the Egyptian people‚as without the Nile river;Egypt would have been desert.. The Nile was the lifeblood of Egypt. Their civilization depended on it (just as in every other river-valley civ.) Egypt was a glorious civilization‚ which contributed in many ways to two modern-day civilizations: the West and the
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this is supported by a depiction of Spartiates hunting a boar on Lakonian pottery. Social Structure and political organisation: Written sources: The Issue of Lycurgus and the Great Rhetra “By these changes they became a well ordered state” (Herodotus) (on Lycurgus and the Great Rhetra) The Role of the Kings “…kings received a whole catalog of honors and privileges…spanned the domestic and military spheres…included priesthoods…” (M Kennell) Government – The Ephorate‚ The Gerousia‚ and
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Impact on our lives now form a developed conclusion The Persian wars are a monumental milestone in battle tactics and one of the most influential wars in history. Not only this but they have had a huge impact on the world we live in today. We as a whole are defined by world history and the Greco-Persian wars can be argued to have had the most significant effect. The Greco-Persian wars have a deep significance on western culture. This applys in almost all means of our lives. Not only would democracy
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