With reference to sources‚ what does the evidence reveal about Spartan cultural life? There were many different aspects to the Spartan cultural life which ancient sources and evidence have provided insight and knowledge for our modern societies. These features include art‚ architecture‚ writing and literature‚ and Greek writer’s views of Sparta. The Spartan cultural life also gives us knowledge into other aspects of Spartan life and the society in which they lived. Architecture was one of the essential
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that Greece did not receive contributions from Egypt. Lefkowitz has “offered the public a pablum history which ignores or distorts the substantial evidence of African influence on Greece in the ancient writings of Aetius‚ Strabo‚ Plato‚ Homer‚ Herodotus‚ Diogenes‚ Plutarch‚
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Bast as the goddess of pregnant women‚ fertility‚ home‚ the moon‚ and fire. Herodotus talked about a peculiarity occurring when a fire started around cats‚ mentioning the cats bounding over men headfirst into the roaring flames‚ which left the men in deep mourning. The goddess Bast represented a protective goddess because of a cat’s ability to kill vermin that spread disease and watch out for their crops. Herodotus also recounted a story about a just kittened mother. The female cat no longer
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Cleisthenes when coming against his rival for power Isagoras. Herodotus tells about an event where Cleisthenes rearranged the tribes from 4 to 10 and changed their names so that they were closer to his heritage as an Alcmaeonid. These two were rivals for power‚ and Cleisthenes‚ who was getting the worst of it‚ took the people into his party. He the changed the number of Athenian tribes from four to ten‚ and abolished the old names (Herodotus 5. 66) . This was obviously a play to show the people that
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and they unknowingly changed the world. There were so many great ancient Greek writers that wrote great literary works. Some of the writers were Sappho‚ Herodotus‚ Homer‚ and Aesop. Sappho was a gifted lyric poet that used few words‚ and wrote about feelings and emotions. Statues were built in her honor because she was such a great poet. Herodotus wrote about real world and people. One of his works was called “As Much as you can carry”‚ that was a story about the king of Lydia Croesus. He quoted that
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9/19/12 Farming and Emergence of Complex Societies * Farming and complex societies are the result of change * One of major changes is reflected in this frieze on a wall in Mesopotamia -reflects domestication of animals and plants – was a monumental change – resulted in a new way of living we know as farming – included pastoralism * Development of farming communities – a major change – started to be accompanied by a wall structure * Between about 12‚000 and 1‚000 BCE – Appeared independently
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a form of "cranial stuffing" of sorts. In ancient Egypt‚ from the late Middle Kingdom onwards‚ in preparation for mummification‚ the brain was regularly removed‚ for it was the heart that was assumed to be the seat of intelligence. According to Herodotus‚ during the first step of mummification: "The most perfect practice is to extract as much of the brain as possible with an iron hook‚ and what the hook cannot reach is mixed with drugs." Over the next five thousand years‚ this view came to be reversed;
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The History of the Greeks: Hellenic and Hellenistic The Hellenic Age and the Hellenistic Age are the two main periods in Greek history. The Hellenic Age is significantly different from the Hellenistic Age. The Hellenic period saw the rising and falling of the polis while Hellenistic period was plagued by warfare among the remaining dynasties. Despite the differences between the Hellenic and Hellenistic periods‚ the one thing that remained consistent in both periods was the Greeks’ ability to not
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We know nothing of his early life. Themistocles (thuh MISS tuh kleez) was born between 510 and 520 BC and stepped onto the world stage in 490 BC. At that time‚ the lives of the Greeks were entwined with the imperial ambitions of the Persians‚ the greatest military power in the world‚ who had just retreated to Persia from their loss by outnumbered Athenians at the Battle of Marathon. All serious statesmen and military leaders fully expected the Persians to return. In 482‚ Themistocles challenged Aristides
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1. This is the Greek word for "city‚" used to designate the independent city-states of ancient Greece. A) polis B) aulos C) ethos D) hubris Points Earned: 4.0/4.0 Correct Answer(s):A 2. This is a type of standing male statue‚ always shown nude. A) kouros B) paean C) kythara D) kore Points Earned: 4.0/4.0 Correct Answer(s):A 3. One of the Greek orders of architecture‚ elaborate and graceful in style‚ it features columns that have capitals decorated with volutes. A) Ionic
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