Ancient Greece is called ’the birthplace of Western civilisation’of Western civilisation’. About 2500 years ago‚ the Greeks created a way of life that other people admired and copied. The Romans copied Greek art and Greek gods‚ for example. The Ancient Greeks tried out democracy‚ started the Olympic Games and left new ideas in science‚ art and philosophy (thinking about life). There was not one country called "Ancient Greece." Instead‚ there were small ’city-states’. Each city-state had its own
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An Essay on the Characteristics and Development of Ancient City-States A city-state is defined as an independent or autonomous entity whose territory consists of a city which is not administered as part of a local government. Through reading the articles of Larson‚ Westenholz‚ and Neihmer it becomes apparent that city-states differ depending on the region and time they are in‚ and the purpose they serve. The three specific examples that come to mind are the Phoenicians‚ Assyrians‚ and the
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The Ancient Egyptians were not just a group of people that used the Nile river as a resource to live. They were more then that. They invented many things that shaped our modern world. Their religion‚ architecture and the way they used their resources to their advantage is just some of the ways they shaped our modern world. Five thousand years separates us and the Egyptians‚ its just hard to believe that they have contributed in great amounts to our modern world. This essay is going to talk about
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Women have not been considered equal to men throughout history. The Etruscans were an ancient civilization that thrived in central Italy around the sixth century BCE. Little is known about the Etruscans‚ but what is known can be extracted through art-producing culture. Their artistic culture is related to but distinct from the civilization of ancient Greece. The ancient Greek civilization spanned from the tenth century to the end of antiquity. This civilization made enormous contributions to science
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The ancient Greeks made many lasting contributions to Western civilizations. Many achievements of the ancient Greek civilization have positively affected the west. Roots in the most influenced areas of math‚ art‚ philosophy‚ and drama can be traced back to the ancient Greeks. The ancient Greek mathematician Euclid influenced mathematics in a large way after developing the Pythagorean theorem. His theorem (written around 300 B.C.) stated that “If two straight lines cut one another‚ the vertical
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The importance of trade in the Ancient World In 1998 the Italian State Railway began the construction of a new regional headquarters near the city of Pisa when a forgotten treasure from the past was revealed from the depths of the Adriatic Sea. Rather than comprising golden coins and silver ornaments‚ this “treasure” is simply remains from shipwrecks. However‚ it represent one of the finest pieces of evidence for the trade in the ancient world with over 16 vessels ranging in date from the third
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The Ancient Mariner Literature Essay "The Rime of The Ancient‚ by Samuel Taylor Coleridge‚" is the poem we have been reading in class for the last few days. The poem is memorable because it’s twenty-one pages long and has a distinct theme‚ which involves horror and part conservation. It is also memorable because its one of the first horror stories ever written. The story is about a mariner who is at a wedding and he tells the story to a wedding guest of what happened to him and his crew after he
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Ancient Greeks are famous for philosophy‚ art and education. It was a time of understanding the world and religion was also important. The leisure activities for people were limited to the wealthy. Slaves were not allowed to get an education or have time to be an artist. They were occupied with trying to survive and keep their families alive. Leisure was only allowed to certain people based on economical aspects. The three types of leisure activities that were important to Greek society were the
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Daily Life in Ancient Rome The people in ancient Rome lived everyday life in reference to the social status of the people the poorest of the people being the most oppressed in the kingdom. The people in the other societies were‚ however different from the ancient Romans. The book “Roman Blood” is a history book that depicts the times of the ancient ruler Sulla‚ who was a dictator in 80 B.C. The ruler like many others was above the law and had command over numerous numbers of people. Ancient Rome was
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Chapter Eight War and Society reveals the attitudes about war in both ancient Rome and China. These attitudes prove that in these cases perhaps it is safe to say that wars are not inevitable or natural but were caused by warlike societies and social situations. After reading bits and pieces of both the ancient Roman and Chinese history‚ one can only gain a greater perspective on how these attitudes derived. In 391 nomads called the Gauls defeated a small army of Roman aristocrats and burnt down
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