Life in Ancient Greece: Spartan men and women Bernice Gelin Professor Shepardson November 18‚ 2008 World History The ancient city of Sparta has had a lasting impression on the world today. Sparta was a model of discipline‚ conformity‚ militarism‚ and virtue. It was a prominent city state‚ but its society was unique from typical life in Greece. Sparta was a military state‚ believing in having only the strong and not the weak to maintain the
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The Significance of Gender In Ancient Law West Virginia University April 11‚ 2013 While The Law Code of Hammurabi and The Laws of Manu exemplify the ideals of civilization and central authority through the usage of direct law codes and social rules they none the less are clear examples of the inequalities between genders in each respected laws societies from which they represent. The purpose of these law codes
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inheritance of the Greeks adapted it to their own language and national traditions. (Grant 2)The Greeks introduced many new ideas and traditions‚ the most important being democracy - Athenian democracy in particular. After the Dark Age‚ the population in Greece grew so quickly that soon‚ there were way too many free peasants. These peasants realized that nobody could stop them if they tried to make some changes because there was so many of them‚ so they insisted on having their voices heard by the government
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Since the beginning of time men have played the dominant role in nearly every culture around the world. If the men were not dominant‚ then the women and men in the culture were equal. Never has a culture been found where women have dominated. In "Society and Sex Roles" by Ernestine Friedl‚ Friedl supports the previous statement and suggests that "although the degree of masculine authority may vary from one group to the next‚ males always have more power" (261). Friedl discusses a variety of diverse
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1. The geography of Greece shaped Greece in many ways. Since Greece was surrounded by seas (Mediterranean‚ Black Sea). Greece traded and sailed on seas in boats. The Grecians lived by the sea so it was much easier to get sea food and their meals usually included anything they could catch in the water. Thanks to warm weather life took place mostly outside. Children outside doing outdoor activities trying to keep cool‚ adults working on their land or slaves building. Due to all the mountains also surrounding
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In the Roman Empire they had gladiator fights. And those brave warriors fought for their lives. The people cheered in the crowd watching this brutal battle. Tens of people came into the Colosseum at a time‚ and only one of those people came out. Chariot races were almost as brutal. On the Circus Maximus charioteers tried to stay on their four horses. With 180 degree turns it was not easy. How bad and brutal all of this was it was still their
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What is the first thing that comes to mind when the word bravery is said? For most people a war hero or a superhero comes into their minds. Probably every language has a word for bravery‚ but there is only one true meaning. The word bravery is \"showing a brave spirit or courage\"(Random‚ p. 164) when hard times are thrust upon or happen to them. Bravery is not only what people do‚ but how they do it. The concept is also \"showiness‚ splendor‚ and magnificence\"(Random‚ p. 164). Bravery may
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Introduction: In ancient times‚ Greece was not a united country. It was a collection of separate lands‚ called city states where Greek-speaking people lived. There were hundreds of city-states in ancient Greece‚ some really small ones and some really big ones with large populations. The following are the five most powerful city-states in about 550 B.C.E; Athens (A-thens)‚ Sparta (Spar-ta)‚ Corinth (Cor-inth)‚ Thebes(the-be-s) and Argos (Ar-gos). Ancient Greece consisted mainly of a mountainous
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The ancient Greek civilization had many contributions that helped explain its significance in history. During the Archaic Age‚ there were many economies and cultures. One economy were the coins. Although‚ the Greeks did not invent coins they did use coins to their advantage. They improved the design of the coins and the circulation of them. The Greeks added stamps to both sides of the coins for identification and made them of silver (Dutton 48). The Greeks used the coins for “collection of taxes
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Prehistoric Medicine Prehistoric people were hunter-gatherers. They lived in small groups and constantly moved around the country seeking out the best conditions for shelter and food supplies. In order to explain the many things in the world they could not otherwise understand‚ they believed in spirits. Prehistoric medicine Medicine was extremely basic and what treatments there were reflected their close relationship to nature and their superstition about spirits. Though prehistoric people
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