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In Ancient Greece‚ the geography has played a huge role in the development of the country‚ in both positive and negative ways. Positive impacts have made developments to things like trade development‚ religion‚ and city-states. Negative impacts that have hurt Greece are the volcanic zone‚ and the actual land that makes up the country of Greece. The first positive effect geography had on Greece was the mountains throughout Greece. The mountains were difficult to cross so the Greeks had to use the
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In Ancient Greece‚ different forms of government existed throughout the 1500+ city-states (similar to communities). Athens‚ for example‚ one of the most known city-states in Ancient times was the birthplace of democracy and was that way for nearly 200 years prior to the age and rule of Alexander The Great. In the following paragraphs‚ we will contrast and compare the different forms of government and rule that took place during that period. We will start with the differences of each one. Monarchy
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In Greece‚ as societies gradually became more focused on military prowess‚ women’s social (and political) status began to decline (Cantarella 23). Eventually‚ women had no rights and were supposed to devote themselves to childbearing (Cantarella 38-39). The practice arose for men with the means to confine the women of their family within the house (Cantarella 46). Only the poorest women would be seen outside the home (Cantarella 46). Though generalizations can be made‚ the roles of women in ancient
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Ancient and modern sources present differing views of Xerxes. It’s difficult to make a judgment of Xerxes character and effectiveness as a King since there is a bias in a majority of these sources. Ancient Persian Ancient Persian sources are mostly inscriptions and reliefs found in Persepolis though there are also inscriptions found in other parts of the Persian Empire. An example are the Daiva inscriptions “A great god is Ahuramazda‚ who created this earth … who made Xerxes king‚ one king of
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Bennett Gunn Ms. Basacco LVV4U 7 June 2013 The Dominance of Spartan Warriors in Ancient Greece In 5th century B.C.‚ there was a clear ruler of Greece‚ because of their military force and their dedication to the army the Spartan nation was the number one force in ancient Greece at the time. The powerful military force was not gained by mere luck‚ but by the government policies they had there at the time. This power went untouched for many years and is still a great example today of how
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With Ancient Greece came powerful leaders and discoveries that changed the world. A lot of things the world uses today was created by Ancient Greece‚ like The Olympic Games. They also invented the alarm clock‚ the water mill‚ and basis of geometry. Ancient Greece’s time period is the 6th century BC to C 600 AD. During that time they influenced the Roman Empire and modern Western Culture. The Ancient Greece period ended when Alexander the Great conquered it. Ancient Greece began in 2000 BCE and
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The Greek settlement started in small trading posts‚ but then soon grew into very successful merchant cities. The Greeks settled in southern Italy because it had good agriculture land and harbor sites. In Sicily‚ Greeks carved up the island‚ taking over its best sites. The Greeks settled on the island of Ischia‚ which was off the bay of Naples in Campania. They started to expand at Cumae and establish new cities‚ nea polis‚ in Naples. This gave the Greeks access to those agriculture riches of Campania
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Ancient civilizations played a massive role in how physicians today practice medicine. Without the ideas of ancient Egypt and ancient Greece‚ modern medicine may have been different. I feel that these two civilizations are responsible for many diagnostic tools we use today. I will be comparing and contrasting the medicinal practices of ancient Egypt and ancient Greece. By reading various papyri we are able to dive into the Egyptian practice of medicine. These papyri explore various illnesses and
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Extremely large boarhounds resembling the Great Dane appear in ancient Greece; in frescoes from Tiryns dating back to 14th–13th centuries BC.[1][2] The large boarhound or Molossian hound continues to appear throughout ancient Greece in subsequent centuries right up to the Hellenistic era.[3][4][5][6] The Molossian hound‚ the Suliot dog and specific imports from Greece were used in the 18th century to increase the stature of the boarhounds in Austria and Germany and the wolfhounds in Ireland.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
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