Greece and Persia Persia and Greece were beautiful and prosperous empires‚ the most influential of their time. Over the years the two empires have had many conflicts and rivalry dating back to before the Christ era. However at the same time‚ each city had great influence on one another in some way. Greece and Persia have many similarities in their political and economic organization along with differences. Before Persia became known as the largest empire in the world in its time period they were
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Chapter 3: Ancient Greek Civilization 1. During the Mycenaean civilization‚ who was the great poet and what were his two important literary works that influenced the Greeks and formed part of Western literature? Homer‚ The Iliad‚ The Odyssey 2. In a period known as the Dark Ages from 100 B.C. to 800 B.C.‚ life reverted to simpler forms and people lived in relative isolation. 3. The period from the 9th to the 6th century B.C. is known as the Archaic Age during which the Greek kings were deposed
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Contrast Part 1: Summarizing Key Differences Between Greece and Rome Unit 3‚ lesson 5: Complete the Ancient Greece and Rome Reteaching Activity (Venn Diagram). 5 points During the remainder of the unit‚ you should work on parts 2 and 3 of the portfolio project. You will submit your work for Parts 1–3 via a dropbox in Lesson 11 of Unit 3. Part 2: Choose two of the following civilizations. Egypt Persia Ancient India Ancient China Byzantine Arab Empire Mongol Mali Songhai
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development of Greece. One of them was geography. Geography affected the development of Greece in positive and negative ways. The geography that had the most affect on Greece included the climate‚ the sea‚ and the mountains. First of all‚ the climate in Greece was very temperate. It was comfortable to be outside almost all year round. This made it easy for the Greeks to have an outdoor life. The Greeks met for gatherings‚ shows‚ meetings‚ and athletic events outside. The climate in Greece was a great
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In ancient Greece‚ ancient Egypt‚ and in the Minoan civilizations‚ they all used different thing for their use of sacred spaces. In ancient Greece they mad large palaces to appease the Greek gods and goddess. In ancient Egypt they used different techniques to appease the Egyptian gods and goddess. In the Minoan civilization they too also practice religious things however they do something that both Greece and Egypt do not‚ which is human sacrifices. They all use buildings to show/appease their gods
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Women of Ancient Egypt and Greece Intro Women of most cultures are secondary to men. Because women can’t work in the fields and don’t have the same strength‚ they generally come second in the hierarchy. Even today‚ though it may be unintentional‚ that’s how it is. Thesis Women fared better in Egypt rather than Greece because they had more rights; they had more control over their own lives. In Egypt‚ women had legal rights‚ property rights‚ and economic rights. On the other hand‚ Greek women always
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The Greek myth ¨Athenes City‚¨ shows practicality. Practicality means ¨adapted or designed for usefulness¨. In the story‚ Poseidon and Athene hold a contest to see who will be the patron of a new area of land. Whoever has the better gift to the city‚ will win the contest and become the patron. Poseidon makes a salt spring as his gift to the city. He believes this will benefit the city by promising the city many things to go along with it. Athenes gifts the city an olive bush. She promises
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In Greece the legal system and social hierarchy were tied together. The government kept the people in place and made up their lifestyle. Within the Greek empire some of the major cities such as Athens‚ and Sparta had basically control over people’s lives and this didn’t allow them to move up the chain. They did this by subjugating people and taking rights from people. The city powerhouse known as “Sparta” had a government that made up the social hierarchy. This was because “The government
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cause different patterns of development. Additionally‚ once developed‚ those factors either encourage or impede cultural diffusion. Mountains caused the creation of city-states in Greece and hindered cultural diffusion while the location of East Africa led to small Swahili States and encouraged cultural diffusion. Greece encompasses a peninsula that is covered by mountain ranges. These mountains severely impacted the development of that region. These mountains split up the land‚ which led to the
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prison or being on probation. But what was it like in Ancient Greece?After the Dark Ages‚ about 1200-900 BC‚ the Ancient Greeks had no official laws or punishments. Murders were settled by the victims family killing the murderer‚ but this was difficult if they were elderly or female. This often began endless blood feuds. It was not until the seventh century BC that the Greeks began to establish laws. Around 620 BC‚ Draco wrote the first law for Greece. This law said that exile was the penalty for murder
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