Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans‚ it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language‚ spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history; other systems‚ such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary‚ were previously used. The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script‚ and was in turn the basis of the Latin‚ Cyrillic‚ Coptic‚ and many other writing
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played a large role in both Greek and Chinese history. The Greeks based their religion primarily around Mythology and philosophy while the Chinese had three main religions: Buddhism‚ Taoism and Confucianism. The Greeks had many different gods that are well known even today such as Zeus‚ Poseidon‚ Athena and Aphrodite. Greek philosophy also played a major role in Greek religious history a few well known Greek philosophers would be Thales‚ Pythagoras and Anaxagoras. Although Greek gods are no longer widely
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GREEK WEDDING TRADITIONS MARRIAGE TRADITIONS IN GREECE Greek brides wore traditional wedding veils of yellow or red‚ which represented fire. These brightly coloured veils were supposed to protect the bride from evil spirits and demons. In ancient Greece‚ diamonds were considered teardrops of the Gods‚ and it was believed that a diamond reflected the flames of love‚ that’s why the diamond on the wedding ring is so common. A Greek bride may carry a lump of sugar on her wedding day to ensure she
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Laticia G. Josiah Finance 540 “Contribution Margin and Break Even Analysis” Simulation Prof. Richard Franchetti April 6‚ 2005 The ultimate goal of any firm is to generate profit. Steve Lefever states that there are two ways to generate profit: you can simply go from day to day and hope it happens or‚ you can identify the primary “drivers” of profitability and manage them. It is important for managers to manage how the sales dollars flow through the firm. Break-even analysis can help
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Greek culture is a culture that I know little to nothing about. In the Greek culture‚ family is very important. In their culture it is very important to have a good‚ trusting relationship with their doctor. Typically a male would see a male doctor and a woman would see a female doctor. In most cases‚ Greek families like to know of an illness of someone in the family before the ill family member finds out. The family members would like to decide if the diagnosis is worth telling the sick family member
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The chorus‚ in tragic plays of ancient Greece‚ is assumed to have developed out of Greek hymns and drama. It presented experience and also abstract information to help the audience pursue the performance‚ commented on main themes‚ and demonstrate how a model audience might respond to the tragedy as it was presented. Greek choirs also stood for the common public of any specific story. Most of the time they communicated in song form‚ but every now and then the messages were spoken. The chorus also
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Searllin N. Gonzaga September 17‚2012 III-Atanasoff Different Greek’s Art: Pottery The Ancient Greeks made pottery for everyday use‚ not for display; the trophies won at games‚ such as the Panathenaic Amphorae (wine decanters)‚ are the exception. Most surviving pottery consists of drinking vessels such as amphorae‚ kraters (bowls for mixing wine and water)‚ hydria (water jars)‚ libation bowls‚ jugs and cups. Painted
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The Greek culture has had a huge impact on the history of the world. There is something Greek in almost everything‚ especially in the world’s architecture. Greece no longer had one king‚ so they focused on building temples for their gods. Architecture began small and plain but evolved into impressive pieces of art. As time passed from the Archaic period to the Hellenistic period‚ the people of Greece developed a type of formula for their buildings and their pieces of art. In Ancient Greece‚
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Greek Colonisation in the Archaic Period Rachel So-Mahng Truong Yr11 Ancient History The city states of Cyrene and Sicily were founded by the Greeks in ancient times‚ circa 7th century BC. These colonisations were due to the land hunger‚ need for trade‚ overpopulation and political and civil disputes that were prevalent during the time period‚ making it necessary to colonise other parts of the Mediterranean such as the Italian islands and northern Africa. This colonisation also led to changes in
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The Greek Gods Many people would blatantly state that the importance of the gods in Greek society derives from the fact that Gods in any society are usually used to explain phenomenon that people cannot logically comprehend‚ but in ancient Greece gods were actually entities that took part in the workings of society itself. Even simple aspects of day-to-day life such as sex and disputes between mortals were supposedly influenced by godly workings. Unlike modern religions such as Catholicism
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