What were the contributions to Western Civilization from Ancient Greece? Ancient Greeks achieved its Golden Age over 2000 years ago and many of its contributions have survived to influence Western Civilization. The Golden Age was a time of peace and prosperity. Western Civilization benefitted from the knowledge passed down from the Ancient Greeks in many diverse areas such as; philosophy‚ government and science. Ancient Greece helps Western Civilization build upon the foundations that took root
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ANCIENT GREEK CONTRIBUTIONS DBQ This task is based on the accompanying documents. Some of these documents have been edited for the purpose of this task. This task is designed to test your ability to work with historic documents. As you analyze the documents‚ take into account both the source of the document and the author’s point of view Historical Context Many of the roots of Western civilization can be traced back to the ancient Greeks. They made long lasting contributions in areas of
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Impact of Poetry The legend of Homer‚ considered by most the greatest epic poets of ancient Greece‚ stretches beyond classroom conversations and readings in classics classes at Connecticut College. His legend transforms Homer from being a man of words into a man of impact. Words were just the way of delivering this impact to the masses. We see the importance of poetry to the people and culture of Ancient Greece in more places than just the oral readings of The Iliad and The Odyssey. Festivals revolved
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Anna Pacheco 12/8/14 Ms. Shuman Global 1 HW #27 Period #10 The education you’re receiving and the building you’re sitting in may have been contributed to the ancient Greeks. The Greeks were a group of intellectual creative people around 500 to 300 BC who advanced technology‚ architecture‚ drama‚ science‚ philosophy‚ mathematics‚ and government to resemble that of today. Greece’s democratic government was the start to a new sense of leadership since people were introduced to a innovative way of
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Greece and Rome Greece and Rome had various similarities and differences in the classical time period of 800 B.C.E. Some of the similarities and differences between the two were social‚ political‚ religious‚ intellectual‚ technological‚ and economic issues. Both Greece and Rome were Latin. Politically‚ they both had written laws and had emphasis on aerostocrocy. Both groups were polytheistic but they had different forms of each god. Intellectually speaking‚ Greece was touched by Alexander the
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Ancient Greece Greece today is very different from what it was centuries ago. The beliefs are the same and the Gods who once ruled still live among in myths and tales told from generation to generation. Ancient Greece made many influential contributions to western civilization such as in the areas of philosophy‚ art‚ architecture‚ math and science. All of the achievements that ancient Greece has made was done simultaneously while fighting two wars‚ the Peloponnesian war and the Persian war. Greek
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Kristy Hansen 05/01/11 His 126 The West and the World Mr. Hall The Women of Ancient Greece Cheris Kramarae once said‚ “Feminism is the radical notion that women are people”. In today’s society marriage is a romanticized idea of living a life with the person you love‚ while in ancient Greece this was the last thing women were thinking about. In ancient vc cGreece women endured extremely difficult situation in many aspects of their lives. From marriage‚ to inheritance‚ to
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Cole Mills - World History 11/12/2012 Contributions of Ancient Greece – Alexander III the Great Alexander III the Great‚ the King of Macedonia and conqueror of the Persian Empire is considered one of the greatest military geniuses of all times. Alexander was born in 356 BC in Pella‚ the ancient capital of Macedonia. He was son of Phillip II‚ King of Macedonia. He spent his childhood watching his father make Macedon a great military power‚ winning victory after victory on the battlefields. When
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Ancient Greece The Greeks become one people Greek myths Pandora’s Box In ancient Greece they had myths about gods in one of them Zeus asked Hephaestus to make him a daughter. They made her out of clay. Hephaestus made a beautiful woman named Pandora. Zeus sent Pandora to earth so she could marry Epimetheus. Zeus wanted Pandora to marry Epimetheus so he could get even. One of the brothers‚ Prometheus gave people fire without asking Zeus for permission. Zeus sent Pandora to earth with a box. The
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Ancient Greece Greece The Greek peninsula has been culturally linked with the Aegean Islands‚ and the west coast of Asia Minor since the Neolithic Age. The numerous natural harbors and close-lying islands lead to a unified‚ maritime civilization. However cultural unity did not produce political unity. Mountain ranges and deep valleys separated the peninsula into small economic and political units. Constant feuding between cities and surrounding empires for political power made Greece the sight
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