Chapter 7‚ ‘The Art of Ancient Greece’‚ so far‚ has been the most enjoyable chapter to read about. When I was younger I read a series of books that combined Greek mythology and the modern day‚ needless to say‚ it was my favorite series for a long time. I have grown to love Greek culture and plan to visit Greece one day. Ancient Greece has been known for many things‚ such as the great philosophers Aristotle‚ Socrates‚ and Plato‚ and for their great military prowess. Thanks to history class‚ we know
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Socrates and Aristotle were both Greek philosophers who contributed philosophies. Socrates believed that all people contained real knowledge within them and that self critical examination was needed to bring this knowledge out. Socrates once stated‚ “The unexamined life is not worth living.” In this philosophical idea‚ Socrates is suggesting that an individual‚ who chooses to not think about their own actions‚ does not truly care about their own life. Aristotle believed in the concept of examining
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farmers gave up when the grain price decreased with the massive importation of grain from Sicily and North Africa. When they gave up they moved to cities and joined the work force there. Then‚ a change in society started to happen. The number of people in the countryside was reduced because they wanted to escape war or would rather settle in the cities than in the countryside after war. As a result‚ Rome became overpopulated. Another change that happened because of the Punic Wars was the Senate gained
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“Everlasting peace is a dream‚ and not even a pleasant one; and war is a necessary part of God’s arrangement of the world.” Count Helmuth von Moltke wrote these words in a letter to Dr. J.K. Bluntschli in December of 1880. Von Moltke’s words‚ spoken from his experience in the Franco-Prussian War‚ portray an unusual philosophy. Instead of debating on the ethics of war‚ he speaks of its continuity and necessity to man. His reasoning has inspired an uncommon belief that it is not whether war is right
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Gender Roles in Ancient Greece and Egypt Centuries of cultural and social evolution has afforded us the liberty to pride ourselves on being keen about who we are‚ what we want‚ and what we are willing to do to get it. It stands to reason that this evolution would be accompanied by opportunities and freedoms (generally speaking) enjoyed today which lend support to the varied expressions of self determined roles that often supersede fading gender prejudices. The trouble with freedom and opportunity
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thousand years ago‚ the first Olympic games were held in Ancient Greece. Ancient Olympia was structured and designed to hold these games. The first games were held in honor of Zeus. Ancient Greece was one of the first civilizations‚ making huge contributions to Western Civilization. Today’s society is largely developed from Ancient Greece‚ considering they were the ones who first created a democracy for a government. Humanity run deep through Greece‚ and it’s a very important part of the World’s history
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certain things-- sometimes just to shorten a word‚ it might not be the nicest name‚ but it works most of the time. Likewise‚ soldiers have names for everyone that they have war with. The language of war is something everyone does. In his essay “From Ancient Greece to Iraq the power of Words in Wartime‚” Robin Tolmach Lakoff says‚ “Human beings are social animals‚ genetically hardwired to feel compassion towards others. Under normal conditions‚ most people find it very difficult to kill.” ( Lakoff 7).
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In ancient Rome slavery was considered normal as well as a necessary part of Roman society. People in ancient Rome became slaves through a number of ways. One of the main ways was through the capture of enemies on the battlefield. When Rome would defeat their foes they usually left some survivors who would then become slaves. The Romans tended to associate conquest and slavery together; they almost always took slaves after they conquered an area. They sometimes reduced an entire population to slavery
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When Christianity was first developed‚ it was often thought of as a radical cult targeting Rome. These thoughts come from the higher powers of the Roman civilization‚ yet as time progressed the leaders started assimilating the religion into society. The view of the Christians began to change as the religion began to spread its ideals throughout the lower class. The morals of Christianity gave the lower class comfort‚ for they did not have the same luxuries as the upper class did. Especially for women
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Ancient Greece is a very famous country that is known for its unique fashion styles. Years ago‚ ancient Greeks did not care about the type of clothing they were wearing. Men and women wore similar things. Not knowing that a few hundred years later researchers would argue over if their clothes were better than today’s or worse than today’s clothing. The Greeks had unique ways of making clothing but it does not compare to today’s clothing. In Ancient Greece there were many different fashion styles
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