values from one generation to another. Many people agree that formal education has its roots in ancient Greece with Socrates‚ and then past to other civilizations‚ others credit Roma. It is not our intention to say who land may be considered the motherland of education‚ but to answer questions such as: How was education in ancient times? What is the impact ancient civilizations have had in modern education? What contribution did they make to education in our days? Part I Ancient Greek education
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Ancient Egypt Art was very important to the Egyptian culture. It symbolized Egyptian beliefs and their way of life. In western culture‚ art is a form of self-expression‚ for the Egyptians it was more about religion. The Egyptians were critical of their art and followed strict specific rules (canon)‚ and believed that imperfect art (art that did not stick to the rules) upset the gods. Egyptian art comes almost exclusively from tombs and temples‚ which emphasized some basic elements‚ engraving
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synonymous with the eternal existence and safety of Rome. The representation of influence‚ devotion‚ and power were characteristics of these six women who sacrificed their sexuality and family cults to serve the Goddess Vesta and to profit from the advantages that such devotion earned. The life of a Vestal virgin was unlike that of any other Roman woman with her political influence and symbolic protection of the Roman state. As a central entity to ancient Rome‚ the Vestal Virgins chastity and legality determined
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of this race to Egypt‚ Phœnicia‚ China‚ Burma as also to the Asiatic or African peoples. But the name of India has never been mentioned in spite of the fact that India‚ an equally ancient civilization also grew and developed almost simultaneously with the famous Maya and Aztec Empires. They had developed their own cultures and reached their peak‚ made tremendous achievements in the fields of arts‚ architecture‚ sciences like astronomy and medicine. Indian mythological stories‚ the Jataka and Kathasaritsagar
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required them become less nomadic. In order to raise crops and cultivate the land they needed to stay in one place‚ creating permanent settlements. The evolution of these villages into towns and cities created a new lifestyle that seperated them from direct contact with many elements of nature. This separation became apparent in the emergence of the civilizations of Mesopotamia. This distinction is personified in the walled city of Uruk in Sumeria. On the inside is civilization‚ with the walls
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statutes to protect children‚ slaves‚ and prisoners; and declared Sunday a day of rest replacing the weekly celebration of the mythological god Mithras 2. However despite public confession of his faith‚ and the benefits he extended to Christians in ancient Rome‚ was Constantine actually a Christian‚ or
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Mummies around the World During the ancient era‚ mummification was common practice as a ritual after a human died. Several cultures including the Egyptians‚ Chinese‚ and Peruvians participated in mummification. Although these countries shared this ritual‚ the method in which it was done varied among the various cultures. The variance was based on traditions and cultural beliefs held by each country. Two common types of mummification exist which include: anthropogenic and spontaneous mummification
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Classical Greece and Hellenistic Greece have a lot of differences. They have differences in time as the classical Greek‚ or‚ Hellenic period was the time before the death of Alexander The Great. Some of them are the studies of philosophy‚ literature‚ art‚ science‚ and religion. As a result of Alexander’s campaigns‚ the Greek world was forever changed after his death in 323 BCE. Alexander’s campaigns had brought the Greeks into contact with a number of Asian cultures‚ and Alexander had wanted
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GILGAMESH IS FROM ANCIENT SUMER Gilgamesh is one of the oldest recorded stories in the world. It tells the story of an ancient King of Uruk‚ Gilgamesh‚ who may have actually existed‚ and whose name is on the Sumerian King List. The story of Gilgamesh‚ in various Sumerian versions‚ was originally widely known in the third millennium B.C. After a long history of retellings‚ this story was recorded‚ in a standardized Akkadian version‚ in the seventh century B.C.‚ and stored in the famous library
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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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