ANCIENT GREECE Education Government HOMER The Homeric Hero and Honor The Iliad Mythological Background Themes Portrayal of the Gods The Odyssey Symbols and Themes Portrayal: Gods and Women GREEK DRAMA Three Types Fate and Free Will in Oedipus the King Ancient Greece INFLUENCES Roman Empire Byzantine Empire Latin and Frankish states Ottoman Empire Venetian Republic Genoese Republic British Empire EDUCATION IN ATHENS : Arts and Culture (1) Prepares citizens for both peace and war. (2) Private
Free Trojan War Iliad Homer
Lindsay Brame 1st Period WORLD HISTORY FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 1. Key Traits of a Civilization: p 20-21‚ 1. Advanced Cities 2. Specialized workers 3. complex institutions (ie. Government‚ religion‚ economy) 4. Record Keeping 5. Advanced Technology 2. Sumerians p 20-23‚ 31-32‚ 29-30 One of the first groups of people to form a civilization: around 3000BC. Sumerian scribbles (record keepers) invented a system of writing called cuneiform in 3500 BC. First to use potter’s wheel
Free Roman Empire Ancient Rome Rome
Alexander 336-323 B.C.E. King of the Ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedon Tutored by the philosopher Aristotle until the age 16 Succeeded his father Philip II to the throne at the age of 20 Spent most of his ruling years on an unprecedented military campaign through Asia and northeast Asia Had created one of the largest empires in the ancient world by the age of thirty Overthrew the Persian king Darius III and conquered the entirety of the First Persian Empire Undefeated in battle and considered one
Free Roman Empire Ancient Rome Ancient Greece
ANCIENT HISTORY ASSESMENT: SPARTA By Jorge T What are the main features of Spartan government in the period to 500BC?: HOW SPARTAN CONSTITUTION/GOVERNMENT CAME TO BE: Throughout the Greek world at this time‚ a great period of expansion and colonization took place‚ chiefly due to land hunger. Sparta attacked neighboring Messenia and engaged in a series of wars‚ reducing the population to serfdom. The success in these wars enabled Sparta to double the agricultural resources. At some point
Premium Sparta
goal to achieve for many eras. The first clue to the non-political union was the explosion of population during the archaic period. Once‚ the city-states‚ polis‚ were established‚ many Hellenes became uncertain and jealous towards their neighboring city-states. This led to the uprising of tyrants‚ who were the self-appointed leaders of each polis. Due to non-political unification‚ the emerging middle-class supported tyranny because
Premium Ancient Greece Greece Sparta
In Plato’s theory he is looking for a way to create just people and an orderly society. The polis’ well being is more important than the individual. Not to say that Aristotle cared for individual rights‚ but he viewed the polis as a means to the "good life." The polis is justified then by the peoples desire to achieve happiness. Aristotle and Plato have differing opinion on who should lead the polis. Plato felt "philosopher kings" should rule because they would be trained and have the most
Premium Plato Ethics Government
Government and Politics have been developing since the time of Western Civilization. There have been many changes in these areas along the way to get our government to where it is today. Human beings in western civilization had to learn to govern themselves in their small communities giving the control to their elders. They learned the trait of farming which gave the nomadic people food meaning they could create more permanent settlements‚ which they could then created towns. These small towns were
Premium Government Political philosophy Democracy
Ancient Greek and Roman Republic Political Developments Throughout history there have been countless individuals who have etched their experiences and depictions of events during their lifetime. The legendary Greek poet‚ Homer‚ is a perfect example of an individual who encompassed his culture into his writing. In the Iliad Homer unknowingly stated‚ “A generation of men is like a generation of leaves; the wind scatters some leaves upon the ground‚ while others the burgeoning wood brings
Premium Ancient Rome Roman Republic
the Polis (where1)‚ a city in the future (when). Maxo finds a crack in his face‚ which is only supposed to happen to Dreggies‚ which are the wretched underclass of unenhanced “naturals.” Maxo begins to search for a cure to the crack in his skin (what1). Maxo is not the only GemX with a crack in his skin; thousands of others in the Polis are experiencing the same horrifying shock as him. The Leaders of the Polis don’t want to give Igo Strang‚ Maxo’s father and the lead scientist of the Polis‚ the
Premium Gene Genetics DNA
that followed in the footsteps of Socrates‚ Plato created the ideal society in which would only be successful if its citizens were "just." Every being in his Republic has a certain telos‚ or destiny in life‚ which must be followed in order for the Polis to thrive. Their actions are guided by their desire to discover and attain knowledge of the absolute truth or true "form." These forms are an aspect of reality‚ that consists of unchanging‚ eternal‚ perfect entities. According to Plato‚ only the forms
Premium Poetry Literature Plato