Contributions of Ancient Greece Many of the roots of Western society can be traced back to ancient Greece. The longest areas of contribution are architecture‚ medicine‚ and philosophy. The philosophical area of ancient Greece is one of the most important; it foundededucational laws and many other things. Also architecture was a major part of what ancient Greece left behind considering they constructed huge buildings that still stand today. Greece was known as one of the founders of modern medicine
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Mesopotamia VS Egypt In discussing the ancient world‚ many aspects in ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt seem to be different and similar in different ways. Mesopotamia and Egypt differ in the way their kings govern and the social standings of woman. But were the similar in how religion played a big part in their lives. Mesopotamians kingship difference from Egypt in the way they governed. In Mesopotamia kings were the representatives of the gods. Also in Mesopotamia kings followed Hammurabi’s
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There are many ancient artifacts that have been found that gives us a glimpse into pre-historic cultures. Pottery‚ tools‚ weapons‚ carving and paintings are among the pieces of evidence of early cultures. Of these relics‚ paintings to me are some of the most significant left by early humans. Examples of these relics are the paintings from prehistoric times that have been found in caves in France. In the Chauvet caves paintings date back to 30‚000 BCE and those found at Lascaux are from 15‚000
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You’re going to love Turkish oil wrestling‚ seriously (-- removed HTML --) In North America we would consider a sport where the goal is to get your hand down your opponent’s pants something on the fringe of society. In Turkey‚ it is known as its national sport! Turkish oil wrestling is more complicated than it sounds and every year 1‚000 of the top competitors gather to determine the “baspehlivan” or chief wrestler of Turkey. History (-- removed HTML --) Oil wrestling has its roots as far
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The Relationships between Humans and the Gods The Need of a God or Gods and Goddesses Throughout ancient literature‚ most of the ancient people believed in one god or more. People _regardless of the time of their existence needed to follow‚ worship‚ and believe in god. People in ancient Mesopotamia‚ and ancient Egypt needed to believe in gods to answer questions they could not answer‚ to feel some kind of control in land they lived in‚ and to get the survival of their souls in the afterlife
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The Parthenon and Pantheon are two of the most famous buildings in the World. While there are commonalities between the two buildings‚ the intent of each is starkly different. The function of each building serves as the inspiration for which stylistic decisions were made. The remnants of these buildings provide historians a glimpse into a different time. The style of these buildings are emulated throughout the world‚ showing that these buildings were architectural masterpieces. It is important to
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It was the autumn of 1927‚ and the hot Iraqi sun beat down on Sir Leonard Woolley as he and his crew continued to excavate the earth. He had been digging at the site of the ancient city of Ur‚ a relic of the civilization of Mesopotamia‚ and had found a plethora of artifacts about everyday life. However‚ what he was about to find was much‚ much more interesting. Instead of finding simple graves like before‚ Woolley had stumbled upon four tombs of elites‚ filled with riches of gold and other amazing
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Ancient Egypt Introduction Have you ever wondered about Ancient Egypt and its greatest mysteries? Have you ever wondered about the rulers or gods and goddesses? Have you wanted to know more about the wars and weapons that the ancient people used? Have you ever wanted to know why Hatshepsut was pharaoh even though she wasn’t a man? Do you want to know about how Ancient Egyptians worshipped their gods and goddesses? All of these topics are amazing and will interest you. There are different theories
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The Funerary Stela was created in the twentieth Dynasty— circa 1190 to 1075 BCE in Aniba‚ Nubia‚ Egypt. The piece was constructed out of painted sandstone for the tomb of Mery‚ a man who oversaw the King’s treasury. An Egyptian story about the sun god Ra as well as hieroglyphics of a hymn to Ra is depicted on the relief. The work of art‚ the Funerary Stela‚ represents the Egyptians fascination with their many gods and the afterlife. Egyptians were polytheistic and worshiped many gods
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The Parthenon and the Pantheon are both considered awesome works of art representative of the ancient cultures of Greece and Rome. The Parthenon‚ built in Athens in 447 B.C by Pericles‚ is considered classic Greece. The Pantheon we know today was built in Rome in 125 C.E. and is thought of as a great example of ancient Roman culture. While there are some similarities to the buildings‚ there are also differences in them around the functions they were erected for. Starting with the similarities
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