extends from not just a culture as a whole‚ but into the religion of each different culture. Two prime examples of this is the Greek temple and the Buddhist stupa. Each was an important religious monument in its culture that on the surface is vastly different from the other. However‚ after taking a closer look we can see that there are many fundamental similarities. The Greek Temple and Buddhist Temple vastly differed from a visual perspective. Stupas were typically round‚ circular shape buildings with
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The ancient Greek and Chinese civilizations were great periods of time in history‚ especially their golden ages. The two golden ages were very different‚ with some similarities‚ as seen in their foreign relations‚ governments‚ and cultural achievements. The even more influential golden age‚ in my opinion‚ was the ancient Chinese civilization. In foreign relations‚ golden age Greece and China traded in very different ways despite similar conflicts. Greece was successful with trade routes across
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In Greek mythology‚ stories are very popular to tell. These myths are very important because of the lessons that the stories tell. Most people believe it’s what makes us humans and what makes nature. The myth of Atalanta‚ a story of a huntress who would have to fight to be a virgin and not to be married. Atalanta is a myth about a huntress who was ”suckled by a she bear‚ sent by Artemis‚ until a group of hunters found her and raised her” ("Atalanta."). The hunters once invited Atalanta to a calydonian
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further progress‚ ways of thinking‚ as well as reforming old ideas into new. The age of the Renaissance brought on new ideals of humanism in political and social revolts. Bringing in that individuals are important with limitless potential that classic Greek and Roman ideas should be brought back to the broadness of internal beauty. This also brought on new endearments of thinking leading to the scientific revolution and protestant reformation.
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Mythology has been a very important part of Greek culture for many decades. Most myths date back about 2‚700 year to the time where writers such as Hesiod and Homer lived. A myth is described as “an idea or story that is believed by many people but that is not true”. For the people living in Greece back in the 8th century‚ they didn’t so much believe in these stories as myths‚ but more of a religion. Although all of the gods of their religion were very important‚ each in their own individual way
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The Chimera‚ according to a Greek mythology‚ is a monstrous fire-breathing creature that has parts of multiple animals: the body of a lion with a tail that ended in a snake’s head‚ two heads one of a goat and the other of a lion. Her father was the giant Typhon and her mother the half-serpent EcThidna. She had as brothers Cerberus (the hound of Hell)‚ Sphinx‚ Hydra (the nine-headed water snake)‚ and Orthrus (another multi-headed dog). The term chimera has also come to mean‚ more generally‚ an impossible
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438 Chapter 23 Comparison and Contrast: Showing Similarities and Differences Chapter 23 Comparison and Contrast Showing Similarities and Differences Writing Writing Comparison and Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . 439 Finding Patterns in Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445 Practicing Patterns of Comparison and Contrast . . . 445 Readings for Critical Thinking‚ Discussion‚ and Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447 Suggested Topics and Prompts for
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“Whatever happens‚ do not open the chest. Keep it blocked forever. The contents will bring great unhappiness to the world.” If you were Pandora‚ would you leave the mysterious chest be‚ or let curiosity take over you? The Greek myth‚”Pandora’s Box” was about a girl named‚Pandora‚ who was created by the gods and was almost perfect. She was given a box and was told not open it no matter what. Until one day‚ curiosity took over‚ as she opened the box all sorts of evil came rushing out! One‚ can read
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Perseus And Andromeda Greek Myth Cepheus and Cassiopeia the king and queen of Ethiopia ahad a daughter called Andromeda. Andromeda was beautiful. Cassiopeia was proud of her daughter and boasted about her beauty constantly. Cassiopeia even said that Andromeda was more beautiful than all the daughters of Poseidon the sea god. This made them very angry‚ so Poseidon decided to punish Cassiopeia. Poseidon sent a huge sea monster (called the Kraken) to ravage the land of Ethiopia. In order to calm Poseidon
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understanding of what is right and wrong the Greeks had a diverse ethical system along with the Confucians and the Hindu. Each can compare to each other in a way‚ but they systems also contrast with each other in different ways making the ethical systems diverse. Greece had one of the first ethical systems in the ancient world‚ the main ethical belief in ancient Greece was Arete which the greeks viewed as the act of living up to one’s full potential. The Greeks also believed hybris‚ the act of trying
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