In Classical Greece (ca. 480-323 B.C) young girls were usually left to the care of a nurse‚ spending most of their time in the women’s quarters of the house which was often located on the upper floor‚ this was called the gynaikon. The gynaikon was where mothers would nurse their children and spin/weave thread. The picture to the right shows the art of working wool‚ this was one of the key responsibilities of the Greek women‚ along with childbearing‚ retrieving water and managing the household. The
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being on probation. But what was it like in Ancient Greece?After the Dark Ages‚ about 1200-900 BC‚ the Ancient Greeks had no official laws or punishments. Murders were settled by the victims family killing the murderer‚ but this was difficult if they were elderly or female. This often began endless blood feuds. It was not until the seventh century BC that the Greeks began to establish laws. Around 620 BC‚ Draco wrote the first law for Greece. This law said that exile was the penalty for murder
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The Mesopotamians and Egyptians both built their civilizations around a river-valley even though it flooded quite often because they believed that water was a gift from God and both of their civilizations were devoted to their faith‚ so they did not want to disrespect their higher powers. Mesopotamian civilization was on the Tigris and Euphrates river while the Egyptian civilization was on the Nile River. Even though both civilizations connected the river to their higher power they had different
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search. What is the current situation in Greece? Are there other countries in Europe experiencing similar difficulties? How could Europe get themselves into this position? Greece is not doing well. Some people want to continue using the euro which a currency provided by the European Central Bank while others want to return to the drachma. The drachma is the fiat currency previously issued by the Greek central bank. This is causing a major uproar in Greece. Politically they are also crumbling.
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Between Mesopotamia And EgyptComparison Between Mesopotamia And Egypt Ancient Civilization thrived in the lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. Each had its own distinct views on the social‚ political‚ and religious aspects; however‚ there were many similarities as well. Through this essay‚ I will illustrate the differences‚ as well as the similarities of the fascinating early civilizations of Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt. Approximately 5000 B.C.E. cultivation rose from Mesopotamia‚ the modern
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cosmopolitan‚ and at times exuberant culture that permeated the entire eastern Mediterranean‚ and Southwest Asia‚” (“History of Greece: Hellenistic”). Greek was the most influential of all the countries within the Hellenistic Period. During the Hellenistic period‚ the Stoics had started to rise and participated in‚ “the substantial philosophical tradition of Greece” (“ History of Greece: Hellenistic). Founded by Zeno of Citium‚ Stoicism was “one of the most important and enduring philosophies to emerge from
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inheritance of the Greeks adapted it to their own language and national traditions. (Grant 2)The Greeks introduced many new ideas and traditions‚ the most important being democracy - Athenian democracy in particular. After the Dark Age‚ the population in Greece grew so quickly that soon‚ there were way too many free peasants. These peasants realized that nobody could stop them if they tried to make some changes because there was so many of them‚ so they insisted on having their voices heard by the government
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Horses in Ancient Greece When thinking back to the ancient times‚ the thought of the great chariot races will inevitably enter a person’s mind. Horses were not only used for this spectacular and dangerous event in early times‚ but they were used and worshipped as so much more. The Greeks saw horses as a symbol of speed‚ competition‚ and human mastery over nature. They were viewed as an animal worthy of much respect and necessary tool for the Greeks competitive personalities. Horses were an
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Valued qualities of Kings in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia 5000 years ago‚ as people discovered or invented more and more tools‚ agriculture replaced hunting and gathering became the main path food comes from. Because of the higher productivity agriculture has and agriculture’s need of settlement‚ people settled down from then on and cities came into being at that time‚ which happened at Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt at first. As the population grew up in these cities‚ people met with the need
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civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia were very different in some ways and in other ways very much alike. Some of the facts that help contrast these places would include the different varieties in social structure‚ economics‚ politics‚ religion‚ and even the geography of each area. Even though both of these civilizations were in and around the Middle East each had a very varied view on factors such as which God’s to worship and how to run their kingdom. Egypt and Mesopotamia were the same but very different
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