Ancient Greek Contributions Many of the roots in the Western civilization can be traced back to ancient Greece. They created long lasting contributions in the making of the Western development with their literature‚ drama‚ mathematics‚ philosophy‚ politics‚ and science. The ancient Greek contributions started from 1900 B.C. to 300 B.C.‚ but still have an impact on Western society today. As the Greeks expanded‚ they spread their ideas to other countries‚ while also receiving ideas from them
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sisters as well). This is why she was usually portrayed standing beside Zeus and Hera‚ sometimes serving nectar from her jug. Yet‚ as cupbearer of the gods‚ Iris was often drawn the same as Hebe (goddess of youth and the cupbearer of the gods ) in ancient Greek art; kinda sounds like what I do as team manager. This explains the double meaning of Iris’s name; Iris‚ meaning "the rainbow" and Eiris‚ meaning "messenger". Iris traveled almost everywhere; even the dark underworld. Someday I hope to travel everywhere
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In modern society‚ much like any before it‚ there always exist a duality when it comes to the constructs and events of human civilization as a whole. This is especially true of knowledge and technology. Its very understanding and creation can be perceived as a challenge to the current ’status quo’. It presents the opportunity for evolution and possibly‚ even revolution. So just as there would be as many to embrace it‚ there would an an equal force to deter it. This can even be seen in generational
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reserved for the prestige in ancient Greece and Rome‚ reflecting their power and status. Those who drank wine often looked down upon beer drinkers. Wine was often shared between guests at a symposium‚ where individuals would participate in intellectual discussions about a variety of subjects‚ ranging from political topics to philosophical questions and rhetoric. The formal atmosphere of the gatherings was a reminder of how civilized the Greeks were‚ and of how wine embodied Greek culture. Originally‚
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Ancient and modern sources present differing views of Xerxes. It’s difficult to make a judgment of Xerxes character and effectiveness as a King since there is a bias in a majority of these sources. Ancient Persian Ancient Persian sources are mostly inscriptions and reliefs found in Persepolis though there are also inscriptions found in other parts of the Persian Empire. An example are the Daiva inscriptions “A great god is Ahuramazda‚ who created this earth … who made Xerxes king‚ one king of
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In ancient Greek society scholars and sophists dedicated much of their time to the investigation of the nature of the mind‚ finding that one way to enlarge our awareness of ideas‚ is to enlarge our awareness of words.1 Much of what we know today we owe to ancient societies‚ and though much of that knowledge is “of little practical use… we should strive to catch their spirit‚ and imitate their mode of thinking.”2 Rhetorical theories are precisely dated back to the ancient Greek society where rhetoric
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TASK 1: It is believed that Ancient Greek religion was formed 8-9th century B.C.E. Ancient Greek people were deeply religious as religion was very sacred and important to them‚ they strongly believed it would make their lives better whilst they were living and when they died‚ the Gods would take good care of them. This provoked many stories about Greek mythology and worships towards many different gods and goddesses with diverse personalities and discipline. They believed these gods and goddesses
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Many democracy-governed countries‚ like Australia are based on the laws and policies of the Ancient Greek democracy. The word democracy originated from the Greek words; demos meaning people and crata meaning rule‚ together meaning people rule. Ancient Greece and Australia‚ compared are very similar‚ but also have their own policies and way of doing things. The two countries are governed by democracy‚ however are governed by two different systems. The Australian system is the representative democracy
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The actors were all male‚ but they played femal roles too. Ancient Greek actors had to gesture grandly so that the entire audience could see their actions/feelings. The chorus was a group of actors who described and commented upon the main action of a play with song‚ dance‚ and recitation. The chorus usually consisted of 50 men but some plays changed the size‚ even down to 12 men. The chorus performed by singing‚ dancing‚ narrating‚ and acting. They usually would sing but rarely they would talk
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the most recognition‚ several other ancient cultures have similar pottery used for the dead’s benefit. Greek kraters functioned both as wine mixing pots and pots for liquid offerings for the dead. Both of these ceramics allow the viewer to observe key pieces of their respective cultures’ values‚ religion‚ and technology. Known as Egyptian canopic jars‚ these jars function as a means to preserve the organs of mummies for their afterlife. The only organs ancient Egyptians thought of as significant
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