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    build‚ is anything but simple. This flute is thought to be the mark of civilization of the Paleolithic era. It‚ and the music it creates is an example of a human civilization going from merely surviving‚ to thriving‚ a pattern that would live on throughout human history. Seen through comparative analysis of GreekRoman‚ and Egyptian timelines; societies focus on music as well as music education marks the height of that civilizations academic‚ economic and spiritual existence. We can begin where many

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    Geographical areas of early civilizations (Attached) 3. Ages of early Greek mythology to Ovid ( Poet of Metamorphoses) a. Origin of humans: sacred clay (wise and rulers) blood of titans (murderous and criminals)‚ and stones(endurance) b. 4 ages as decline: Golden (peace)‚ Silver (seasons &farming)‚ Bronze (war)‚ Iron (mining‚ deforestation‚ crime). 4. Dominant and alternate cultural themes in the Iliad Audience: upper-class men Purpose: cultural propaganda. Greek Heros= models of courage

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    Comparison of Roman and Greek Architecture Architecture has been a fundamental cornerstone for building societies throughout the entire human development. Architecture in general is constantly changing but the ideas that have been formulated tend to come back and influence the next. They say those who forget history are doomed to repeat it and we can see how we are constantly repeating ourselves in terms of architecture. I shall compare and contrast the Greek and Roman ideal styles of architecture

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    The ancient Greek society was mostly split up between the slaves and the self-ruling people‚ who usually owned the slaves. The slaves where the ones who would work for the self-ruling‚ or now we would call them the “rich” or “snotty” people without any legal consent. At times the slaves would be helping captive from war and be sold. Once and a while the slaves would have a close relationship with their owners‚ but most of the time they would only be used at people to do chores. In ancient Greece

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    In Greek and Roman mythology‚ both males and females are necessary in the creation of the world and everything on it. Since they both need to work together‚ it would be assumed that males and females would hold an equal amount of power but that is not the case. From the beginning with Gaia and Ouranos to the current ruler of Mount Olympus‚ the men are regarded as the more powerful and capable beings. The females may still be valued and considered from time to time‚ but overall do not compare to the

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    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

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    Arthur Erickson said‚ “Roman civilization had achieved‚ within the bounds of its technology‚ relatively as great a mastery of time and space as we have achieved today.” Back in the B.C. time period the Ancient Greeks and Romans invented things with resources they had available. They invented arches‚ aqueducts and even invented the Olympic games‚ which are all things we use today. These things have influenced our society today making things easier than they really are. Instead of using the things

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    and negative effects on Ancient Greek Civilization. The mountains that cover Greece have acted as a barrier to Greece‚ and it separated Greece instead of uniting it. The Ionian Sea‚ Aegean Sea‚ Thracian Sea‚ Sea of Crete‚ Gulf of Corinth‚ and Mediterranean Sea surrounded Greece. They acted as a highway for Greece in order to reach other nations as efficiently as possible‚ as well as providing Greece with a source of income. Clearly‚ geography shaped Greek Civilization. There were many negative effects

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    Roman Civilisation Controlled Assessment. Roman medical practices. Rome and Greece had very advanced civilisations that had good levels of sanitation and logical ideas about medicine and science. Because the Romans had good levels of sanitation they had better living conditions that meant they had better health; it took the western civilisations over 2000 years to associate human waste with illness. Their diet and concept of medicine also contributed to their good health as a civilisation. Religion

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    Greek religion encompasses the collection of beliefs and rituals practiced in ancient Greece in the form of both popular public religion and cult practices. Many Greeks recognized the major gods and goddesses‚ such as Zeus‚ Poseidon‚ Hades and many others through philosophies such as Stoicism. The religious practices of the Greeks extended beyond mainland Greece to the islands and costs of Ionia in Asia Minor to Sicily and southern Italy‚ and scattered Greek colonies in the Western Mediterranean

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