There are many differences between the ancient and modern Olympics. Main reasons would be the appearance of the competitors i.e. men competed naked for pride and toughness. Another reason would be the sports as the ancient Olympics consisted of at most ten sports. The modern Olympics have substaintionally more events adn soon increased throughout the ages! in ancient Olympics athletes who won will have a lifetime supply of foods‚ in modern Olympics victorious athletes will have medals .. and
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history only until recent years. In Ancient Greece‚ women held an obligation to their house and husband‚ they were property in a sense‚ but at the same time they almost held an important position of power‚ only it was hidden behind the veil of the home life. While they were reliant upon their husbands‚ it can be viewed that it was the females that helped their husbands and sons obtain the positions that they held‚ for good or bad. The female role of power in Greece varied from slave to queen‚ the woman’s
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Ancient Greece: Society‚ Culture & Identity Ancient Greece was made up of independent city-states and sometimes they were called polis (oligarchy) except the cities of Athens and Sparta. The Spartans were ruled by monarchy while the Athenians introduced the first democratic government in the world. This meant that citizens of Athens were allowed to vote to choose in the political matters. Therefore‚ to be a citizen one would have to be born with Athenian parents and be a male. Men were either serving
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Women and men had quite different roles in ancient Greece; women had limited privileges‚ the rarely played notable roles in public affairs. There are actually no names of female poets‚ artists‚ or philosophers from classical Athens. However‚ the “status of woman was strictly protected by law” (p.83). Only the woman was in charge of the household and the family’s possessions‚ and only the sons of a citizen woman could be citizens. Woman had these law rights‚ but they were mostly to protect their
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In his article "The Rise of Women in Ancient Greece‚" Michael Scott says that after the Peloponnesian War‚ women in Athens "began to work outside the home‚" alongside the men‚ out of economic necessity‚ and in Sparta‚ many women owned land. He says women during this time wrote their own words‚ thereby showing that despite their inability to vote in Athens‚ they enjoyed a degree of literacy denied of even ancient Egyptian women and many women and girls in some countries in
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Introduction Ancient Greece as one of the cradles of civilization and an employer of several forms of governmental rule during its time in history serves as an excellent beginning point to compare and contrast some of the common structures of government. In my paper I will be briefly describing and discussing monarchy‚ aristocracy‚ tyranny‚ oligarchy‚ and democracy as forms of government in ancient Greek city-states and will provide my opinion of the results of those experiments in governmental rule
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Section 1 Terms * Epic poem- A long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero. * Arete- In early Greece the qualities of excellence that a hero strives to win in a struggle or contest. Section 2 Terms * Polis- The early Greek city-state‚ consisting of a city or town and its surrounding territory. * Acropolis- In early Greek city-states‚ a fortified gathering place at the top of a hill which was sometimes the site of temples and public buildings. * Agora- In early Greek city-states
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Geography/ Ancient Greece and Rome DBQ Ancient Greece and Rome DBQ The cultures of Ancient Greece and Rome have influenced the world’s modern day culture quite lavishly. The question that I was asked to answer is‚ how precisely the Ancient Greece and Rome had influences our au courant culture. I established that they did indeed‚ help form what is today’s Government‚ Architecture or Engineering‚ and Literature or Art among so many other different things. The Ancient Greek and Roman governments
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SOCIAL CLASSES In my perfect world it would be democratic‚ and there would be no slaves or any type of social class. Unfortunately‚ excluding the time of creation‚ the world is not and has never been perfect. In Ancient Greece there were four different social classes. The privileged upper-class were those that ruled Athens. Native by birth they enjoyed social excess and great wealth. The upper class were practically the head of all enterprise and endeavour and were referred to as natives. The Middle
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In ancient Greece there were two philosophies of medicine: religious and scientific. Even before the Hippocratic times‚ the Greeks believed that the appearance of the diseases was associated with sins. In Greek society‚ God played a huge role in the maintenance of human health. When a person got sick‚ it was seen as a punishment of God‚ that is‚ this person apparently has sinned; and vice versa‚ if a person was healed from sickness‚ so he deserved it and it was a gift from God. It was also due to
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