The Greek myth ¨Athenes City‚¨ shows practicality. Practicality means ¨adapted or designed for usefulness¨. In the story‚ Poseidon and Athene hold a contest to see who will be the patron of a new area of land. Whoever has the better gift to the city‚ will win the contest and become the patron. Poseidon makes a salt spring as his gift to the city. He believes this will benefit the city by promising the city many things to go along with it. Athenes gifts the city an olive bush. She promises
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Almost everything that happened in ancient Greece influenced us‚ but art and architecture is the area the Greeks made the biggest contribution. To begin with‚ the ancient Greeks influenced the way many of the sculptures are today. The sculptures that were men were called Kouroi‚ the women were called Korai. Back in ancient Greece the sculptors began to create and sculpt their statues in more relaxed postures. Occasionally‚ they constructed their sculptures in an action scene. Sculptors oftenly were
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Ancient Greek and Ancient Egyptian Art Compared Egyptian art comes from the paintings the Egyptians created in the tombs of rich people when they died. These pictures were supposed to help the dead person out when he or she reached the next world‚ where the Egyptians thought you lived after you died in this world. At first‚ carvers had a hard time painting the pictures but in about 2160 B.C. they started taking short cuts and made their work sloppier. Greek art was much different from the Egyptians
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laboratory. Report by Phillip Chidavaenzi The government laboratory examined samples of bottled water from several suppliers following an inquiry by NewsDay and exposed seven of them as unsafe for drinking. The water being sold under trade names Ad Life‚ Well Pure‚ Aqua Crystal‚ Century and Revive had harmful organisms and was not safe for drinking‚ while that sold under the names LeauChoisie and Aqualite had high chemical compositions. The laboratory falls under the Ministry of Health and Child
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In my final paper we will look at the ways that art and architecture from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period responded to the needs and aspirations of the ancient Greeks and their society. In this essay we will cover topics starting from the Bronze Age including the beginning of settlements across ancient Greece to the more advanced structures of the city states that eventually began to spread throughout Greece. I will also be discussing some influential people from this time and lightly
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1. Best viewed with picture upside down. Name: Ambroos (AHM-braws) Meaning/importance: Ambroos was a legendary warrior believed to have lived 3500 years ago by the ancient Bhrytonian (bry-THON-ion) civilization. Its was discovered by warriors participating the strange practice of balancing on their head for hours a day in order to strengthen their scull and neck‚ similar to the practice of Qi Gong by the Shoaling Monks. All Bhrytonian warriors knew the legend of Ambroos and the legendary status among
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Life in Ancient Greece: Spartan men and women Bernice Gelin Professor Shepardson November 18‚ 2008 World History The ancient city of Sparta has had a lasting impression on the world today. Sparta was a model of discipline‚ conformity‚ militarism‚ and virtue. It was a prominent city state‚ but its society was unique from typical life in Greece. Sparta was a military state‚ believing in having only the strong and not the weak to maintain the
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Even to this day‚ ancient Greece’s complex culture has shaped modern day cultures. Some of the particular values they had highlighted among most others‚ counting religion‚ faith in their gods‚ justice‚ leadership‚ ‘moira’ (fate)‚ and honor‚ has shaped modern day society. To the Greeks‚ religion has the utmost influence. It pilots their lifestyle‚ describes natural procedures in the place of modern science‚ and sets their communal ranks. Even their observations of science are a quality to the
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Men’s Daily Life Men were pretty much the bosses. However‚ The women were still Had freedom and power than other culture. Women would still fight in battles and tending their herds. While men were making decisions for their nation. Women’s Daily Life Women were important to the Mongols. They sometimes rule the empire. If a king had passed the women would play the role of their husband if their child was a infant. They had to juggle their life as King and their daily lives.
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