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    Ancient Greece and Rome

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    Greek → geographic identity - See human habitation in Greece sometime between 10‚00 BC - Neolithic society‚ stone age. • Stone stools‚ small tribal groups - Worship female earth goddesses - 3000BC‚ fire and the development of copper and tin together‚ to work bronze (a hard metal that can hold an edge) - The people then make a huge leap forward‚ abounded there stone stools - Bronze really helps begin their history proper - Sumer‚ Mesopotamia → along major trading routes - Because

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    Hades In Ancient Greece

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    There were many gods and goddesses in the parthenon of ancient greece. Every one of them had an individual power. Almost every festival in ancient greece was some sort of celebration for a god or goddess. Hades was the god of the underworld. In ancient Rome‚ he was called Pluto. First‚ Hades was a very mysterious god that rarely left his kingdom. Because he was a very solitary person‚ nobody knew what he looked like. His name in greek means unseen‚ though he is described as being muscular

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    civilization that is often mentioned to be a part of this prestigious group is that of the Ancient Greeks. The primary reason being the Ancient Greek’s military advancement made them superior to the other ancient armies of the time allowing their civilization to grow. The Greeks went through many‚ many years of colonizing‚ invasions and other rough times before they were able to become the envy of the ancient world. Early Greek historians say that the first civilized Greeks were the Minoans that

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    individual may be instrumental in its success‚ another may thrive by subverting individuality and treating all of its members as interconnected parts of one greater whole. The Ancient Greeks and the Ancient Persians viewed the role of the individual within society very differently. By studying the art of the Ancient Greeks and the Ancient Persians‚ such as the Bust of Pericles in Athenian art and the depiction of Xerxes in Persian art‚ it is possible to gain an understanding of how the members of each society

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    Item #1: I was surprised to learn that the ancient Greeks practiced pederasty and were not considered pedophiles. I never heard of pederasty‚ so I was unaware of the difference. Ancient Greek pederasts were adult males‚ usually socially prominent‚ who have an erotic attraction to adolescent boys. These men would take on an adolescent male pupil and lover. Pederasts had bisexual relationships because many of the men had wives. And the sexual relationships with adolescent boys would not interfere with

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    Slavery In Ancient Greece

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    One these cities were Athens. Ancient writers in Athens believed slavery to be natural and necessary. The majority of their citizens owned one or more slaves. They were given levels/jobs. These positions consisted of policemen and tutors as the highest ranking slave‚ herds who gather

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    ANCIENT GREECE TO ANCIENT ROME: THE COMPARISON This paper will focus on three key points shared by both cultures which will help demonstrate the relationship between these two civilizations: religion‚ the arts and the state. Ancient Greek and Roman civilization left a permanent stamp on history‚ including the areas: politics and the state‚ art and literature‚ religion and philosophy. Yet‚ if it were not for the Roman civilization that emerged around and eventually swallowed them‚ we might not

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    Hazing In Ancient Greece

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    The roots of hazing are firmly placed in ancient Greece‚ in which Spartans have been said to have used hazing for initiating young soldiers. “They would publicly whip them to see who could endure the punishment the longest without screaming” (Ktenas). The boys would sometimes withstand the pain from

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    Democracy in Ancient Greece Eddie Witten The Greeks were very advanced for their time. They realized that they need a new form of government and they were able to invent the first democratic government in the world. The democracy that the Greeks came up with was based on two important factors. The first one was the population growth in Athens grew at a very fast rate. The second was the advocating of political‚ economic‚ and legal equality for all which some male citizens remembered from the

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    Greek and Roman history is often intertwined. Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome certainly weren’t far apart geographically‚ and they weren’t alien to each other at all. Together‚ they’ve had a great influence on the modern world. Because of this‚ these two civilizations are often confused with one another. The purpose of this essay is to examine two iconic buildings in each of these civilizations and see how each is unique. I will also point out to some differences and similarities between the two

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