inheritance of the Greeks adapted it to their own language and national traditions. (Grant 2)The Greeks introduced many new ideas and traditions‚ the most important being democracy - Athenian democracy in particular. After the Dark Age‚ the population in Greece grew so quickly that soon‚ there were way too many free peasants. These peasants realized that nobody could stop them if they tried to make some changes because there was so many of them‚ so they insisted on having their voices heard by the government
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1. The geography of Greece shaped Greece in many ways. Since Greece was surrounded by seas (Mediterranean‚ Black Sea). Greece traded and sailed on seas in boats. The Grecians lived by the sea so it was much easier to get sea food and their meals usually included anything they could catch in the water. Thanks to warm weather life took place mostly outside. Children outside doing outdoor activities trying to keep cool‚ adults working on their land or slaves building. Due to all the mountains also surrounding
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Prehistoric Medicine Prehistoric people were hunter-gatherers. They lived in small groups and constantly moved around the country seeking out the best conditions for shelter and food supplies. In order to explain the many things in the world they could not otherwise understand‚ they believed in spirits. Prehistoric medicine Medicine was extremely basic and what treatments there were reflected their close relationship to nature and their superstition about spirits. Though prehistoric people
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Introduction: In ancient times‚ Greece was not a united country. It was a collection of separate lands‚ called city states where Greek-speaking people lived. There were hundreds of city-states in ancient Greece‚ some really small ones and some really big ones with large populations. The following are the five most powerful city-states in about 550 B.C.E; Athens (A-thens)‚ Sparta (Spar-ta)‚ Corinth (Cor-inth)‚ Thebes(the-be-s) and Argos (Ar-gos). Ancient Greece consisted mainly of a mountainous
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Ancient Rome was an Italic civilization that began on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome‚ it expanded to become one of the largest empires in the ancient world[1] with an estimated 50 to 90 million inhabitants (roughly 20% of the world’s population[2][3][4]) and covering 6.5 million square kilometers (2.5 million sq mi) during its height between the first and second centuries AD.[5][6][7] In its approximately
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With Ancient Greece came powerful leaders and discoveries that changed the world. A lot of things the world uses today was created by Ancient Greece‚ like The Olympic Games. They also invented the alarm clock‚ the water mill‚ and basis of geometry. Ancient Greece’s time period is the 6th century BC to C 600 AD. During that time they influenced the Roman Empire and modern Western Culture. The Ancient Greece period ended when Alexander the Great conquered it. Ancient Greece began in 2000 BCE and
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explained several differenced from the two ancient cultures‚ but chapter two took things further by exploring the factors that cause these differences. The main point that was discussed was that ecological and social factors in both the ancient cultues played an important role in the formation of identities. The information explained that differences in the land led to differences in social reasoning‚ and that both of these differences influenced the way that ancient Greeks and Chinese viewed themselves
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touches on the relationship between Great Britain and these two empires is Krishan Kumar. Kumar’s Greece and Rome in the British Empire: Contrasting Role Models compares ways that the British Empire mirrors the models of Greece and Rome. Kumar argues that the Greek Empire model is described by its autonomous colonies‚ while the Roman Empire model is defined by its widespread dominion over colonies. Due to Britain’s quick growth and immensity‚ it was originally compared to Rome; however‚ as Britain developed
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Architecture In Our Daily Lives I. Introduction A. Architecture is one of the most common studies people will take in college. B. Thesis: Architecture is an active part of our daily life. II. History A. Ancient Greece B. Ancient Japan C. Ancient India III. Famous Architects A. Frank Lloyd Wright B. List of architects IV. Unique Architectural Designs A. Habitat 67 B. Atomium V. Conclusion Frank Bahr May 6. 2013 Grade
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sphere is when the woman’s role is to take care of home‚ and public sphere is when the man’s role is influenced by political action. Because of the differences between men and women‚ individuals have several of different life experiences and opportunities. The women of Egypt have many disadvantages compared to the men. This go back way to the Ancient days when men looked at women as being beneath them. Women always were at lower position than men in the Egyptian hierarchy. There
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