many contributions to western civilization from the Ancient Greeks. Many roots of the civilization we have today can be traced back to the Ancient Greeks. They made long lasting contributions in the areas of art‚ architecture‚ philosophy‚ math‚ drama‚ and science. If the intelligent thinkers of the Ancient Greeks such as‚ Socrates‚ Aristotle‚and Hippocrates never challenged the way Greeks lived many of the ideas we have today would have never been established. The Greeks made contributions in
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<b>ORIGINS OF ANCIENT GREEK DRAMA</b><br>Theater was born in Attica‚ an Ionic region of Greece. It originated from the ceremonial orgies of Dionysos but soon enough its fields of interest spread to various myths along with historic facts. As ancient drama was an institution of Democracy‚ the great tragic poets Aeschylus‚ Sophocles‚ Euripides as well as the comedian Aristophanes elevated public debate and political criticism to a level of aesthetic achievement. Euripides and the ethologist Menandros
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The Greeks looked at their gods with attributes they only wished they could attain. They developed stories of extraordinary people that were the offspring of immortals such as Nymphs or gods like Hermes or Zeus. Most of these stories consisted of labors‚ quests‚ or bloody wars‚ where the heroes were at the epicenter of the tale. What made these heroes so great was not just the fact they had godly attributes or completed monumental tasks‚ but endured more tragedy or more bliss than any common Greek
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Compare and contrast Greek mythology to the mythology of the times before. Greek mythology in itself was of a whole new type of mythology. Other mythologies from other parts of the world before it were drastically different. Aside from the fact that the Gods mirrored humans in semblance‚ their actions were quite humanlike as well. In addition to that‚ people who did not like to make up many things originally wrote Greek mythology. The mythology also commonly came to explain things in nature
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The ancient Greeks made many lasting contributions to Western civilizations. Many achievements of the ancient Greek civilization have positively affected the west. Roots in the most influenced areas of math‚ art‚ philosophy‚ and drama can be traced back to the ancient Greeks. The ancient Greek mathematician Euclid influenced mathematics in a large way after developing the Pythagorean theorem. His theorem (written around 300 B.C.) stated that “If two straight lines cut one another‚ the vertical
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Caitlin Cook 7B 4-12-13 Greek mythology personal narrative Monstrous Medusa I am a product of a jealous goddess. I once was a beautiful maiden with beautiful‚ long‚ golden hair and golden wings. I am the youngest of the gorgons and my two older sisters are Stheno and Euryale. My mother was Ceto. My father was Phorcys. When I met Poseidon‚ he took advantage of me and took me to Athena’s temple. She was enraged by what I was doing with Poseidon. So she turned me into the monstrous Medusa who can’t
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History of Sculpture Prehistoric Periods Much surviving prehistoric art is small portable sculptures‚ with a small group of female Venus figurines such as the Venus of Willendorf (24‚000–22‚000 BC) found across central Europe; the 30 cm tall Lion man of the Hohlenstein Stadel of about 30‚000 BCE has hardly any pieces that can be related to it. The Swimming Reindeer of about 11‚000 BCE is one of the finest of a number of Magdalenian carvings in bone or antler of animals in the art of the Upper
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Capturing the Herculean Hero Ancient Greek and Roman mythology are polytheistic religions that emerged in Western Europe thousands of years ago. Both cultures believe in mostly the same gods and demigods‚ also known as half-gods‚ but have different names to designate them. Perhaps the most famous demigod known most notably for his superhuman strength is Hercules‚ the Roman name for the Greek demigod Heracles. The superman-like figure is even more popular in mythology than certain gods and goddesses.
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DBQ: ANCIENT GREEK CONTRIBUTIONS The Ancient Greek contribution ranged by the 1900-133 BC‚ however its influence on the Western Literate Society lasts to this day. As the Greeks expanded their empire‚ they spread their ideas to other countries‚ while also borrowing from other cultures. During this period of time‚ the Greeks made many significant and long-lasting contribution to our modern culture in Philosophy‚ Art‚ Democracy‚ Drama‚ Math‚ and Science. These givings of important ideas
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ILASS II | | Greek Mythology Research paper | Greek Mythology Greek Mythology began in the fifth century B.C.‚ and mainly involved the people of ancient Greece‚ who believed in myths about Gods‚ Goddesses‚ and heroes. Stories were passed down through all forms of entertainment‚ theater‚ and drama. The people of Greece worshipped numerous Gods‚ including Apollo‚ God of the Sun‚ who had a bow‚ and chariot to drive across the sky daily (borrowed from an earlier pre-Greek Sun god‚ Helios). Theatre
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