Greece was the birthplace of Western Civilization because its culture became the embodiment for the other western civilizations. The tale of the ancient Greek civilization showed an immense painful history of foreign supremacy. But their civilization was built on solid foundation and led by powerful leaders that created values‚ norms and customs that are still being practiced and observed by many modern societies. This is the reason why the Greek civilization continued to flourish‚ remembered‚ celebrated
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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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Women in Ancient Egypt and Greece By Morgan L. Harvey Throughout history women have faced many struggles in gaining equality with men. Freedoms and boundaries have been dependent upon the time period‚ rulers‚ religions and civilization. Ancient Greek women and Ancient Egyptian women were both equal to men as far as the law was concerned in certain areas; however‚ their equalities were different in the sense that Greek women were married out of necessity and viewed as property while Egyptian
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When the ancient Greek Empire fell to the Roman Republic‚ the Romans took Greek slaves‚ some of whom ended up as teachers for noble Roman children. This educational influence led to a strong cultural influence from Greece to Rome. Roman education relied heavily on Greek writers‚ including Homer‚ and various aspects of Roman culture borrowed from Greece. For example‚ the Roman religion has similar gods to the ancient Greek religion‚ but with different names. The Greek influence on Roman architecture
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answer this question by looking at the foundation myths of Rome and the ways this was used to boost the Imperial power of Rome. Then to move on to the way Emperors used myth for their own ends‚ promoting themselves and trying to mould society‚ then ending with how myth was used by Romans in everyday living‚ before moving to a conclusion on the most important way myth was used. To begin with myths on the subject of the foundation of Rome and the ways in which they were used. The foundation of the
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Comparing and Contrasting Ancient Rome with Ancient China Over the course of history there have been many empires that amass enough wealth and influence to be considered major world powers. Two of these empires are ancient China‚ and ancient Rome. Though they shared similarities‚ they were fundamentally different in several ways. Both the Chinese and Roman empires were vast and powerful. They each encompassed a diverse group of people in different areas- whether states or polis. They both participated
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Dear National Geographic members‚ I have called you all here today to present a Life Time Achievement Award to a great leader of the Ancient Greece world. In Ancient Greece‚ the people made great achievement in technology‚ government‚ writings‚ and much‚ much more. The person I am about to present the award to has created a spectacular form of government we still use today. I will tell you about his achievements later‚ but let me tell you some background information about this leader. His name
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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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1) Polis‚ "a city state in ancient Greece‚ especially as considered in its ideal form for philosophical purposes"‚ came prominence in the Aegean basin. This happened during the 9th century B.C.E‚ induced by the furthering of relationship and contact between the Greeks and Phoenicians. This formation of society came into eminence and notability‚ as the ancient Greek associations were in dire need of structure and stability. This lead to development of many 1‚000 different polis‚ with city states
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however times were not always like this. In the elizabethan times there women did not have control over their own body nor their future . Having said that‚ the play‚ “Romeo and Juliet” written by William Shakespeare in 1597 had Juliet play a vital role in demonstrating feminism. The play “Romeo and Juliet” is a tragic love story about two star crossed lovers‚ that were unfortunately ripped apart due to family conflict ‚the two were destined to be apart . In the elizabethan times men always had a
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