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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Analysis of Greek and Roman Temple Architecture The Parthenon in Athens The Pantheon in Rome Today‚ I will attempt to compare two religious structures belonging to the Classical style of the Ancient Greek Architecture: the Parthenon of Athens (Greece) and the Pantheon in Rome (Italy). They both have visible differences and similarities in architecture and perhaps had parallel purpose and functions when they were built. First of all‚ there is an abyss of time‚ about 600 years‚ separating these
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In ancient Greece the polis evolved greatly. This evolution included a break with theocratic politics and four stages that Greek city-states generally moved through. The evolution also included contributions made by Draco‚ Solon‚ Pisistratus‚ and Cleisthenes to Athenian Democracy. The city-states first political association during early stages of civilization was based on tribal allegiances. The polis was a self-governing community that expressed the will of free citizens‚ not the desires of gods
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Following the rule of the tyrant Peisistratus‚ Cleisthenes built on Solon’s work‚ establishing new institutions and ensuring every male citizen had a permanent voice in government. Linguistically linked to Classical Age Greece‚ Macedon was a monarchy in which kings were obliged to wage war continuously to retain the support of the Macedonian army. King Philip shrewdly linked Greek civilization with Macedonian might when he announced that he intended to conquer the Persian
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Brandon John ADP‚ SCS/1108/029 Question 2: Philosophy in Ancient Greece and its Influence on Western Culture “My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you ’ll be happy; if not‚ you ’ll become a philosopher.” – Socrates‚ Greek philosopher Socrates‚ like many of the greatest minds in history‚ was rather different from others in his time. In the quote above‚
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Ideology is best defined as a system of ideas and beliefs that affect a person‚ group‚ or culture’s way of thinking. Ancient Greece was filled with different ideologies throughout the years; almost every polis with a different and unique set of values. Sparta had its strict militarism and aristocracy‚ suppressing people’s free thought. Athens had a mostly open‚ democratic‚ system‚ allowing more room for individual interpretations. And the empire of Alexander the Great that‚ despite having an absolute
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During the fifth century B.C.E.‚ Persia was a thriving empire that controlled a vast territory. In 499 B.C.E.‚ Greece helped Ionia‚ a province of Persia‚ rebel against the king of Persia‚ King Darius I. Darius vowed to crush Greece for it’s role in the rebellion. Throughout the fifth century‚ Persia repeatedly attacked Greece. After the third Persian invasion in 479‚ Greece decided to put an end to the attacks. In 478‚ the Delian League was created; it was an alliance of poleis‚ or Greek city-states
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Trevor Chalew 9/13/12 Period:3 Ancient Greece had a big influence on the world and how it is today. Greece lies at the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula‚ where the Mediterranean Sea is. In the region‚ mountain terrain made it so farming was limited because of the land. Because of that they turned to the Sea and became fishers‚ sailors‚ and traders to survive. The Greeks have influenced western civilizations in many areas such as government and sports. Government
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Ancient Greece is a very famous country that is known for its unique fashion styles. Years ago‚ ancient Greeks did not care about the type of clothing they were wearing. Men and women wore similar things. Not knowing that a few hundred years later researchers would argue over if their clothes were better than today’s or worse than today’s clothing. The Greeks had unique ways of making clothing but it does not compare to today’s clothing. In Ancient Greece there were many different fashion styles
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migrations and invasions of people from the river in the north and Sicily in the south. Both empires were ruled by several different leaders. They had differences are existed during different times. Both empires had very different forms of governments. In Greece‚ they had 3 different types of government: A monarchy ruled by a king‚ an oligarchy ruled by a small group of elite people‚ and a democracy ruled by everyone which formed much later. In Rome‚ they had two types of government as well‚ a monarchy and
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