highest authority figure. The Mayan empire was located in the South American area while the Greek empire was in Greece. They both shared their similarities revolving around their social construction into land and their way of protection and loyal service. However‚ the mysterious disappearance of the Mayans differed from the abrupt vanishing of the Ancient Greek Civilization. The rise of the Mayan and Greek empire was based on an independent city-state structure‚ they had strong military tactics that
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Macedon took this chance to invade. He encouraged the spread of Greek culture to Macedon. His son Alexander the Great then undertook an epic military campaign that spread Greek culture and literature even further. Eventually‚ Greece was weakened by the great warfare it was enduring‚ which led to the annexation by the great city of Rome. This too led to the spread of Greek literature. Eventually‚ Rome was also conquered. The “loss” of Greek literature was brought about by the Gothic invasion of Rome‚
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Art History Honors Take Home Exam Essay #1 Classical Greek Art is characterized by the emerging need among artists to imitate and perfect the ideal human form through idealized naturalism. The Classical period is marked by the introduction of the contrapposto position first seen in the Kritios Boy (ca 480 BC). The function of sculptures during this period was mostly to glorify gods and athletes usually depicted as male nudes. One of the most renowned sculptures of an athlete from that period
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How did geography affect Greek history? In what ways was Greek civilization molded by the land‚ the sea‚ and the weather of the Mediterranean area? To answer this question I looked at a relief map of Ancient Greece. I saw how easily the land could be divided into city-states. Thinking about the geography of Greece; there is hardly a place where you cannot see the sea‚ and hardly a place where you can grow anything very easily. This‚ plus the prevailing winds in the Aegean and Adriatic seas
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Religion The Greeks believed in many gods‚ they believed that all the gods were descendants of Gaia (earth) and Uranos (sky)‚ and they had supernatural powers but human qualities as well‚ for instance‚ they would fall in love‚ get married‚ have children and even participated in war. The greatest buildings the Greeks built were temples in honour of the gods‚ but only priests were allowed inside. Special rituals for their gods were held outside. One of these great temples were the Parthenon‚ built
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Greek Mythology is the teaching that belong to the ancient Greeks. It consisted of their God and heroes. One of the Greek God’s is Ares. He is the Greek God of War. His parents are Zeus & Hera. They are the God of lighting & marriage. He is from the city of Thracians and lives on Mount Olympus. One interesting fact about Ares is that he is one of the twelve Olympians. The Greek God Ares is the most careless and merciless God‚ because he fought without caring of the outcome. Ares is a fierce and
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Although these were false gods‚ the Greek gods played a huge role in greek culture. In ancient Greece these gods were apart of their everyday lives. The Greeks beliefs and traditions were all inspired by the Greek gods in different ways. They held city festivals and sporting and artistic competitions to praise the gods for all they did for them. They built temples for the gods so that they could worship them‚ and surprisingly many of the temples are still up today. Many looked for signs from the
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Ancient Greek Pottery Perhaps of all the arts that flourished in antiquity‚ ceramic art has the longest continuous history. And this may well be accounted for by the fact that it was utilitarian‚ for even in those periods when other arts had declined‚ people still needed pottery to collect and store their oil‚ grain‚ water‚ and wine. Thus‚ whereas certain forms of art disappear for periods at a time to reappear in an other form or style‚ the ceramic art appears in all periods from the time
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Greek Mythology: How it Relates to Greek Religion and Culture Ancient Greeks believed in a series of myths‚ which explained nature‚ set the moral code for the Greek people‚ and some were just entertaining stories. These myths turned the Greek world from a world of fear into a world of wondrous beauty. Many of these gods and goddesses were associated with a particular task or activity (Buxton). The Greek people believed that the gods were incorporated into every aspect of their lives. The Ancient
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Greek Food Greek Cuisine is certainly one of the most wanted flavors in the entire world‚ but what is it about Greek food that makes it so exceptional? Well there are five features of Greek food that make it stand out. The first is‚ the basic ingredients in Greek dishes are usually nourishing. You’ll find a lot of vegetables added to the mix‚ with fish‚ legumes and cereals being some of the other main ingredients in traditional recipes (S. Linda‚ 2012). Second‚ the food has a whole lot more
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