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    Greek Architecture

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    Greek Architecture: History and Mechanics Throughout history‚ there have been several significant architectural movements. The last‚ and perhaps most enduring movement is that of Classic Greece. Although for centuries‚ the architecture of ancient Greece has been admired‚ mimicked‚ and replicated‚ its beginnings are somewhat surprising to one unfamiliar with the history of the region. It is important to understand the history and mechanics of Classic Greek architecture in order to fully appreciate

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    Greek Polis

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    the polis. The poleis were situated well inland to avoid raids by sea. With time‚ the agora‚ or marketplace‚ began to appear within the polis. The agora was not only a marketplace but the heart of Greek intellectual life and discourse. The word polis means city‚ but it was much more than that to the Greek citizen. It was the central focus of a citizen ’s political‚ religious‚ cultural‚ and civil life. Since poleis were so isolated from each other by mountains‚ they became largely self-sufficient communities

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    Greek Food

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    more to Greek cuisine than the well-known Greek salad. Greek food has a fascinating and delicious history that makes a large use of vegetables‚ olive oil‚ cheese‚ herbs wine‚ honey‚ filo pastry‚ various meats‚ fish‚ and much more. While many of the country’s regions and islands are isolated – causing inhabitants to eat what’s nearby – many dishes have become very widespread and exemplify Greek cuisine. Regional variations on dishes are also a large source of local identity. Additionally‚ Greek food

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    Greek Crisis

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    PGP28301 Upasana Rustagi PGP28303 Aakanksha Sharma PGP28300 Abhishek Sivaraman PGP28302 Sandeep K. Singh PGP28301 Upasana Rustagi Contents Greek Crisis: Background 2 Greek Crisis: Consequences of sub-prime 3 Greek Crisis: Troika steps in 3 Should Greece leave the Euro Area? 4 Alternatives 5 Key Learnings 6 Takeaways for India 7 Greek Crisis: Background Through this write up‚ we are trying to explain the circumstances which led to the sovereign debt crisis in Greece. European

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    Greek Society

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    The Greek Society The Greek ways of life‚ including its cities and religion‚ introduced some of the cultural models that we still follow today. Greece’s art‚ science‚ and military structure personified and made the success of the empire possible. This advanced society flourished in its golden age shortly after defeating Persia in many wars. These Greco-Persian wars included the first clash of civilizations‚ and the struggle between the man-centered universe and the God-centered universe. The Greek

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    Greek Legacies

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    Greek legacies are their governmental systems‚ culture and arts‚ and science and technology. Classical Greece was a time where the growth of a community held strong through times of plague‚ wars‚ and numerous breakthroughs. A major legacy left by classical Greece was a government based on direct democracy. With a direct democracy‚ citizens ruled by majority vote. The citizenship was expanded to all free males‚ except foreigners. Those not considered citizens were women‚ slaves‚ and all foreigners

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    Greek History

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    The Greeks’ history began around 700 B.C. with festivals honoring their many gods. One god‚ Dionysus‚ was honored with an unusual festival called the City Dionysia. The revelry-filled festival was led by drunken men dressed up in rough goat skins (because goats were thought sexually potent) who would sing and play in choruses to welcome Dionysus. Tribes competed against one another in performances‚ and the best show would have the honor of winning the contest. Of the four festivals in Athens (each

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    Greek philosopher

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    Pythagoras is a Greek philosopher commonly well known as mathematician scientist. He was Greek philosopher before Socratic‚ he is often referred as a great mathematician‚ mystic‚ and scientist. He also was the founder of the religious movement called Pythagoreanism. Pythagoras theory declared that is the basic principle of life is the numbers and adding numbers. Anaxagoras also is a Greek philosopher was the first philosopher to bring philosophy from Ionia to Athens. Anaxagoras’ innovative theory

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    Greek Mythology

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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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    support on the basis of cultural traditions preservation. As cities have major business‚ industries its governments responsibility to provide good infrastructure in cities. Cities have dense population‚ so there should be all good facilities provided for peoples.cities help in development of country. Government should consider all these things while financing. In cities there are many people from different counties‚ states; and the try to preserve their tradition. because of this in many cities

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