THE GREECE CRISIS. So what’s the problem in Greece? Years of unrestrained spending‚ cheap lending and failure to implement financial reforms left Greece badly exposed when the global economic downturn struck. This whisked away a curtain of partly fiddled statistics to reveal debt levels and deficits that exceeded limits set by the eurozone.Greece was living beyond its means even before it joined the euro. After it adopted the single currency‚ public spending soared. Public sector wages
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The roles and status of women in ancient Greece are hard to asses since there is very little evidence from that period written or illustrated from a women’s perspective. Most literature and art from ancient Greece comes from men‚ thus making it hard to evaluate exactly what it was like to live has a women in those times. Sarah Pomeroy states in Goddesses‚ whores‚ wives and salves: women in classical antiquity "the study of women in ancient literature is the study of men’s views of women and cannot
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Ancient Greece has been celebrated for its cultural achievements and its government. Although most of this culture was changed or altered after the Roman Empire came to existence Greek theatre has come to be the main contributor to the structure of theatre today. The style of writing the plays; comedy and tragedy‚ and the layout of the theater itself has evolved from the original format comprised by the Athenians. Theatre was a huge part of ancient Greek culture‚ with theaters in every town and
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What were the contributions to Western Civilization from Ancient Greece? Ancient Greeks achieved its Golden Age over 2000 years ago and many of its contributions have survived to influence Western Civilization. The Golden Age was a time of peace and prosperity. Western Civilization benefitted from the knowledge passed down from the Ancient Greeks in many diverse areas such as; philosophy‚ government and science. Ancient Greece helps Western Civilization build upon the foundations that took root
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Greece and Rome Greece and Rome were alike and different when it came to government. The government in Greece was very diverse because every city was its own state. There was monarchy‚ oligarchy‚ and democracy. Democracy was developed in Athens‚ and at some point it started spreading to many other cities. Including non-Greek cities like Rome. One of the main ways they were similar was in their form of government. Both Greece and Rome had an assembly‚ where members were elected by the people. Rome
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The Qin and Han Dynasty Around the time of 221 B.C – A.D. 220‚ China had two dynasties that made many important contributions to the country. They were one of the first dynasties in Chinese history. These dynasties were three Han dynasty and the Qin dynasty. They had many similarities and differences during their ruling periods. Qin Shihuangdi founded the Qin Dynasty in 221 B.C. The dynasty’s rule was based on Legalism. It strengthened central government and unified China. Qin created a currency
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ancient Greece there were separate gender roles. Women were expected to act a certain way. They had many limitations in their life. How they were supposed to act was regulated by Greek men. Euripides creates a tragedy that has a positive tone through its main character Alcestis. Alcestis is shown as a perfect submissive wife capable of making tremendous personal sacrifices. She is seen as a positive force‚ more so than real Greek women were. Euripides was a play writer in ancient Greece. He was
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Impact of Poetry The legend of Homer‚ considered by most the greatest epic poets of ancient Greece‚ stretches beyond classroom conversations and readings in classics classes at Connecticut College. His legend transforms Homer from being a man of words into a man of impact. Words were just the way of delivering this impact to the masses. We see the importance of poetry to the people and culture of Ancient Greece in more places than just the oral readings of The Iliad and The Odyssey. Festivals revolved
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The early Han Dynasty was ruled by Liu Bang. The Han also saw extreme cultural developments with confucianism which was compressed which had been minimized by Qin Dynasty. The Han Dynasty had a centralized government which was highly liked and ruled with dignity for about 400 years‚ ruling less than the Qin Dynasty. Than Han Dynasty was truly for the people doing everything as a government to see their people prosper
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“The Qin and Han Dynasties” The Qin and Han dynasties were both a very crucial part of our classical history; the empires had the same ultimate goal of prosperity and success although they had had entirely different ways of achieving this. The Qin and Han dynasties contributed to the unification of China but by absolute diverse tactics; the Qin Empire was also ruled by a dictator who was for legalism while the Han Empire was ruled by an emperor who supported Confucianism. To begin with‚ both
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