PARTHENON BUILDING The Parthenon is one of the many buildings on the Acropolis of Athens which symbolized the Athenians’ wealth and power. The original building on the site was built as an offering to honor the goddess Athena because the people of ancient Athens believed that she helped the Greeks conquer the Persian Empire in the Persian Wars as well as watched over them and the city. Therefore‚ the temple is dedicated to Athena Parthenos. Parthenon was built in the year 448 BC and was completed
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“The ancient Greeks were particularly concerned with such fundamental questions as who should rule and how?”(Cartwright). This was a question many city-states had different opinions and thoughts about. Most militaries did the same thing. Even though there are different thought processes for the militaries and governments‚ they were both a huge part in how city-states’ lifestyle was. Government and Military determined success‚ safety‚ and warfare in the city-states of Ancient Greece. The Government
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you ever wondered about the social classes in ancient times? The Society of Ancient India‚ China‚ and Egypt had many similarities but‚ they did have a few differences. During class we learned about the three societies and learned that India and Egypt were very similar‚ with only a few slight differences. Although‚ China had a much different society that focused on completely different goals than the other two. First‚ the caste system of ancient india. The caste system consisted of four casts
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Assessment task 1‚ Heinrich Schliemann‚ Georgina Hollands‚ Ancient history‚ Year 11 Heinrich Schliemann’s life was a rags-to-riches story. A poor‚ uneducated‚ and motherless boy rose through his hard work lifestyle to the highest heights of wealth. Schliemann travelled the world and learned its languages‚ married a Greek bride‚ and together they discovered the treasures of Troy and the citadel of Agamemnon‚ thereby fulfilling the dream he had chased since childhood. The reality was
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Formative influences 1. Phoenicians were traders and the greatest colonies they had was Carthage and when the home land fell to the Persian. Carthage became the greatest city. 2. Greeks they colonized near Sicily and the closet colony to Rome was Napal. They had a huge influence on literacy but the influence was not direct 3. Etruscans had the largest influences on Rome but no one knows where they came from‚ much like Greeks they had city-states. Were superior in metal working‚ had great resources
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all of Egypt’s gods were about equal. The idea of what is beautiful and what is considered "manly" is still held upon Egyptian beliefs‚ not Mesopotamian beliefs. Very different cultures Egypt developed in relative isolation from the rest of the ancient Near East. Thus‚ cultural evolution resulted in a totally unique civilization‚ without influence from the outside.
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The glory of ancient civilizations is observable through the expansion of territory‚ cultural influence‚ and‚ most importantly‚ art production. The greatness of a civilization is easily measured by the quantity and quality of its art production. Over the course of history there have been many similarities between seemingly different cultures‚ and the most striking evidence to support this are the artifacts which remain to this day. Arguably‚ one of the most important civilizations in the world’s
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expected to get married and raise a family‚ maintain the management of the household‚ and bearing and rearing children (Harrison 510). The rights of women in China and India were similar as well. In India the rights of women have barley changed since ancient times. Women in this country are not allowed to own property‚ show their faces in public‚ and are the complete property of a man (www.geocities.com/hinduism/hindu_women.html). The women of china were also inferior to men. For around two thousand years
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brought back to the world in 1896 by Pierre De Coubertin‚ the first modern Olympics would take place in Athens. They are many differences and similarities between the modern Olympics and the ancient Olympics. Some differences are the ancient Olympics had only 10 sporting events and today there is around 300. The ancient Olympics only lasted around 5 days and now they last about 17 days. The schedule for the 5 days would look like this; Day 1 was when people made offerings to deities. Day 2 was when the
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With reference to sources‚ what does the evidence reveal about Spartan cultural life? There were many different aspects to the Spartan cultural life which ancient sources and evidence have provided insight and knowledge for our modern societies. These features include art‚ architecture‚ writing and literature‚ and Greek writer’s views of Sparta. The Spartan cultural life also gives us knowledge into other aspects of Spartan life and the society in which they lived. Architecture was one of the essential
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