period. His empire spread from Gibraltar to the Punjab. He was brilliant in planning strategic plans and attacks. An example would be when he created the Macedonian phalange. At the death of Alexander a new Greek age began which was the Hellenistic period during which Greek leaders spread Greek culture to the area Alexander had conquered. Alexander’s colleague and relative Ptolemy took over Alexander’s Egyptian conquest and created a city of Alexandria that became famous for its library. That attracted
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How did mythical (or mythopoeic) thought shape the first civilizations? The mythopoeic view shaped both Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations by interpreting the nature of the universe. These thoughts were based on imaginations and feelings that were not supported by concrete evidence. Myths explained the presences of gods‚ which gave rise to religion in Mesopotamian and Egyptian. Religion was a foundation to the first civilizations as they interpreted the will of gods. They analyzed the stars
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What did the Ancient Greeks do for us? The Ancient Greeks were from the land we still know today as Greece and came from the cultures of two ancient societies the Minoans and the Mycenaeans who started on an island called Crete. Some of the ways Ancient Greeks have influenced us is with Language‚ Medicine‚ Sporting events and Astronomy. The Ancient Greeks have influenced the English language greatly from not only the alphabet but also a major proportion of its vocabulary. Their direction
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In the ancient world‚ the Greeks believed that gods controlled everything in the universe‚ then some people tried to find natural ways for healing‚ mathematics and others. They called these natural ways‚ natural laws. These natural laws started the ways of modern science. The old science of greek has done a lot to influence the ways of modern science people use today. Greek was the foundation for modern science today that people learn more about every second of the day. Ancient Greek science and
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University of Phoenix Material Ancient Civilizations and the Greek World Matrix Complete the matrix by entering cultural‚ political‚ and economic developments that had lasting effects or that are significant of each civilization. The table includes one example. Civilization Cultural Developments Political Developments Economic Developments Mesopotamian Developed the beginnings of astronomy and mathematics Believed in many gods not just one. Emergence of Kings‚ exercised distinct political rather
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Oluwapelumi Aladeseyi Susan Louise Sgroi Humanities 1-23-2013 Greek and Roman Civilization The Greek culture is considered by many to be the birthplace of western thoughts and civilization. The most fascinating factor for me about the Greek culture is the great revolutionary technological advancement and discoveries that they have made over time. Some of these discoveries are still being used today. Greek civilization put values on Tekhne‚ known to be the spirit of art‚ technical skill and
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was centered on the Egyptian’s interaction with the various deities and the forces of nature they represented. The Ancient Greek Myths has always fascinated everyone all around the world‚ there is something magical in them that pulls our interest and we always want more and more of them. But first let me tell you a little about the Greek myths.The Greek mythology has a big influence on our culture‚ arts and literature. At first these stories were passed in an oral way (told from person to person)
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The United States is the result of influence from an officious era‚ the Enlightenment era. The Enlightenment era was an era of influential philosophers throughout Western Europe‚ who used reason to explain everyday life. Many of those influential philosophers work can be found in newer governments and communities throughout the world. The Enlightenment era paved a path of equality in social‚ economic‚ and political areas‚ that can be found in the United States today. The Enlightenment era during the
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Ancient Greece Olympics Today’s Olympics have changed a lot. The Olympics in Greece focused mainly on the gods. The Greeks made sacrifices to the gods on the first and third day of the Olympic Games (Ancient). That is not how they focus today at all. In fact‚ many people don’t believe in the gods being more than myths made up by desperate people in desperate times. The athletes have changed as well‚ there are female athletes as well as male athletes in today’s Olympics. There used to be only free
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Did the Ancient Greek Gods exist? The Ancient Greeks regarded their religion and mythology with much respect and loyalty. Although the Ancient Greek Gods are now seen as an explanation created by man‚ for natural forces and the world around us‚ there has been much evidence both for and against the debate that these Gods were real. The Greeks believed that the Earth was created with the birth of Gaia‚ or Mother Earth‚ from the dark void known as Chaos. It was believed that Gods were all-powerful
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