During the Archaic Age (c.750-500 B.C.E.) the creation of the Greek city-state began. The making of the polis after the Dark Age‚ created many independant cities along the countryside with shared government‚ which was dominated by mountains and islands. Just like any other city-state‚ Athens began as a small Mycanaean settlement. The name came from the Greek goddess Athena. Athena is the goddess of wisdom and military. The people chose her to protect their city-state of Athens. These new city-states
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Ancient Greek society fell over 2000 years ago but despite this‚ its mythology still continues to influence our western society. References to Greek mythology can be found all through time and in our western culture. The influence of Greek mythology can be found in our science‚ arts and literature and our language. When Ancient Greece fell to the Roman Empire‚ Rome adapted its mythologies which still influence us today as they have through history. That is not to say that Greek mythology wasn’t influenced
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continues to change multiple times over their 800-year history. Artistic and historical ideas bring together the many stages of ancient Greek history and connect the cultures of Ancient Greece to their predecessors in the ancient world. The philosophies of Plato and Aristotle express a love of truth‚ balance and harmony that form a critical aspect of the Zeitgeist of Greek culture. Identification of beauty with balance finds expression in the architectural orders‚ proportions of the body in sculptures
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Alexander the Great had a military upbringing and lived a life that was shaped by militarism. He led the Macedonian army successfully to expand Greece and conquer the east. The Macedonian army mass success is attributed to the Alexander’s philosophical influence that led him to adapt to conditions‚ and use mindful tactics when leading his army. Alexander had military training and tactics from his father and learnings of philosophy from Aristotle. These set the base for him‚ and led to his ability to adjust
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Reformation era of Europe began when Martin Luther published the 95 Thesis in the 16th century. From the early Greeks to the Reformation era of Europe‚ the difference of distance and millennia conveyed a significant distinction in the practice of religion. Indicative are how religion‚ politics‚ and society were entwined and how that led to conflicts; next‚ the physical practice of ceremonies; and lastly‚ how believers celebrate or view their religious idols. The Reformation era of Europe raised countless
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Additionally‚ remember the Greeks were great storytellers‚ art in and of itself. Therefore‚ as the Greeks were absorbed by the Romans‚ the Romans‚ not having great raconteur before the Greek integration‚ that I’m aware of‚ adopted the Greek stories modified as their own. Relief with a dancing maenad‚ ca. 27 b.c.–14 a.d.; Augustan Roman copy of a Greek relief attributed to Kallimachos‚ c 425–400 BC Figure 1 - (Bealby‚ n.d.‚ pg. 46)
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of them brought something new to the empire which made Rome even more powerful and influential. Ancient Rome is the most influential to the modern world because they spread Christianity‚ Latin is the basis of the popular English language‚ and their advancement in math and science allowed new advancements to the world. Ancient Rome has an influence on the modern world because they expanded religion to a large amount of countries. Although many
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classical periods (c. 800-323 BCE). Every polis acts as a tiny independent country. Many of these amounted to little more than villages or tiny towns that occasionally ruled extremely tiny areas. The two biggest‚ strongest‚ and ultimately most significant Greek city states were Sparta and Athens‚ which were at the other end of this scale. When it comes to politics‚ they could not be more dissimilar. In the Peloponnesus peninsula of southern Greece‚ the vast and rich plain of Laconia was home to ancient Sparta
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that survived did not reproduce; those that did were best suited for the environment and were the most successful in reproduction. He also
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B.F. Skinner was an American behaviorist and psychologist. His major influence on psychology was the introduction of behaviorism. Behaviorism is the theory that behaviors and actions can be conditioned without any second thoughts. Behaviorist theories also believe that psychological disorders can be treated through the conditioning of appropriate behaviors. There are two kinds of conditioning‚ classical and operant conditioning. Classical conditioning is changing of a behavior through
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