HELLENIC AGE PHILOSOPHY • Greeks used observation and reason to find causes for what happened • Ethics and morality • In Athens‚ Sophism- success is more important than moral truth o Rhetoric- art of skillful speaking o Socrates- Sophist‚ Athenian philosopher ▪ Socratic Method- pose series of questions to students and challenge them to examine the implications of their answers o Plato- student of Socrates ▪ Emphasized the
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Egyptian Civilization Influenced the 18th centuries Egypt is very ancient with the most lasting civilization that existed in the world‚ located in the south in the northeastern part of Africa‚ surrounded by the immense desert of Sahara. Characterized by the three pyramids that emerged the banks of the Nile River higher than any construction erected elsewhere‚ tall pillars of stone called Sobelisks‚ statues of giant pharaohs long deceased‚ exotic mummies covered with gold and many enigmatic symbols
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The Hundred Years’ War‚ 1336-1453 Western Europe in 1328 CAUSES The Battle for Flanders Flanders had grown to be the industrial center of northern Europe and had become extremely wealthy through its cloth manufacture. It could not produce enough wool to satisfy its market and imported fine fleece from England. England depended upon this trade for its foreign exchange. During the 1200’s‚ the upper-class English had adopted Norman fashions and switched from beer to wine. (Note that beer and
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For many years we have been influenced by many ideas from the Greeks. Some things we have today wouldn’t be possible without the Greeks contributions to Western civilization. Out of the many great ideas they had‚ the three most popular ones are philosophy‚ math and medicine‚ and entertainment. These all play major parts in today’s everyday life. In ancient Greece‚ philosophy was becoming a big thing. Many people were against it and wanted to get rid of philosophers. There was a famous trial in
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Hellenism occurred in Ancient Greek when a country‚ state or city devoted its time to the Ancient Greek culture‚ thought and style. Ancient Greek culture consisted of a no poleis government or no political concern. Greek thoughts came from great philosophers such as‚ Epicurean of Athens and Stoics. Epicureans believed that philosophy could free people from the fear of death by explaining to them that death is the spreading of atoms. He also believed that the happiest people were those who withdrew
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Ancient Greek Contributions to Western Civilization The Ancient Greece culture has made many contributions to western civilization. The ancient Greeks affected our fine arts‚ government‚ sports‚ medics‚ and philosophies. The Greek culture has had a very profound impact on the way people live nowadays. One way that ancient Greece affected western civilization is politics. Greece had the first known democracy. The Greek states man Pericles had three goals‚ to Strengthen Democracy‚ Hold strength
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accomplishments‚ the ancient Greeks are credited with inventing competitive athletics‚ drama‚ democracy‚ oratory‚ rhetoric‚ biology‚ zoology‚ and the atomic theory. Several ancient Greek concepts have since been applied in civilizations throughout much of Western history. Greek principles in literature and drama‚ as well as those in art and government‚ are thus said to have had a continuing impact on people in countless phases of history. Certain themes in literature and drama originated from Greek authors
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The first civilizations that appeared on earth all shared humble beginnings. Their initial development of agriculture that worked with their local landscapes and geography‚ the creation of local community systems for education‚ health and rudimentary forms of government seemed to be borne out of a desire to make our lives far more comfortable and secure than they had been as nomadic tribes. In each civilization of the world‚ it seems that after initial gains in the overall well-being of the populace
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From the Stone Age to Civilization The Paleolithic era or the “Old Stone Age” was defined by early humans that used stone tools in their everyday lives. This age was followed by the Neolithic age‚ which was marked by technological advancements. Following this period‚ humans began to form the first early civilizations. There are similarities between the Paleolithic Era and the era of “civilization.” Tools‚ for example‚ played a significant role in everyday life for people of both eras‚ providing
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contributing to the development of early Egyptian civilization. The Nile snakes through a vast desert wasteland with the world’s largest desert‚ the Sahara‚ to the east‚ and several smaller deserts to the west. These deserts are inhospitable to most life forms‚ but the earliest settlers to the region‚ around 6000 BCE‚ were drawn to the banks of the Nile by plentiful fish and abundant fruit trees. (ushistory.org‚ 2014) These settlers figured out‚ over time‚ how to harness the annual rise and fall of the
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