that has affected the Western civilization was architecture. The Greeks were skilled architects who made beautiful public buildings‚ these buildings could be found mostly on top of the Acropolis‚ the hill towering the city. The most famous was the Parthenon‚ built by Pericles‚ to honor the goddess Athena. The use of marble‚ limestone‚ and columns were used in Greek architecture and still today. The column design can still be seen today in the United States. Government buildings such as the Capital Building
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There were many gods and goddesses in the parthenon of ancient greece. Every one of them had an individual power. Almost every festival in ancient greece was some sort of celebration for a god or goddess. Hades was the god of the underworld. In ancient Rome‚ he was called Pluto. First‚ Hades was a very mysterious god that rarely left his kingdom. Because he was a very solitary person‚ nobody knew what he looked like. His name in greek means unseen‚ though he is described as being muscular
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through his philosophy. Another significant contribution to the Western civilizations from Ancient Greeks is architecture. Greeks were very good‚ highly skilled architects who created many beautiful buildings‚ mostly found on top of Acropolis. The Parthenon is a great example of their work; the composition of it was used within Greek’s architecture‚ and even used to this day! Some of the designs from Ancient Greeks are even used today‚ such as the White House‚ the Capital building‚ and the Jefferson
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The ancient Greeks contributed much to Western civilization. Their achievements in art‚ philosophy‚ history‚ and science shaped the growth of Western civilization. Many of these cultural aspects began with Greece’s Golden Age. The Greek’s Golden Age was a time of peace and cultural prosperity‚ and it was the time from which most of Greece’s contributions to Western civilization originated. Democracy‚ myths‚ and the Olympics all began with the ancient Greeks. Among the many aspects of Greek culture
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During ancient times‚ civilizations popped up all across the world with their own societies‚ governments‚ and cultures. These civilizations stayed separated for hundreds of years‚ but over time they started to spread out and expand. Societies started to blend together and take ideas from one another which lead to greater power house civilizations. Power house civilizations did not necessarily have to be big in size‚ with the Greeks being a prime example. The Greeks live on the Peloponnese peninsula
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Around the times that Athens defeated the Persian Empire and was declared as the strongest Greek city‚ Classical art was at its peak (480-323 BC). Out of all the Greek cities‚ Athens was the city that was advanced in politics‚ economics‚ and culture. During the period of time that the Athenians were dominating Greece‚ the classical art style emerged. The philosophical context of classical art is that the Greeks wanted to make sculptures of the perfect bodies so they studied bodies until they did
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Couture beginnings The first designer who was not merely a dressmaker was Charles Frederick Worth (1826–1895). Before the former draper set up his maison couture fashion house in Paris‚ clothing design and creation was handled by largely anonymous people‚ and high fashion descended from style worn at royal courts. Worth’s success was such that he was able to dictate to his customers what they should wear‚ instead of following their lead as earlier dressmakers had done. The term couturier was in
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The worldwide‚ iconic centerpiece for art and history known commonly as The Louvre has been the home to the French monarchy‚ a battle fortress during the Hundred Years War and currently as a world-class museum with art ranging from the Mona Lisa by Leonardo DaVinci(which some believe to be a self-portrait of DaVinci) to artifacts from Ancient Egypt to Greek‚ Etruscan‚ Native American and Near East antiquities. But the Louvre was not always the artistic mecca that the world has familiarized the name
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Andrea Robinson Carrie Maison English 101 December 28‚ 2013 The Siren that Cried Wolf Picture yourself in Tornado Alley‚ it’s a bright sunny day‚ you’re at the park having a great day with your children‚ then the tornado siren sounds. What do you do? It’s sunny outside‚ you look up and there are no clouds to be seen. Do you take cover or do you continue enjoying your day at the park? Is it 10 a.m. on a Monday morning‚ when they are testing the sirens? No‚ it is 3:37 p.m. on a Sunday afternoon
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PROSTITUTION – LEGALIZE OR NO? ESSAY BY KUNAL SAYTA SCLA – MENTIONING UNMENTIONABLES In India‚ prostitution (the exchange of sexual services for money) is not illegal but a number of related activities‚ including soliciting in a public place‚ kerb crawling‚ owning or managing a brothel‚ prostitution in a hotel‚ pimping and pandering‚ are crimes. In ancient India‚ there was a practice of the rich asking Nagarvadhu to sing and dance‚ noted in history as "brides of the town". Famous examples include Amrapali
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