Chapter 3: Ancient Greek Civilization 1. During the Mycenaean civilization‚ who was the great poet and what were his two important literary works that influenced the Greeks and formed part of Western literature? Homer‚ The Iliad‚ The Odyssey 2. In a period known as the Dark Ages from 100 B.C. to 800 B.C.‚ life reverted to simpler forms and people lived in relative isolation. 3. The period from the 9th to the 6th century B.C. is known as the Archaic Age during which the Greek kings were deposed
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Greek Olympics The Greek Olympics were the building blocks for the modern day Olympics. The Olympics started in 776 B.C. and began to see who the best athlete was in all of the city states of Greece. Even during war time the Athletes were safely able to travel to the Olympics. There are many games that we have in our modern day Olympics that were used in the Ancient Greek Olympics such as Wrestling‚ Boxing‚ Sprint‚ Long jump‚ Boxing . The Olympics were not just about games it was also a religious
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The Greek culture has had a huge impact on the history of the world. There is something Greek in almost everything‚ especially in the world’s architecture. Greece no longer had one king‚ so they focused on building temples for their gods. Architecture began small and plain but evolved into impressive pieces of art. As time passed from the Archaic period to the Hellenistic period‚ the people of Greece developed a type of formula for their buildings and their pieces of art. In Ancient Greece‚
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The Myth of Pandora’s Box. What is The Myth of Pandora’s Box? To answer your question the myth starts off where Pandora was created. She was said to be the first woman on earth. Pandora was created by gods; each god had given her a gift‚ plus‚ Pandora’s name in greek means “the one who bears all gifts”. Pandora had been created to be a punishment to all of mankind; Zeus really wanted to punish people because the titan Prometheus had stolen the fire and gave it to them. Her gifts (Pandora) were meant
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Greek Architecture: History and Mechanics Throughout history‚ there have been several significant architectural movements. The last‚ and perhaps most enduring movement is that of Classic Greece. Although for centuries‚ the architecture of ancient Greece has been admired‚ mimicked‚ and replicated‚ its beginnings are somewhat surprising to one unfamiliar with the history of the region. It is important to understand the history and mechanics of Classic Greek architecture in order to fully appreciate
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the polis. The poleis were situated well inland to avoid raids by sea. With time‚ the agora‚ or marketplace‚ began to appear within the polis. The agora was not only a marketplace but the heart of Greek intellectual life and discourse. The word polis means city‚ but it was much more than that to the Greek citizen. It was the central focus of a citizen ’s political‚ religious‚ cultural‚ and civil life. Since poleis were so isolated from each other by mountains‚ they became largely self-sufficient communities
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PGP28301 Upasana Rustagi PGP28303 Aakanksha Sharma PGP28300 Abhishek Sivaraman PGP28302 Sandeep K. Singh PGP28301 Upasana Rustagi Contents Greek Crisis: Background 2 Greek Crisis: Consequences of sub-prime 3 Greek Crisis: Troika steps in 3 Should Greece leave the Euro Area? 4 Alternatives 5 Key Learnings 6 Takeaways for India 7 Greek Crisis: Background Through this write up‚ we are trying to explain the circumstances which led to the sovereign debt crisis in Greece. European
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The Greeks’ history began around 700 B.C. with festivals honoring their many gods. One god‚ Dionysus‚ was honored with an unusual festival called the City Dionysia. The revelry-filled festival was led by drunken men dressed up in rough goat skins (because goats were thought sexually potent) who would sing and play in choruses to welcome Dionysus. Tribes competed against one another in performances‚ and the best show would have the honor of winning the contest. Of the four festivals in Athens (each
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GREEk Literature IntroGreek duction * Greece is a land of islands‚ mountains‚ and peninsulas. Rocky hill tops separate parts of the territory from each other‚ and make the soil difficult to farm. * Their literature focuses on human body and mind. ARCHAIC PERIOD TO THE END OF THE 6TH CENTURY BC The Greeks created poetry before they made use of writing for literary purposes‚ and from the beginning their poetry was intended to be sung or recited HOMER Iliad Odyssey Pure tragedy
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For thousands of years myths and parables have been told for all time‚ whether they be the Greek or Roman‚ these myths all had two main purposes. First all myths seek to entertain their audience. Second and more importantly all myth seek to deliver an instrucional message. The myth of Daedalus is no exception and carries several very strong messages. The primary instructional message of the myth of Daedalus is to show that it is very important to listen to one’s elders as they are more experienced
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