Classical period- Repulse of Persian invasion create lots of creative activity in Greece that was rarely‚ if ever‚ matched anywhere at any time. Achievements of such quality produced during time between Persian retreat and Macedonian conquest justify era’s title as CLASSICAL PERIOD. Ironic because classical suggests calm and serenity‚ but word that best describes the common element present in Greek life‚ thought‚ art‚ and literature in this period is TENSION. Tension- word that best describes common
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The differences between Classical Athens and Han China were major and distinctive. The background information‚ government‚ values of the individual‚ and art of each society show how differently each empire developed. Within the background information of both Athens and Han China you can automatically notice evident differences between the two. The first document shows the maps of both empires side by side. The Han Empire is isolated and much bigger than Athens’s city-state Attica‚ which is a mere
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successful city state of its time: with a democratic government‚ military superiority‚ and free philosophical thought. The government of Attica was historically the first ever democracy‚ pioneering ideas of equality and power divided amongst all. In Pericles’ funeral speech‚ he claims the Athenian “constitution does not copy the laws of neighboring states; we are rather a pattern to others than imitators ourselves.” (Discovering 59) Attican government and laws set the bar of standards of equality that
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ANCIENT GREEK CONTRIBUTIONS DBQ This task is based on the accompanying documents. Some of these documents have been edited for the purpose of this task. This task is designed to test your ability to work with historic documents. As you analyze the documents‚ take into account both the source of the document and the author’s point of view Historical Context Many of the roots of Western civilization can be traced back to the ancient Greeks. They made long lasting contributions in areas of
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upper hand after Solon Athens- A very unified polis by the 700 BC Hellespont- A city that the Greeks set up Bosporus- A city the Greeks set up Byzantium- The most notable city of the Greeks Sparta- A war-based territory around 730 BC Age of Pericles- The period of Greek and Athenian history Direct Democracy- Where people participate directly in government-decision making Ostracism- The practice of abandoning a person to protect themselves Darius- A Persian ruler who had to do with the Ionian
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Athenians. Our government is a representative rather than direct democracy. Moreover it is much more responsive to the rich than he poor. We work in oligarchies not democracies. The importance of action and speech in the funeral oration. Pericles denigrates the importance of his speech at two points. He does this To emphasize collective over individual action since speech in general is more likely to be the product of individuals. To ward off envy at his prominence. Yet‚ at the same
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Parthenon architecture is of the Doric order. It is the earliest and simplest of the Greek architectural orders. The Parthenon’s columns give an impression of graceful solidity and power. It was built from 447 to 432 BC‚ under the leadership of Pericles. The Parthenon was a rectangle marble temple measuring about 102 by 230 feet. It had 17 columns along each of its sides and 8 columns on each end. 4 The distances between the columns of the Parthenon vary mathematically so that when viewed from
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playwrights was a soldier who wrote nearly 90 plays. Euripides wrote controversial tragedies about realistic characters like the play Medea. The Athenians had always loved poetry and eloquence and during the Age of Pericles‚ he encouraged both and provided poets with rewards. Pericles was a friend to theatre; he built a small theatre‚ but also made improvements and adornments at the great theatre. The Theatre of Dionysus was a huge building in the form of a horse-shoe‚ with stone seats and no roof
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Socrates an ancient Greek philosopher who arguably set a philosophical president for all modern western theories‚ though he lived in ___________. Today in the 21st century his trial is still studied and debated. Some belief the trial justified and the Athenians were correct in his prosecution. However‚ large populations argue that the trial was unjust and Athenians used Socrates as a scapegoat for the troubles that the Athena democracy was facing during that time. Three men brought the charges laid
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Art was a corner stone of ancient Athenian values and principals‚ and still contributes to modern day society as well. Many principals developed in Ancient Greece are still carried out and taught in present day. Euclid‚ was a brilliant Greek Mathematician‚ he developed many crucial elements in the math world that are necessary for current day engineers to pursue their work. The “Father of Geometry” is what Euclid is known as. He was very successful with his math skills‚ leaving even math professors
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