The Greek culture served as a frame of reference for many aspects of Western life including government‚ architecture‚ math and the arts. Ancient Greek culture served as a very broad base for our society to be built upon. During the age of Pericles‚ the ideal form of government was believed to be a government formed by all of the citizens regardless of wealth or social standing. This was known as democracy‚ literally meaning " government of the people" [Document 3.] This government favored
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Confucius versus Aristotle and the similarities between Dao‚ or as it is presently known‚ Tao against eudaimonia‚ (happiness)‚ and why these ideas are important to the study of ethics today. Aristotle was one of the greatest philosophers in history. He was solely judged in terms of his philosophical influence and his only peer was Plato. Aristotle’s writings have proven to be difficult to understand to most novice readers‚ although his teachings in the Nicomachean Ethics and that of eudaimonia
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medics‚ and sports. The Greeks culture has had a very profound impact on the way people live nowadays. One thing that the ancient Greek affected western civilization is politics. It was the Greeks who developed a democracy‚ they were the very first. Pericles stated that he wanted all citizens to have an equal opportunity to serve the public. In both the US democracy and the Greeks democracy‚ political privilege can be use by citizens. (Doc.3). An example of a political privilege can be use by citizens
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Good deeds may be done by any one in any walk of life; by the soldier in barracks or on the battle-field‚ by the woman in the home‚ the nurse in the hospital‚ the business-man in his office‚ the boy at school‚ or the inventor in the work ship. The actual performance of a good deed adds to the happiness both of the doer and of those for whom it is done. The memory of a good deed excites love and gratitude‚ renews man’s belief in his kind‚ and inspires others to go and do likewise. It is an incentive
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Democracy is a state of which helps our civilization function properly. What was the Athenian democracy like? Was it just like the democracy of the United States we live in today? First we must take note of the political ideas of the Greeks. What did the Greeks mean by democracy? Their constitution is called a democracy because power was in the hands of not a minority but of a whole people. Everyone was believed to be equal in the eyes of the law. Political life is open and free‚ and so were the
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In 480 years ago‚ he defeated the Persian fleet in the Battle of Salamis. Themistocles of Athens as a powerful has made tremendous contributions In the lives of Pericles‚ he was prominent and influential Greek statesman. He think power is not to be a few people‚ but by the hands of all the people. The dispute arose when the private‚ all persons are equal before the law. As our political life is free and open way
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nature had an order and purpose. Plato inspired Aristotle to conclude that there has to be someone conducting that order‚ what we know as God. They weren’t as dedicated to a strong army as they were to education. During the Peloponnesian War the Pericles persuaded the Athenians to let the Spartans come to them and fight behind their city walls. This would have been amazing IF a terrible plague hadn’t infected the city and killed many soldiers. After this they made peace in 421 BCE‚ and everyone would
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and literature influenced many different peoples‚ including the African Trading Kingdoms and later‚ the Europeans during the Renaissance. In Europe‚ several civilizations contributed cultural and intellectual achievements. The Greeks under both Pericles of Athens‚ and Alexander the Great during the Hellenistic period‚ excelled in areas such as art‚ architecture‚ math‚ and science. The Romans enjoyed a 200 year long peace that enabled some of the greatest achievements in human history. The rebirth
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<b>ORIGINS OF ANCIENT GREEK DRAMA</b><br>Theater was born in Attica‚ an Ionic region of Greece. It originated from the ceremonial orgies of Dionysos but soon enough its fields of interest spread to various myths along with historic facts. As ancient drama was an institution of Democracy‚ the great tragic poets Aeschylus‚ Sophocles‚ Euripides as well as the comedian Aristophanes elevated public debate and political criticism to a level of aesthetic achievement. Euripides and the ethologist Menandros
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system. Athens having been the great economic power it was‚ showed the world that a government where the people hold equal power to each other‚ can work‚ that a small group of ruling elite isn’t necessary. Even after the fall of athenian power‚ Pericles‚ a man who forged Athenian culture‚ made the ideals of democracy widespread (Doc 7). Athenian culture lived on and morphed‚ until‚ over time it became a part of modern day democratic cultures‚ and in what way is this more evident than
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