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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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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<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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Quiz #2 • The Five Philosophies o Confucianism Founded by Kung Fu Tzu (Confucius) Emphasized the Analects Created a type of social philosophy Believed everyone was essentially the same but learning and practice distinguished them Referred back to a Golden Age he hoped to recapture Advocated development of Five Inner Virtues especially li – moral propriety and ren - humanity -- “tao” All society is built on the idea of filial (family) piety -- “xiao” Superior men – “Chun-
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Plutarch‚ Life of Lycurgas‚ 14. ii-iv‚ in The Greek City States: A source book‚ translated by P.J Rhodes. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press‚ 2007) Plutarch‚ Life of Lycurgas‚ in The Internet Classics Archive‚ translated by John Dryden Thucydides‚ Pericles on Athenian Wives‚ II. 44. i-iii‚45. ii‚ in The Greek City States: A source book‚ translated by P.J Rhodes. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press‚ 2007) Xenophon‚ Oeconomicus‚ vii Xenophon‚ Xenophon on The Spartans‚ in The Internet Classics Archive
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Answer on your notecards To turn in at the end of class. What legacy did the Greek civilizations leave to be implemented by Future generations? “A” “P” “E” ANCIENT AND CLASSICAL GREECE CIVILIZATION COMES TO EUROPE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY • The Land – Mountains dominate land; cross land travel difficult – Fertile river valleys were center of settlement and the basis of the polis – No place more than a few miles from sea – Outdoor life common due to temperate climate • The Sea – Greece is a series
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unwritten and unfailing laws… I know I must die… but if I left my brother dead and unburied‚ I’d have cause to grieve as now I grieve not.”(Doc 6). Democracy was also a major thing back in ancient Greece. Equality and democracy were popular in Greece. Pericles gives a speech to Athenians and it states “ Our plan of government favors the many instead of the few: that’s is why it is called a democracy… While every citizen has equal opportunity to serve the public… Nor do we discriminate the poor. A man may
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Cycle Augustus Jesus Paul Constantine Minoan Hannibal Mycenean Darius Trojan War Homer Hellenistic Gaul Pax Romana Pericles Answer the following questions: 1. Who dominated Greece after the Persian Wars? 2. The Peloponnesian War was between what two groups? 3. What was Alexander’s most lasting achievement? 4. What city in Egypt became the center of
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