The Greeks and the Romans were noted for their taste and grandeur in arts and architectural constructions. Both cultures have influenced western architectures so much. In fact‚ the ideas from both cultures were considered the foundations of western culture‚ and the influence continues to this day. This is obvious in that the design of the Parthenon and Pantheon for example‚ continue to be used in the construction of official buildings in the west in modern times. Discussion 1. Similarities: Both
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that doctors swear to all over the Western world to treat their patients to the best of their ability (document 4). Besides the Greeks contributions in math and science‚ they also contributed in other things‚ too. For example‚ a Greek person names Pericles created a new form of government called democracy (document 3). A democracy is a government ruled by the people. Also‚ there are two types of democracy‚ indirect and direct democracy. Greece had a direct democracy. The United States and some other
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rights and responsibilities. A male citizen was expected to help defend Athens in war‚ to serve on a jury‚ and to participate in debates about issues. Pericles‚ a great leader in Athens‚ said: “We do not say that a man who takes no interest in politics is a man who minds his own business; we say that he has no business here at all.” 1. What did Pericles think about citizens who did not participate
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Major Differences Between Classical Athens and Han China Classical Athens and the Han Dynasty in China were two of the most famous and successful early civilizations. Even though they were in different geographical regions and existed in different centuries‚ they were both able to make there civilizations relevant in different ways. The differences in these civilizations include size/population and geographically where the civilization was‚ their government‚ and their different ways of life.
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patrons‚ although if he was‚ there was no ill will borne by Pericles‚ Cimon’s rival‚ when Cimon was ostracized in 461 BC. In 443/2 he served as one of the Hellenotamiai‚ or treasurers of Athena‚ helping to manage the finances of the city during the political ascendancy of Pericles. According to the Vita Sophoclis‚ in 441 BC he was elected one of ten strategoi‚ high executive officials that commanded the armed forces‚ as a junior colleague of Pericles‚ and he served in the Athenian campaign against Samos;
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Greek have made a far-reaching influence on the western civilization. The Greek culture served as a frame of reference for many aspects of Western life including government‚ architecture‚ mathematics‚ Language‚ and Philosophy. During the age of Pericles‚ the ideal form of government was believed to be a government formed by all of
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of philosophy‚ art and architecture‚ and math and science. The Greeks were a remarkable civilization and contributed things people use in every day life then‚ and currently. Some very important people of Ancient Greece include Socrates‚ Aristotle‚ Pericles’‚ Hippocrates‚ Euclid‚ Sophocles‚ Plato and Galen. All of these people shaped western civilizations‚ while Greece was in two wars at the time. They pushed through hardships and still created innovations that contributed to the western civilization
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involved athletic competitions and ritual celebrations. Peloponnesian Wars: Wars from 431 to 404 BCE between Athens and Sparta for dominance in southern Greece; resulted in Spartan victory but failure to achieve political unification of Greece. Pericles: Athenian political leader during 5th century B.C.E; guided development of Athenian Empire; died during early stages of Peloponnesian War. Phillip II of Macedon: Ruled Macedon from 359 to 336 BCE; founder of centralized kingdom; later conquered
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Greek civilization was ruled by a wealthy elite who served as the most powerful members of the ancient civilization. Noblemen got to live lavishly just for being born into the right family while poor farmers had to work hard and long hours for low pay. If they failed to produce these farmers and their family could be sold into slavery. It’s no surprise that the lower classes of classical Greek society wanted to bring about change to their government. This dissatisfaction with the current political
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As was common in the period‚ Shakespeare based many of his plays on the work of other playwrights and recycled older stories and historical material. His dependence on earlier sources was a natural consequence of the speed at which playwrights of his era wrote; in addition‚ plays based on already popular stories appear to have been seen as more likely to draw large crowds. There were also aesthetic reasons: Renaissance aesthetic theory took seriously the dictum that tragic plots should be grounded
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