Athens created a democracy that worked because Athens was small enough that they could have everyone come to the meetings and participate in the government. Also in Document 4 Pericles states that Athens is a true democracy because no one can be kept out of government because of their poverty or social standing. Also that in private dispute no one person will be favored over the other in front of the law. Han China had a rule of
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builders (τέκτονες) about construction‚ in matters of state everyone’s opinions is considered‚ which proves that political virtue is within everyone‚ or that at least that is what Athenians in their democratic ideals believe. Another example is that Pericles did not manage to impart his wisdom to his sons (319e). Socrates’ uses a similar example in the Meno. He then
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shaped body p. sculptor of Hermes and Dionysus q. ornament from Ionic capital resembling a rolled scroll r. painting method using melted wax 1. ______ triglyph 2. ______ Polykleitos 3. ______ Pericles 4. ______ encaustic 5. ______ Myron 6. ______ entasis 7. ______ cella 8. ______ Dionysus 9. ______ Praxiteles 10. _____ amphora 11. _____ abacus 12. _____ volute 13. _____ Propylaia 14. _____ Exekias 15. _____ centaur 16
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Did you know that Spartans were so harsh and strict‚ they banished citizens that were overweight! Spartans were hostile and stern‚ which made them very powerful. They were solitary people that were simple but strong. Also‚ they were very protective‚ and fearful of other city-states trying to weaken the government through new ideas. On the other hand‚ Athenians were cultured and artistic people. They had creative minds‚ and loved to socialize with other city-states to spread new ideas. Athenians
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461 B.C. and ended in 338 B.C. Ancient Athens defined their citizens as any male who is 18 years old or older‚ and has citizen parents. Like Ancient Rome‚ Athens had separate branches of government which helped them organize and maintain society. Pericles‚ an influential statesman‚ contributed a lot to the history and legacy of Ancient Athens. He helped rebuild Athens after the Persian Wars. He also contributed greatly by promoting the idea of a direct democracy. Athens had an organization of government
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Chapter Four! Greece and Iran 1000 – 30 B.C.E. ⅠAncient Iran 1000 - 500 B.C.E • Also known as the Persian Empire. • Little written materials are left. A. Geography and Resources • Northwest Iran was more open to attacks by the nomads of Central Asia. • Irrigation in the first millennium B.C.E. enabled people to move to open plains so they could plant. • Under ground irrigation channels. • Human survival depended on a delicate ecological balance. B. the Rise of the Persian Empire • “Iranians”
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World History Midterm Exam Review ****You will also be given a series of maps‚ charts‚ graphs‚ etc) Terms/names bronze Neolithic Revolution civilization Homo erectus Catal Huyuk culture Neanderthal cuneiform Ur trade Fertile Crescent pharaoh Polytheism Shang Hammurabi loess Indus Valley dynasty Hieroglyphics pictographs the Royal Road Hyksos Babylon Legalism Confucianism Great Wall of China Kush Assyria Meroe Persia Demosthenes Dorians Mycenaeans Rhodes phalanx Peloponnesian
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The Ancient Greeks did not originate Art‚ it existed way before them. However the Greeks did employ the arts as a thematic approach that depicted practices of their daily lives‚ including their religion beliefs and mythological style too. The golden age of the Ancient Greek as some refers to the “high classical “period that took place and follows the classical period from 450 BCE to 400 BCE that lasted half century. It represents the outstanding cultural achievements and the intellectual growth that
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Throughout one’s life‚ one forms an opinion about the world around them through daily experiences. Such experiences also allow one to form opinions about the people around them; some of which one enjoys‚ while others one may despise. This distinction‚ coupled with one’s opinion of the world‚ allows for characterization into one of two groups of people: the Noble Man and the Man of Resentment. Friedrich Nietzsche‚ a German philosopher‚ outlines the relationship between such groups in On the Genealogy
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Julia‚ Genevieve‚ and Ridge Spartan Art and Culture Spartan sculptors were active in pan-European sites such as Delphi and Olympia.Pausanias‚ traveling through Sparta in the second century AD‚ recorded hundreds of significant buildings – temples‚ monuments‚ tombs‚ and public buildings – that were part and parcel of Spartan art and culture. According to contemporary sources‚ Sparta was particularly renowned for its music and dance. Spartan bronze works were coveted as gifts and imports. Spartan
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