Religious Aspects Greco-Romans: polytheism-believed in many gods example: Zeus‚ Athena‚ Jupiter‚ Venus‚ Mars‚ etc. Did things to please their gods such as festivals and sacrifices Judeo-Christian: monotheism-believed in one god‚ they did things because they were right (morals) Laws & Individualism (Greco Roman & Judeo-Christian) Greco-Roman: Draco had laws for Athens and Rome had twelve tables. Judeo-Christian: had ten commandments Both believed in: moral behavior‚ no lying‚ cheating
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much the styles has changed. As part of my investigation for my two choices The Roman Renaissance (21-11) pg. 645 - Interior‚ Sistine Chapel Vatican‚ by Michelangelo‚Rome. Constructed 1475 - 1481; ceiling painted 1508 - 1521; end wall‚ 1536 - 1541. the ceiling measurement are large and The Italian Baroque (23-10) pg. 724 - Contarelli Chapel‚ San Luigi Dei Francesi‚ Rome. Painting by Caravaggio 1599-1602. The Renaissance artists style from the late thirteen hundreds to the early fifteen hundreds. We
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After the Greek and Roman Empire‚ the Western Political Society was influenced by the ideas of Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian democracy system. This system has a big impact to the Western Society which makes up the major part of the law. Beside from religion‚ governments and law‚ the infrastructure was also affected. Judeo-Christian has contributed moral and ethical values to the Western civilization. The Ten Commandments was created in order for the citizen to determine between the right and wrong
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environment in turn. Therefore‚ one would have to understand the intertwined aspects of the Greco-Roman world since that is the context in which the New Testament was written in. to understand
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When you hear the words Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian‚ what instantly comes to your mind? Many of you must be clueless. Greco-Romans are Greeks and Romans. Judeo-Christians is a combination of Christianity and Judaism. Judeo-Christians and Greco-Roman are both similar and different from each other though they both have an impact in the present day societies. Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian cultures had similar ideas about laws and individual duties that have influenced us today. Both cultures
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Essay #1 Christian women during the Greco-Roman period‚ according to the church fathers‚ were allowed few privileges. Women were thought of as being subordinate to men and therefore the men should have all the leadership roles‚ rights and responsibilities within the church‚ since they believed women were incapable of handling such a task. According to the newest Revised Standard translation‚ it was written “women should be silent in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak‚ but should
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4 Life in the ancient Greco-Roman civilisation Reference Notes (A) Introduction to the ancient Greco-Roman civilisation ✦ ✦ ✦ The ancient Greco-Roman civilisation was the first civilisation to appear in Europe and was called the Cradle of Western Civilisation. It developed from the civilisation of the Aegean region around 3000 BC. The ancient Romans conquered Greece in 146 BC‚ and learned many of the ways of the ancient Greek civilisation‚ then developed their own civilisation in
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just only the world‚ but also in terms of economic‚ political and militaristic strength. The Byzantine Empire was a significant part of the Roman Empire and historical research has helped unravel the strong relationship between the Byzantine Empire‚ Greek Heritage and culture. In addition to what I listed above‚ the Byzantine Empire was important because it maintained the given knowledge from the Greeks and the Romans The strengths of the Byzantine Empire are the preservation of Roman- Greek culture
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WK - The Italian Renaissance was a time of rebirth in the arts. An abundance of new styles were explored‚ building on classical traditions but also breaking away from them. This cultural explosion was made possible by the liberal distribution of florins that characterized the artistic support of leading banking and commerce families. These influential families were patrons sometimes as a Machiavellian exercise of their power‚ often to atone for religious sins‚ and sometimes because they loved
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During biblical times‚ Israel was ruled by the Greeks and Romans. The Israelites had to assimilate to the Greco-Roman culture and try to maintain their own culture. The Greco-Roman culture focused on ideality. People from this culture strived to be the best person they could be; they believed that they had to do everything to the extreme. The Israelites were ruled by their strict adherence to the Halakha which is also known as the 613 laws from the Old Testament. They believed that they had to follow
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