The geography of Greece had a big impact on its development of the years. The geography consists of many mountains along with being surrounded by water. These geographic advantages affected the development of its politics‚ military and economy and ultimately led to the success of Polis. Due to the geography of the region‚ the Greeks were isolated from each other due to the mountainous terrain. As a consequence of this isolation‚ “Greek communities tended to follow their own separate paths and develop
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Greece and Rome Greece and Rome were alike and different when it came to government. The government in Greece was very diverse because every city was its own state. There was monarchy‚ oligarchy‚ and democracy. Democracy was developed in Athens‚ and at some point it started spreading to many other cities. Including non-Greek cities like Rome. One of the main ways they were similar was in their form of government. Both Greece and Rome had an assembly‚ where members were elected by the people. Rome
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Ancient Rome was known for not only all the art‚ agriculture‚ and language‚ but also the calendar created. The calendar helped the Roman people to what time of year it was and it is still used today. Many people benefited from the calendar and used it in their daily lives. Ancient Rome developed a lot because of the calendar and how it made life easier in Rome. The calendar was developed because they didn’t think 304 days aligned with all of the seasons. King Numa Pompilius reformed the calendar
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inheritance of the Greeks adapted it to their own language and national traditions. (Grant 2)The Greeks introduced many new ideas and traditions‚ the most important being democracy - Athenian democracy in particular. After the Dark Age‚ the population in Greece grew so quickly that soon‚ there were way too many free peasants. These peasants realized that nobody could stop them if they tried to make some changes because there was so many of them‚ so they insisted on having their voices heard by the government
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In early Athens before Draco’s laws‚ there were no written sentencing guides or punishments in place for crimes committed. This meant that the punishments for the same crimes remained inconsistent. Instead if the victim was dead then the family was left to get compensation from the criminal themselves or seek revenge by their own accord. ’He who kills another Athenian‚ without a purpose or by accident should be banished from Athens for ever. If the killer apologises to the family of the murdered
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The Many Contributions There is no doubt that the Ancient Chinese were wise powerful and grew prosperous. Ancient China has played a significant part in many famous inventions that have had a major impact in our lives from day to day. How many of us have ever given a thought to those that have made our lives easier by their inventions? There are quite a few from the Ancient Chinese that I was not aware of and was amazed at how many of these we do use in our lives every day and never stop to think
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Ancient Greeks are famous for philosophy‚ art and education. It was a time of understanding the world and religion was also important. The leisure activities for people were limited to the wealthy. Slaves were not allowed to get an education or have time to be an artist. They were occupied with trying to survive and keep their families alive. Leisure was only allowed to certain people based on economical aspects. The three types of leisure activities that were important to Greek society were the
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Cicero (“Roman Empire”). Women in ancient Rome were oppressed by their society. The men in their lives felt that they needed to be under constant control. They believed that they were physically and mentally weaker than men‚ and for that‚ they were inferior. There is an example of this oppression in Sarah B. Pomeroy’s novel‚ The Murder of Regilla. This novel is about a girl growing up in the Roman society and her switch to the Greek society. While women in ancient Rome did not have much to any control
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Kristina M. Lisanti Women’s Studies Research Paper 17 December 2009 "If we inquire‚ we find that all the kingdoms of the world have been overthrown by women." from Malleus Malificarum‚ a witch hunter ’s guide‚ 1486 Mid “Witchery” Wise women were spiritual advisors and healers. In the beginning all sorts of superstitions surrounded the birth of a child and wise women were there to help aid and welcome the new child into the world. She was asked to notice the alignment of the
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Greek- city-states By looking at oligarchy‚ democracy and military governments developed from overrule of tyrants from the Archaic to the Classical periods‚ it is apparent that Greece was in need of political unification. It was certain that Greece was in need of political alliance; however it was an impossible goal to achieve for many eras. The first clue to the non-political union was the explosion of population during the archaic period. Once‚ the city-states‚ polis‚ were established‚ many
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