What did the Ancient Greeks do for us? The Ancient Greeks were from the land we still know today as Greece and came from the cultures of two ancient societies the Minoans and the Mycenaeans who started on an island called Crete. Some of the ways Ancient Greeks have influenced us is with Language‚ Medicine‚ Sporting events and Astronomy. The Ancient Greeks have influenced the English language greatly from not only the alphabet but also a major proportion of its vocabulary. Their direction
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Amber Richey October 15‚ 2012 World History Ancient India and Ancient China Different but the Same Ancient India and Ancient China have as many similarities as they do differences. Over many decades of being so close they have had very little run-ins with one another. They have thrived living by the basic principles of a peaceful co-existence society. They have accepted each other’s differences and come to realize just how many similarities they have. Today it is almost impossible the see
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Chapter 3: Ancient Greek Civilization 1. During the Mycenaean civilization‚ who was the great poet and what were his two important literary works that influenced the Greeks and formed part of Western literature? Homer‚ The Iliad‚ The Odyssey 2. In a period known as the Dark Ages from 100 B.C. to 800 B.C.‚ life reverted to simpler forms and people lived in relative isolation. 3. The period from the 9th to the 6th century B.C. is known as the Archaic Age during which the Greek kings were deposed
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The ancient Greek and Chinese civilizations were great periods of time in history‚ especially their golden ages. The two golden ages were very different‚ with some similarities‚ as seen in their foreign relations‚ governments‚ and cultural achievements. The even more influential golden age‚ in my opinion‚ was the ancient Chinese civilization. In foreign relations‚ golden age Greece and China traded in very different ways despite similar conflicts. Greece was successful with trade routes across
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Monday‚ September 8th‚ 2014 — Around the Crimean Sea‚ there is good land to grow land — Greek has several dialects i.e.: (Attic Greek‚ Doric Greek [Spartans]‚ — Political units separated by Valleys — Athens- Attica‚ Sparta- Laconia are examples of city states/polis. — All the city-states are extremely competitive with one another; constantly at war — Spartans beat Mecinians during 700 BC and enslaves them (Helots)… for 300 years — Common themes in Greeks were religion — Pantheon of
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Ancient Egypt The giant pyramids‚ temples‚ and tombs of ancient Egypt tell an exciting story about a nation that rose to power more than 5‚000 years ago. This mighty civilization crumbled before conquering armies after 2‚500 years of triumph and glory. The dry air and drifting desert sands have preserved many records of ancient Egypt until modern times. The ancient Egyptians lived colorful‚ active‚ and eventful lives. Many were creative artists‚ skilled craftsmen‚ and adventurous explorers
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| What Role Did Socrates Play in Ancient Greece? | Natalia Gonzalez | | Mr. Pellegrini‚ 2A | 3/24/2010 | [Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] | What Role Did Socrates Play in Ancient Greece? In the leading city of Athens 2‚500 years ago during the Golden Age‚ a peculiar philosopher was born into
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Ancient Chamorro Where did the Ancient Chamorros come from? The Chamorro race has never been definitively proven‚ the original inhabitants of Guam are believed to have been of Indo-Malaya descent originating from Southeast Asia as early as 2‚000 BC‚ and having linguistic and cultural similarities to Malaysia‚ Indonesia and the Philippines. Where did the word "Chamorro" come from? Chamorro comes from the native words "chamorri’ or "chamoli" words which signify "NOBLE". Spanish dictionaries
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Ancient Astronauts The basic story/argument being presented is the notion that aliens are responsible for the most ancient civilizations on earth. Erich von Daniken claims that the myths‚ arts‚ social organizations of ancient cultures were introduced by astronauts from another world. He questions not just the capacity for memory‚ but the capacity for culture and civilization itself‚ in ancient people. Prehistoric humans did not develop their own arts and technologies‚ but rather were taught art
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the civilizations had some of the greatest religions‚ writings and laws‚ and evident social hierarchy and city structure. Ancient civilizations are fascinating‚ brilliant‚ beautiful‚ and harsh. Each civilization had a quality that made it special‚ but each civilization also had a quality that made it horrible. The Harappan and Minoan‚ both civilizations people know virtually nothing about‚ were one of few ancient civilizations that we get the pleasure of knowing about. The Harappan and Minoan civilizations
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