Section 1 Terms * Epic poem- A long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero. * Arete- In early Greece the qualities of excellence that a hero strives to win in a struggle or contest. Section 2 Terms * Polis- The early Greek city-state‚ consisting of a city or town and its surrounding territory. * Acropolis- In early Greek city-states‚ a fortified gathering place at the top of a hill which was sometimes the site of temples and public buildings. * Agora- In early Greek city-states
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Life as an Ancient Greek Have you ever wondered what life was like in early Greece? If you compare life in early Greece to life in the Twenty First Century‚ you may be surprised at the similarities‚ as well as differences. Well‚ in the next few paragraphs‚ I will explain to you just how different the life in Ancient Greece was from today. I will explore an organized society with primitive construction ideas to amazing mythology beliefs. First‚ there are several differences in the way their
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Women and men had quite different roles in ancient Greece; women had limited privileges‚ the rarely played notable roles in public affairs. There are actually no names of female poets‚ artists‚ or philosophers from classical Athens. However‚ the “status of woman was strictly protected by law” (p.83). Only the woman was in charge of the household and the family’s possessions‚ and only the sons of a citizen woman could be citizens. Woman had these law rights‚ but they were mostly to protect their
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Introduction Ancient Greece as one of the cradles of civilization and an employer of several forms of governmental rule during its time in history serves as an excellent beginning point to compare and contrast some of the common structures of government. In my paper I will be briefly describing and discussing monarchy‚ aristocracy‚ tyranny‚ oligarchy‚ and democracy as forms of government in ancient Greek city-states and will provide my opinion of the results of those experiments in governmental rule
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Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece played an important role on how our modern society and architecture is today. They influenced ideas that were spread and shared all over the world like their architecture‚ entertainment‚ and government. The architecture in Rome included things such as Viae‚ aqueducts‚ and arches. Viae were roads that the romans created and that we have today‚ but in ancient Rome is was primarily used as military supply lines. Another architectural innovation that Rome created were
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With reference to sources‚ what does the evidence reveal about Spartan cultural life? There were many different aspects to the Spartan cultural life which ancient sources and evidence have provided insight and knowledge for our modern societies. These features include art‚ architecture‚ writing and literature‚ and Greek writer’s views of Sparta. The Spartan cultural life also gives us knowledge into other aspects of Spartan life and the society in which they lived. Architecture was one of the essential
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Women in Ancient Egypt and Greece By Morgan L. Harvey Throughout history women have faced many struggles in gaining equality with men. Freedoms and boundaries have been dependent upon the time period‚ rulers‚ religions and civilization. Ancient Greek women and Ancient Egyptian women were both equal to men as far as the law was concerned in certain areas; however‚ their equalities were different in the sense that Greek women were married out of necessity and viewed as property while Egyptian
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Homosexuality in ancient Greece and Rome Americans endlessly recycle the old conflicts: "first we fought about slavery‚ then segregation‚ then gender‚ and now sexual orientation"-(Anon). Homosexuality is an on-going conflict in America‚ as well as other countries. The history of homosexuality goes back to the ancient civilizations. As we have different ideas and ways of "dealing" with it‚ so did the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome. Ancient Greece is considered as
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SOCIAL CLASSES In my perfect world it would be democratic‚ and there would be no slaves or any type of social class. Unfortunately‚ excluding the time of creation‚ the world is not and has never been perfect. In Ancient Greece there were four different social classes. The privileged upper-class were those that ruled Athens. Native by birth they enjoyed social excess and great wealth. The upper class were practically the head of all enterprise and endeavour and were referred to as natives. The Middle
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Advancements and the Development of Agriculture in Ancient Greece and Rome Compare and contrast the development of institutions and traditions such as political‚ social‚ economic‚ or intellectual in any of the two classical civilizations: China‚ India‚ Greece‚ Rome‚ Mesoamerica‚ Andes. The rise of the Greek Empire was around 1000 B.C.E. The city of Rome was founded in 753 B.C.E. by Romulus; although‚ research reveals the area was inhabited before that time. The development of institutions
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