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    Ancient Greek Olympics

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    honor of the greek God Zeus. People donated gifts to the God ‚ buildings ‚ statues ‚ altars and many more. In today’s olympics anyone is allowed to compete‚ during the olympia only Greeks were allowed to compete. The Greeks would travel thousands miles away to come compete.The greeks what year it was based on the olympics. Whoever won every four years had the olympiad name after them. The first Olympiad who was honored was Korobois of Elis‚ He was the winner of the race in 776 B.C. In ancient Olympics

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    Ancient Greek Values

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    about the values of Ancient Greece through the study of Greek myths is power‚ especially the power of conquering the nature which is highly advocated and admired by the ancient Greeks. Such a power exhibits in many aspects in the stories of Greek myths‚ including Herakles who has the sheer strength since he was born and the great courage accomplished twelve challenging tasks‚ Odyssey who has been through tribulation and eventually back home‚ reuniting with his family‚ etc.. These great heroes do have

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    Ancient Greek Culture

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    connection to one Divinity created the foundations of society and government during these eras. The reemergence of Greek Civilization between 100-750 B.C.E. introduced the writings of Homer. Influenced by Near Eastern mythology and fables that embedded teachings used to educate the masses on social behaviors and morality‚ Homer expressed the Greek social value of arête (excellence) through his oral lyricism (a vital characteristic that bonded Greek cultural traditions). His epic tales of the Iliad

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    Ancient Greek Food

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    Ancient Greek Food When you think of greek food you mainly would think of hummus‚ flat bread‚ and gyros. But back in 3000 BC the Greeks had a much different diet than popular culture would believe. Their diet mainly consisted of grains and meat; also they drank a plethora of wine. What you ate and how much you ate was strongly connected to your social class (Nardo). The higher class in ancient Greece had access to an abundance of exotic foods‚ spices. and wines much more than the peasants and lower

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    Ancient Greek Culture

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    The Greek population was increasing and with that new ideas emerged. These ideas developed into new styles used by Greek artists as Greece moves into the Classical period. The classical period was at the height of Greek strength and artists began to touch on any topic‚ be it historical‚ mythological or religious. The Greeks began to feel positive after they defeated Persians who tried to invade and this led to a sense of powerfulness. The Persians had established one of the most

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    Ancient Greek Art

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    influences originated from the ancient Greek and Roman world. In this essay I will examine the effect that the classical tradition of Greek and Roman art had on the 1700s as well as contrast the ways artist strayed away from the traditions of Greek and Roman classical traditions. As the 1700’s approached the classical ideals of Greek and Roman art were admired and reiterated in a new style‚ however‚ this new style displayed similarities to that of the archaic styles of the Greeks and Romans. Their style

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    Greek Society

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    What changes did the Greek emphasis on reasoning bring to their views of nature and society?






 Greeks broke with the mythopoeic outlook and started to view the physical world and human activities through reasoning and logical thinking. What changes did it make to nature and society? -Emphasis on reason marks a turning point for human civilization A) Philosophy -Marks the beginning of scientific thought‚ had an awareness of cause and effect‚ exploring the natural phenomena‚ principles

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    Ancient Greek Oracles

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    Fortune tellers can tell exactly how the future will go‚ or can they? The fact is‚ no‚ they cannot tell how the future will go. In ancient Greece there was a sort of fortune teller called an oracle. Ancient Greek plays and stories are filled with oracles that were either ridiculously right‚ or terribly wrong. One of these plays is Oedipus Rex‚ and in this story an oracle gives an outrageous prophecy that comes to pass (Sophocles). The stories show crazy predictions‚ and are far from the more common

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    Ancient Greek Heroism

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    in ancient Greece was not easy to acquire. There are certain aspects and requirements that must have been met in one’s life to be deemed a hero in Greek culture. The Oxford English Dictionary Online defines heroism as "the action and qualities of a hero; exalted courage‚ intrepidity or boldness; heroic conduct" and a hero as "the name given to men of superhuman strength‚ courage‚ or ability‚ favoured by the gods and men‚ and immortal." Buxton (2004: 103) stated that according to the ancient Greeks

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    Ancient Greek Theatre

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    Ancient Greek Theatre The Greek theatre history begins with festivals which honor gods. An example of such a festival was ‘City Dionysia’ festival which honored god Dionysus. During this festival‚ which was taking place in Athens men perform songs to welcome god Dionysus. Plays were also presented. Athens was the main city where these festivals and theatrical traditions were presented. At ancient Greek Festivals‚ the actors‚ directors and dramatists were all the same person. Later only three

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