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    being on probation. But what was it like in Ancient Greece?After the Dark Ages‚ about 1200-900 BC‚ the Ancient Greeks had no official laws or punishments. Murders were settled by the victims family killing the murderer‚ but this was difficult if they were elderly or female. This often began endless blood feuds. It was not until the seventh century BC that the Greeks began to establish laws. Around 620 BC‚ Draco wrote the first law for Greece. This law said that exile was the penalty for murder

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    valleys. Each civilization was made up of 9 characteristics‚ these are religion‚ art and architecture‚ cities‚ geography‚ social‚ public works‚ political‚ economy‚ and intellectual. There are six total civilizations Rome‚ Greece‚ Mesopotamia‚ Egypt‚ Indus Valley‚ and China. Greece and Rome are the only two not located in river valleys. Mesopotamia was formed along the Tigris and Euphrates River. When Mesopotamia was first formed it was located in Asia‚ it is today’s Iran and Iraq.Next is Egypt‚ Egypt

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    ancient Greece was a powerful world that has changed this modern era for the better. Growing up: In ancient Greece when a child is first born it’s up to the father to choose to keep the child or leave it on a mountain to die. Often its either that the child looks weak or sometimes if they are a girl. Once accepted the children lived a gifted life with toys and boys go to school at the age of 7. Once a child turns 13 they are considered an adult. Houses in ancient Greece: In ancient Greece homes

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    In ancient Greece there were two philosophies of medicine: religious and scientific. Even before the Hippocratic times‚ the Greeks believed that the appearance of the diseases was associated with sins. In Greek society‚ God played a huge role in the maintenance of human health. When a person got sick‚ it was seen as a punishment of God‚ that is‚ this person apparently has sinned; and vice versa‚ if a person was healed from sickness‚ so he deserved it and it was a gift from God. It was also due to

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    the Sumerians and Egyptians were credited with the most important technology evolutions‚ Greece and Rome both had an impact on technology evolution. Most of their inventions and discoveries are still used today. Throughout the history of Rome‚ the Romans intelligence served them well with inventions like aqueducts‚ bound books‚ money‚ newspapers‚ or even concrete. However‚ the same could be said about Greece. The Greeks inventions consisted of the water mill‚ alarm clock‚ and basics of modern science

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    a crazy nerd that loves history‚ especially Ancient European History? Well‚ if this is the case‚ you’re in for a special treat today that will be very informational. You’ll be able to learn all you need to know about Greece and Rome and their similarities and differences. In Greece‚ the government started out rough because there wasn’t any unity due to many city-states. Since they weren’t united‚ all the city-states had their own version of a government that was unique to each city-state. However

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    civilization that thrived in central Italy around the sixth century BCE. Little is known about the Etruscans‚ but what is known can be extracted through art-producing culture. Their artistic culture is related to but distinct from the civilization of ancient Greece. The ancient Greek civilization spanned from the tenth century to the end of antiquity. This civilization made enormous contributions to science‚ politics‚ and art. The Etruscan art may have resembled the Greek art in some cases‚ but ultimately they

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    as in shamanism‚ or disseminating hidden knowledge or weirdly‚ to use the deceased as a weapon. A prime example of the latter was depicted in the movie “The Return of the King” when Aragorn called warrior spirits to honor an ancient pledge. Necromancy was prevalent throughout antiquity with records of its practice in Babylon‚ Egypt‚ Greece and Rome. In his Geographica‚ Strabo refers to "diviners by the dead" to be prevalent in Persia. It was widespread among the Sabians‚ or "star-worshipers"‚ and

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    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 husband’s interests. Women’s in Greece would

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    refers to a group of uncivilized people that originated from the ancient Greece. This term referred to the people who did not speak Greek. Currently‚ the meaning of the term has changed with the current implication being significantly different from the original meaning. The term may be used to refer to evil deeds in the society and people have used the term to identify evil deeds among the individuals. In the ancient Greece‚ the term was used to refer to the Egyptians‚ Medes‚ Persians and other non-Greek

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