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    Someone once said‚ "Too much ego will kill your talent." This relates to the Greek and Roman myth and how being too prideful can destroy a person. Stories of being too prideful have been told in ancient times especially by the Greek and Romans to explain the origin of spiders. The ancient Greeks and Romans both have told myths of how spiders originated; however‚ there are some differences. The Greek version‚ for example‚ describes the goddess Athena and her conflict against a simple villager

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    There are many similarities that are found in between Roman and Greek Mythology. Both‚ Greek and Roman mythology are mostly influenced by Greeks myths and legends‚ then Italians‚ since Greek literature and myth occur before the Romans. This demonstrates why Roman myths have similar themes and myths as Greek Mythology. The twelve Olympian god/goddesses in Greek mythology are represented in Roman mythology‚ but with different names. Also‚ each god/goddess symbolize and power are similar in both mythologies

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    Greek Colonisation in the Archaic Period Rachel So-Mahng Truong Yr11 Ancient History The city states of Cyrene and Sicily were founded by the Greeks in ancient times‚ circa 7th century BC. These colonisations were due to the land hunger‚ need for trade‚ overpopulation and political and civil disputes that were prevalent during the time period‚ making it necessary to colonise other parts of the Mediterranean such as the Italian islands and northern Africa. This colonisation also led to changes in

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    THE ANCIENT GREEKS NAME ___Harrison Funk_________________________________ To complete this worksheet use the information found on the following website: http://www.mythologyteacher.com/GreekIntro.html GREEK INTRO 1. At roughly what time period was the golden age of ancient Greece? 500 B.C. 2. Who was an ancient Greek writer of fables? Homer 3. Who was a Greek mathematician? Pythrogras 4. Why should Americans study ancient Greece? We oew everything to ancient Greece. GREEK CITY-STATES

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    True Justice: The Interpretation of Justice in Ancient Greece Throughout the works of ancient Greece many themes are explored thoroughly and in turn give an overall view of confusion and ever changing beliefs. This idea of continuously changing ideals can be seen firmly rooted within the social and moral function of justice. Justice being the recompense‚ social balancing act and morality cleansing hunger that consumes everyone throughout the stories of Homer and explored more lightly in Archaic

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    Gender Roles between Greek and Rome Gender Roles varied a great deal in both Greek and Rome. In Greece‚ the gender roles were defined differently then how Rome defined them. Men were treated differently then the women‚ in both cultures. Women were more or less the keepers of the house and to tend to the slaves and make sure everything ran smoothly; whereas the men worked and tended their people that they ruled over. The men in Greece and Rome had more freedom then the women of that time‚ meaning

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    There are many ways in which Greek culture and Roman culture can be compared. They also differ in their own way. What most people don’t already know is that the Romans borrowed much of their ideas from the Greeks‚ such as‚ Gods‚ Culture and most importantly Literature. For example‚ almost everyone knows the popular Gods of Greek mythology‚ like Zeus‚ Poseidon‚ Hades‚ Hermes‚ but what they may not know is the Roman equivalent to those Gods are Jupiter‚ Neptune‚ Pluto‚ and Mercury. In Greece‚ the gods

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    Greek Olympics The Greek Olympics were the building blocks for the modern day Olympics. The Olympics started in 776 B.C. and began to see who the best athlete was in all of the city states of Greece. Even during war time the Athletes were safely able to travel to the Olympics. There are many games that we have in our modern day Olympics that were used in the Ancient Greek Olympics such as Wrestling‚ Boxing‚ Sprint‚ Long jump‚ Boxing . The Olympics were not just about games it was also a religious

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    Greek cuisine is seen as a healthy Mediterranean diet because of its wide range of vegetables and herbs used in every dish. Greek cuisine is seen as healthy because it follows a basic style when it comes to cooking. One of the main ingredients in Greek food is olive oil which is produced from olive trees in the region. Greek cuisine uses fresh ingredients‚ olive oil‚ and carefully uses herbs and spices. Greek food is recognized for its spit-roasted meats‚ dishes containing olive oil‚ olives‚ chick

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    defined as the study of past cultures through their material remains. These remains include the fossils of humans‚ food remains‚ the ruins of buildings‚ and human artifacts; items such as tools‚ pottery‚ and jewelry. From their studies‚ archaeologists attempt to reconstruct past ways of life. In this class we discussed and learned about the evolution of human being culture living in Greece and the surrounding Aegean Islands through the Paleolithic Age up until the Late Bronze Age. We got to see how archaeologists

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