Civilization Introduction The Roman people were the most successful ancient civilization. One reason why the Romans were a great civilization is that they conquered a lot of land with their great military‚ and weapons. My second reason is that Romans had a really good numbers. My last reason is that they had really good inventions. Roman Army The land the Romans conquered was Britannia‚ Egypt‚ Spain‚ France‚ Greece‚ the Middle East‚ and the North African coastal region. The weapons the Romans
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In Ancient Greece‚ the geography has played a huge role in the development of the country‚ in both positive and negative ways. Positive impacts have made developments to things like trade development‚ religion‚ and city-states. Negative impacts that have hurt Greece are the volcanic zone‚ and the actual land that makes up the country of Greece. The first positive effect geography had on Greece was the mountains throughout Greece. The mountains were difficult to cross so the Greeks had to use the
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In Ancient Greece‚ different forms of government existed throughout the 1500+ city-states (similar to communities). Athens‚ for example‚ one of the most known city-states in Ancient times was the birthplace of democracy and was that way for nearly 200 years prior to the age and rule of Alexander The Great. In the following paragraphs‚ we will contrast and compare the different forms of government and rule that took place during that period. We will start with the differences of each one. Monarchy
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The establishment of a “moral code” and whether responsibility for its creation lies with the government or the citizens has been a topic of research for a number of years. The establishment of this code in Ancient Greece seems to have primarily been the responsibility of the government itself‚ but sometimes potentially through the citizens‚ who were essentially required to have a certain ability to contribute to the decision-making process‚ as some were often elected at random. It also appears to
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It is no secret that ancient Greece greatly impacted today’s civilization. One of the most important social developments‚ democracy‚ can be traced back to the Greek city-state of Athens. Although this accomplishment is impressive enough‚ ancient Greece was more than the birthplace of democratic ideals. This small Mediterranean region‚ split down the middle by the conflict of two philosophies‚ closely parallels the modern world. The most obvious connection is the one between the Delian League and
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Patriarchy emerged through culture and religion such as Confucism and Daoism. Through time the patriarchy began to fade however men and women will never be totally equal. Patriarchy was expressed through rules and laws made for women to follow saying that they could not do certain things and that they had to be obedient to men. Women would have to do whatever the man wanted. Women had to stay inside the house at times because if they went outside they could be shamed and called a bad wife. Also
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CHAPTER 4: CLASSICAL CIVILIZATION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN – GREECE AND ROME Pages 66 - 85 VOCABULARY A. ZOROASTRIANISM B. POLIS C. DIRECT DEMOCARCY D. ARISTOCRACY E. RATIONALITY F. TYRANNY G. REPUBLIC H. PATRICIAN I. CLIENTATGE J. NATURAL LAW K. THEOCRACY L. OLIGARCHY M. MONARCHY N. SOCRATES O. PLATO P. ARISTOTLE Q. PTOLEMY R. PERICLES S. PHILLIP II T. THE TWELVE TABLES 1. How did geography influence the Greek and Roman
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Romans. Despite the fact that Rome did use technology‚ it was not a very high priority in Roman society. A document that could help support my claim would be a list of technological advancements over the course of many years showing how little new technology has shown up in everyday life. While both Empires had different attitudes toward the advancement of technology‚ they each accepted technological changes throughout history. Whether it be the new system of roads that Rome
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The ancient world’s greatest empire fell‚ so does that mean our country could face the same fate? Rome lays on the Western side of Italy; a mere 30 miles away from the Tiber River. Ancient Rome was home to one million people‚ a feat that could not be surpassed by another city until more than a thousand years later.But the most impressive part is how Ancient Rome managed to capture 1.699 million miles of land. Their success came from the sheer size of their skillful army and the devoted patriotism
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Let’s take a vote: Are the Ancient Greeks impressive or what? Isn’t their organized government fascinating? Well‚ it’s definitely a unanimous vote in favor of the Greeks! By participating in that vote‚ you have just taken part of a Greek legacy. The government! One of Greece’s most beneficial contributions to the modern-world is our democratic system of government‚ which reached its peak in Athens during Pericles’ time. Greek’s government is a stable and unified form of government‚ whose connections
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