ROY SCHWARTZ Ancient Greeks made many influential contributions to western civilization such as in the areas of philosophy‚ art and architecture‚ and math and science. In every sector of life‚ from law to politics to sport‚ the terminology and innovations of this period are still relevant today. In fact‚ it’s fair to say Western civilization as we know it was made possible by the advancements made by our Greek ancestors. If the intelligent thinkers of the Ancient Greeks such as‚ Socrates
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T? Greece women‚ except the Spartan women‚ had very little contact with the outside world. Most the time they were locked up in thier chambers‚ called the gynaikonitis or the gymnasium. The quarters were placed in the back of the home‚ at the furthest point away from the street to keep the women as far away as possible from outside men‚ excluding their close family members and her husband. According to Kay O’Pry in her article‚ Social and political Roles of women in Athens and Sparta‚ “If the Family
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In Ancient Greece‚ warfare was predominant war of life. Greeces terrain was very mountainous. Because of this there were many city states. There was constant war between these states for territorial expansion‚ revenge or sometimes just honor. In the early stages of the geek warfare‚ the Archaic period‚ training was disorganized and weapons were pretty bad. Although soldiers were paid‚ they were only paid enough to make them survive the day (enough for food‚ cloth‚ etc.). Soldiers didn’t have any
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block) Peter Qiu John Baker 10/27/2016 Rough Draft Athens was the largest city in Greece‚ located at the Attica peninsula. The name Athens was come from the Goddess of Athena‚ who is the protector of Athens. Between the mountains were fertile valleys‚ with many farms. Athens became rich because Attica also had valuable sources of various types of material‚ which allowed them to trade with other city-states (Ancient Greece:Athens‚ source 5). As the ancestor of modern democracy‚ Athenian lower and
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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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The Rise of Tyranny: The Archaic period saw (800 – 500 B.C) the rise of the Tyrant as a result of the social‚ political and economic discontent of the polis and the Greek colonies. Initially the Tyrant “in the ancient Greek sense was a man who‚ without any hereditary or official right to rule‚ seized control of his city” and was viewed favourably amongst the Greeks. (Estensen –get booklet for foot note) The rise of the Tyrant was due to the widespread dissatisfaction that came from the oppressive
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Greek- city-states By looking at oligarchy‚ democracy and military governments developed from overrule of tyrants from the Archaic to the Classical periods‚ it is apparent that Greece was in need of political unification. It was certain that Greece was in need of political alliance; however it was an impossible goal to achieve for many eras. The first clue to the non-political union was the explosion of population during the archaic period. Once‚ the city-states‚ polis‚ were established‚ many
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Human habitation goes back as far as 500 B. C. E. Maybe even earlier than that. The Athenian haves a legend that gods did a competition to get the city named after him/her. It goes like this- the Acropolis‚ with Cecrops and the citizenry where determining which god would will earn the honor to be named after this beautiful city. Poseidon struck a rock with his trident and water gushed out. He did it so the people wouldn’t die or suffer from droughts. Another god Athena dropped a seed into the world
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The mystery that is Ancient Greek theatre has been wondered about from the 5th century onward by historians and philosophers alike. Because no one really has an accurate knowledge on the exact origins‚ Aristotle and others suggested theories of how tragedy and comedy came about. These theories are generally accepted‚ even with the lack of proof. Greek theatre introduced new art forms that are still popular today‚ but they were so different then. Imagine going to see a play now: there is usually comfortable
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University of Phoenix Material Ancient World Worksheet Complete the matrix section and the question section on the worksheet for each week. For each culture‚ identify the starting and ending dates of the culture‚ the structure of government‚ the role of the city government‚ and type of law created by the culture. Describe how the culture viewed the relationship between gods and people and how it defined citizenship. List the major events the culture experienced. The purpose of the matrix
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