The classical age of ancient Greece saw the appearance of the democratic society of Athens. Even though its formation was a tumultuous affair wrought with power struggles and revolts‚ the leadership of several key figures such as Cleisthenes and Themistocles allowed the city-state to become prosperous and powerful‚ with democracy taking center stage. In fact‚ the citizen rights of political‚ economic and individual freedom all became essential to the system of rule of the Polis. These values helped
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Plutarch: a brief biography Plutarch was one of the last Classical Greek historians. He was born about 45AD at Chaeronea in Boeotia. Plutarch traveled to Egypt and went to Rome. The emperor Hadrian honoured him with a government appointment in Greece and in later life he took up a priesthood at Delphi. He died soon after 120AD. Plutarch wrote a large number of essays and dialogues on philosophical‚ scientific and literary subjects and he frequently attacked both Stoics and Epicureans. He
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Western World I Test One Answer the following as TRUE or FALSE 1. Harshepsut was Egypt’s most famous indigenous woman Pharaoh. True 2. Maat stood for truth and righteousness and balance. True 3. Osiris and Thanatos were both gods of death in their cultures. False 4. Apsu was the god of salt water. False 5. Tiamat was destroyed by Anu. False 6. Humankind was created with clay and the blood of Kingu. True 7. Holofernes was an Aakaadian general. False 8. Hathor’s symbol was a cow
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Classical period- Repulse of Persian invasion create lots of creative activity in Greece that was rarely‚ if ever‚ matched anywhere at any time. Achievements of such quality produced during time between Persian retreat and Macedonian conquest justify era’s title as CLASSICAL PERIOD. Ironic because classical suggests calm and serenity‚ but word that best describes the common element present in Greek life‚ thought‚ art‚ and literature in this period is TENSION. Tension- word that best describes common
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------------------------------------------------- NAME: KEY HIS101 Section: _________ ------------------------------------------------- Chapters 1 and 2 Study Guide DUE DATE: 1. Punishments for crimes under the Code of Hammurabi were more severe for the lower classes. P10 2. The Hebrew Bible focuses on the basic theme of the necessity of the Hebrews to obey their God P37 3. The greatest international sea traders of the ancient Near
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THE TRIREME By: Dimitri Oared warships‚ lie at the heart of the Hellenic civilization ’s history of which the Trireme is the most famous. In the seventh and sixth centuries BC they transported the colonists from their mother cities to all parts of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. In 480 BC the Greeks won possibly their most significant battle against the much larger Persian fleet in the narrow waters of Salamis. Athens supremacy at sea was founded upon the crucial role that
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The History of the Peloponnesian War is a historical account of the Peloponnesian War‚ which was fought between the Peloponnesian League (led by Sparta) and the Delian League (led by Athens). It was written by Thucydides‚ an Athenian historian who also happened to serve as an Athenian general during the war. His account of the conflict is widely considered to be a classic and regarded as one of the earliest scholarly works of history. The Histories are divided into eight books by editors of later
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THE PARTHENON AND THE ELGIN MARBLES BY EPAMINONDAS VRANOPOULOS Athens 1985 PREFACE The response to the Greek government’s demand for the return to Greece of the sculptures of the Parthenon‚ now in the British Museum‚ has been so encouraging that it has given rise to hopes that the Elgin Marbles‚ as they have come to be known‚ may indeed one day be restored to their rightful home. The favourable response has come from UNESCO and from public opinion world-wide‚ including Britain.
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A Alpha; the uppercase form of the first letter of the Greek alphabet. See A by itself with citation tips (best for bookmarking). Abacus Abakes A portion of a column of the Doric Order; the uppermost member of a capital beneath the architrave; simply stated‚ the abacus is a slab forming the top of the capital of a column. See Abacus by itself with citation tips (best for bookmarking). Abae The site of the oracular shrine of Apollon in Phokis (Phocis) near the city of Delphi. See Abae by
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History of Iran timeline‚ Hakhamaneshian History Of Achaemenidae First Era of Persia Introduction Persia are also of Aryan race people whose time of migration to Iran is not known. According to statements of Assyrian kings the Persia like the Medians have been under ruling of assyria for a long time as well. One of Assyrian kings‚ ruling during the 9th century (B.C.) boasted that he had made obedient about 27 Persia kings‚ and it is well-known that at the era of Sar Gon Shalm Nasar‚ the
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