· Ancient Greece and Rome 1200 B.c.e.-476 C.e.: Architecture and Design
· Ancient Greece and Rome 1200 B.c.e.-476 C.e.: Architecture and Design
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· Ancient Greece and Rome 1200 B.c.e.-476 C.e.: Dance
· Ancient Greece and Rome 1200 B.c.e.-476 C.e.: Dance
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· Ancient Greece and Rome 1200 B.c.e.-476 C.e.: Fashion
· Ancient Greece and Rome 1200 B.c.e.-476 C.e.: Fashion
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· Ancient Greece and Rome 1200 B.c.e.-476 C.e.: Literature
· Ancient Greece and Rome 1200 B.c.e.-476 C.e.: Literature
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· Ancient Greece and Rome 1200 B.c.e.-476 C.e.: Music
· Ancient Greece and Rome 1200 B.c.e.-476 C.e.: Music
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· Ancient Greece and Rome 1200 B.c.e.-476 C.e.: Philosophy
· Ancient Greece and Rome 1200 B.c.e.-476 C.e.: Philosophy
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· Ancient Greece and Rome 1200 B.c.e.-476 C.e.: Theater
· Ancient Greece and Rome 1200 B.c.e.-476 C.e.: Theater
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· Ancient Greece and Rome 1200 B.c.e.-476 C.e.: Visual Arts
· Ancient Greece and Rome 1200 B.c.e.-476 C.e.: Visual Arts
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Circa 4 Million TO 1 Million B.C.E.
Circa 1.5 Million TO 200,000 B.C.E.
Circa 1,000,000-10,000 B.C.E.
Circa 250,000 B.C.E.
Circa 40,000 B.C.E.
Circa 8000 B.C.E.
5000 B.C.E.
Circa 4000-3500 B.C.E.
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Terms. The word science has no exact equivalent in the ancient Greek language. Instead, the Greeks generally used rather broad terms like philosophia (love of wisdom) and episteme (knowledge) to descr...
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Terms. The first difficulty encountered in a discussion of Greek religion and philosophy from 800 to 323 B.C.E. is that there are no direct Greek equivalents for the modern notions of either philosoph...
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The Family. In contrast to more well-documented periods of world history, sources for the family and social trends in ancient Greece are exiguous. Most of the evidence comes from literary texts, and o...
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Climate and Landscape. The physical environment had profound effects on Greek daily life. The type of weather and terrain dictated the needs for clothing and housing and the availability of certain ty...
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Polis. The Greeks' greatest accomplishment in the area of politics was the polis (self-governing city-state) itself. It so dominated the lives of the Greeks during the Archaic (700- 480 B.C.E.) and Cl...
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Great Migrations. Several centuries of unsettled conditions and regress followed the collapse of the Bronze Age (3000-1100 B.C.E.) civilization in Greece and the Aegean region. This so-called Dark Age...
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Expansion. In comparison to other ancient cultures, one of the remarkable characteristics of Greek civilization is its mobility. While the Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations remained largely conf...
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Literature. No aspect of the legacy of Greece to later Western culture has been as influential as its literature. The words by which we describe so many literary forms—epic, hymn, didactic, dram...
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Imperfect Knowledge. The state of Greek knowledge concerning world geography was poor in comparison with geographical knowledge today. Maps in ancient Greece, along with most geographical lore, were p...
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After reading the ancient Greek stories entitled The Iliad and Medea, authored by Homer and Euripides, respectively, I realized a startling and disturbing truth involving society during ancient Greek ...
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The Role of Women in Ancient Greece & Rome
Women in ancient Rome got married at a very young age. So young, (the proper age was assumed to be 14) that the fathers arranged the marriages. Though t...
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The greatest contribution from the Greeks to civilization is their contribution of medicine. Modern medicine originated in Ancient Greece by a man named Hippocrates. Up until he came along, early G...
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A culture represents the behavior and beliefs that are characteristic of a certain society. Throughout time, cultures have defined themselves by the heroes they have chosen to glorify in song and ver...
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Ancient Greece is regarded by many as the cradle of civilization in Europe. But unlike Rome and other civilizations that followed, it did not consist of one centrally controlled empire.
Early Greek...
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‡ Ch(y)thonic gods were the gods of the earth (and the underworld)
‡ Although Sparta had two kings, they did not run the country.
‡ The (B) Gerousia was made up of t...
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The Ancient Greece culture has made many contributions to western civilization. The ancient Greeks affected our fine arts, government, sports, medics, and philosophies. The Greek culture has had a v...
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When gazing back on the Greeks in ancient times, their cultural values aren't very diverse from modern day, contemporary values. For an example, some well respected Greek values such as: beauty, powe...
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Athens is the capital of Greece, which was named after the Greek god Athena who was the goddess of wisdom and knowledge. Within this city was built the mighty structure of the Parthenon Built in the ...
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The ancient Greeks have made many influential contributions to western civilization. These contributions, which are also the achievements of ancient Greece, include certain things in the areas ...
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Major Greek contributions include astronomy, optics, and acoustics, along with major advances in mathematics. Science in ancient Greece was based on logical thinking and mathematics. The Greeks were...
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