The ancient Greek world was a thriving metropolis of language, education, literature and philosophy at the beginning of Christianity and was significant factor for the early disciples. The first written languages were found on mud tablets and situated in Minoan Knossos Palace on the island of Crete. This is important to note, because observation is noted in that the Minoans and Mycenaean’s had an impact on the Greek language. The mud tablets found in the Knossos Palace had language consisting of Linear A perspectives. It is worth noting that the ancient history of Greece provides an understanding of how the history of the people has impacted and sustained the Greek language throughout the ages. Early Greece can be said to be part of an early
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Ancient Greece landscape consist of rugged mountains with very steep hills and slopes surrounded by the sea, and because of these small islands they became territorial in their own dialect, cultural characteristics and identity. This geographical aspect affected the way the common people interacted and communicated with each other. Ancient Greece cities were territorial, because the areas were in valleys between mountains and in very narrow coastal plains. They were limited, and dominated other areas around them. Each of these dominated cities within these areas were independent of each other. The Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea area around 750 BC became the Greeks fortitude for expansion in which they collaborated and settled within colonies surrounding this area. It was noted around 600 BC the expansion of Greek influence and colonization. Again, the conquests of Alexander the Great not only dominated the above areas but took Greek civilization to great heights extending to the Middle East integrating with other ancient cultures of the region resulting in a civilization which became a “Hellenistic” civilization.
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In some cities and states there were not citizens of that state and were deemed “aliens” and did not have the same privileges. They were only considered citizens of the cities and states where their family came from. Family life in ancient Greece, family was considered more of a commodity. Women were raised by authoritarian fathers and family male figures in their perspective household, boys were preferred over daughters. Unwanted children were left to the countryside to die, or sometimes rescued and bought up as slaves. Marriages were arranged by parents and men were the dominant figure in a marriage. Women did the domesticated chores in the household and raise children, and assisted their husband at work and farming. Divorce was easy for men while women difficult for women. Most people in ancient Greece lived in closed quarters, surrounded by urban slums in dirty areas and in Athens people lived in multistory dwellings, blocked spaces. The wealthy people lived in larger homes with more spatial areas for the accommodation of slaves.in observation there is separation of classes which limits education among the common people, and also limiting their ability to increase their language skills. These houses were often equipped with several bathrooms and toilets on different floors, and the family quarters often were beautifully designed with colorful backgrounds and paintings. The
Ancient Greece landscape consist of rugged mountains with very steep hills and slopes surrounded by the sea, and because of these small islands they became territorial in their own dialect, cultural characteristics and identity. This geographical aspect affected the way the common people interacted and communicated with each other. Ancient Greece cities were territorial, because the areas were in valleys between mountains and in very narrow coastal plains. They were limited, and dominated other areas around them. Each of these dominated cities within these areas were independent of each other. The Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea area around 750 BC became the Greeks fortitude for expansion in which they collaborated and settled within colonies surrounding this area. It was noted around 600 BC the expansion of Greek influence and colonization. Again, the conquests of Alexander the Great not only dominated the above areas but took Greek civilization to great heights extending to the Middle East integrating with other ancient cultures of the region resulting in a civilization which became a “Hellenistic” civilization.
Ancient Greece Societal Development, Family life, Religion, Education, and …show more content…
In some cities and states there were not citizens of that state and were deemed “aliens” and did not have the same privileges. They were only considered citizens of the cities and states where their family came from. Family life in ancient Greece, family was considered more of a commodity. Women were raised by authoritarian fathers and family male figures in their perspective household, boys were preferred over daughters. Unwanted children were left to the countryside to die, or sometimes rescued and bought up as slaves. Marriages were arranged by parents and men were the dominant figure in a marriage. Women did the domesticated chores in the household and raise children, and assisted their husband at work and farming. Divorce was easy for men while women difficult for women. Most people in ancient Greece lived in closed quarters, surrounded by urban slums in dirty areas and in Athens people lived in multistory dwellings, blocked spaces. The wealthy people lived in larger homes with more spatial areas for the accommodation of slaves.in observation there is separation of classes which limits education among the common people, and also limiting their ability to increase their language skills. These houses were often equipped with several bathrooms and toilets on different floors, and the family quarters often were beautifully designed with colorful backgrounds and paintings. The