A. Geography played a very important role in its influence over ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. These civilizations were both established on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. This gave them easy access to trading with other civilizations and allowed them to develop an economy strongly reliant on trade. Also, the soil in this area is very poor for growing crops like grain. Thus, farmers mostly produced grapes and olives, which was a very difficult crop to farm. This caused farmers to be thrown into poverty, creating an unstable economy.
B. Ancient Greek and Roman civilizations developed some very influential political forms. Their political institutions were mainly aristocratic and democratic. The direct democracy of some Greek …show more content…
Warfare helped to shape classical Mediterranean cultures. During the Peloponnesian Wars, Sparta and Athens fought for control over all of Greece. This caused political decline and the beginning of Alexander the Great’s empire. During his rule, Greek art and culture merged with Middle Eastern culture, forming the Hellenistic period. The Roman Republic grew very large by conquering many other surrounding civilizations. This caused the Roman culture to become militarily oriented.
D. Greek and Roman society were very similar, but they were both motivated by different principals. The Greeks were motivated by scientific thought and skeptical questions of nature. They were also interested in literature and theater. The Romans were motivated by their strong and mighty empire. Rome focused on language and law. They cared more about the code of law, engineering, and realistic art …show more content…
After the decline of the Greek Empire and the Hellenistic period, the Roman Republic and Empire formed. The Romans based a lot of their institutions and ideas off of the Greeks before them. So, in a way, Rome was like an heir to the ancient Greek civilization. Roman law was very similar to the Greek through the influence of democracy. They also shared similar religious beliefs and philosophical views. Roman architects were greatly influenced by the Greek and their knowledge of geometry.
J. Unlike other civilizations at the time, Rome united its people in lots of ways besides religion. The Romans built many beautiful structures, temples, marketplaces and public baths. This causes the upper and lower classes to interact in daily life. They were also united through politics and government. All Roman citizens were allowed to participate in assemblies to discuss basic laws. They united their people through an official religion as well. However, they did not strictly enforce this religion as long as the people were still loyal to the empire.
Vocabulary
A. Zoroastrianism: Zoroastrianism was the Persian religion started in 550 BCE. It impacted Persian artistic
B. Ancient Greek and Roman civilizations developed some very influential political forms. Their political institutions were mainly aristocratic and democratic. The direct democracy of some Greek …show more content…
Warfare helped to shape classical Mediterranean cultures. During the Peloponnesian Wars, Sparta and Athens fought for control over all of Greece. This caused political decline and the beginning of Alexander the Great’s empire. During his rule, Greek art and culture merged with Middle Eastern culture, forming the Hellenistic period. The Roman Republic grew very large by conquering many other surrounding civilizations. This caused the Roman culture to become militarily oriented.
D. Greek and Roman society were very similar, but they were both motivated by different principals. The Greeks were motivated by scientific thought and skeptical questions of nature. They were also interested in literature and theater. The Romans were motivated by their strong and mighty empire. Rome focused on language and law. They cared more about the code of law, engineering, and realistic art …show more content…
After the decline of the Greek Empire and the Hellenistic period, the Roman Republic and Empire formed. The Romans based a lot of their institutions and ideas off of the Greeks before them. So, in a way, Rome was like an heir to the ancient Greek civilization. Roman law was very similar to the Greek through the influence of democracy. They also shared similar religious beliefs and philosophical views. Roman architects were greatly influenced by the Greek and their knowledge of geometry.
J. Unlike other civilizations at the time, Rome united its people in lots of ways besides religion. The Romans built many beautiful structures, temples, marketplaces and public baths. This causes the upper and lower classes to interact in daily life. They were also united through politics and government. All Roman citizens were allowed to participate in assemblies to discuss basic laws. They united their people through an official religion as well. However, they did not strictly enforce this religion as long as the people were still loyal to the empire.
Vocabulary
A. Zoroastrianism: Zoroastrianism was the Persian religion started in 550 BCE. It impacted Persian artistic