Ancient Greece

In ancient Greek society and mythology, women endured many difficulties in many areas. The main issues that women encountered in the era occurred in the following: marriage, inheritance and social life. Many young girls, around 15 years old, are forced to marry to strangers under the will of their fathers. It is often that these girls will never see their family again after the marriage. Next, women in this era are not really allowed to possess any property, hence the men are in control of…

Thebes was a city-state in ancient Greece. Thebes was located in central Greece, a little to the north of Athens, and in between Delphi. Thebes was a farming city, unlike Athens and Corinth who were seaports. Thebes is strategically located on a low plateau commanding the surrounding plains of Boeotia. Thebes is the largest city-state located in Boeotia, a region in Greece. Unlike many parts of Greece where the soil was light and thin, Thebes has rich, fertile soil that is well irrigated.…

In ancient times, gods and goddesses were very important to the Greek and Roman cultures. The Greeks and Romans believed that the gods controlled every aspect of their lives. Weather, fertility, love, and war are just few of the things the gods were believed to control. Ares, a Greek god, and Mars, a Roman god, were the gods of war. Ares and Mars played very similar roles in the Greek and Roman cultures, but they were viewed differently by the people. Ares, the son of Zeus and Hera, was one of…

Home Egypt Middle Ages Greece Rome Asia China American Quiz Worksheets Ancient Greek Science In the Hellenistic Age of Ancient Greece, science became a major topic of study. The Hellenistic Age of Greece was a time when Greek culture spread throughout Persia and North Africa, including Egypt. When the Greek culture spread into a different culture, some parts of both of the cultures mixed together. This was called cross-fertilization. Because of this, a lot of advancements in culture were made…

attempting to gouge the eyes of an opponent while also attempting to bite him. An official stands over the man, poised to strike the man with a rod or stick to punish the offense and allow the competition to continue in a fair and equitable fashion. In Greece today, there are avenue with pedestals lining either side that once held massive statues. Ironically, the statues did not display the great athletic feats of men gone by but rather they held the images of coaches and athletes that cheated…

Egypt, Mesopotamian, and Greece had such a huge evolutionary on their political systems. All these three places evolve in different ways ones faster than others. That’s why here I will be talking about religion, political, and laws. First, Greece had the biggest political change. The Persian king had a lot to do with the evolution. Cyrus the Persian King “embraced imperial monarchy a model of government while striving to expand his wealth and territorial holdings” There was a pivotal event…

During the times of Ancient Greece, a symbol of the olympics was the flame. The flame was a symbol of the Olympic Games. Commemorating the theft of fire, its origins lie in ancient Greece, where a fire was kept burning throughout the celebration of the ancient Olympics. Picture The olive wreath is another symbol of the ancient Olympic Games. It is a branch of an olive tree that formed a circle and is an ancient and sacred award for Olympic champions. An olympic athlete would only receive the…

There are many different things that we have gotten from the Greeks. One of the things that we have gotten is the Olympics. This sporting event is one of the big events that almost everyone in the world knows about. There are many different events that are in the Olympic that the world has adopted. A few of these sports are javelin, discus, and long jump. These three sports are some of the most popular. The discus is when you throw a weighted Frisbee. A javelin is a big wooden pole that has a…

Athletics in Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece By: Max Poland Due: Thursday 23rd 2015 Class Period: 3rd Word Count: 1,657 Table of Contents Step 1: Pg. 1 Step 3: Pg. 2 Step 4: Pg. 3, 4 Step 5: Pg. 5 Step 6: Pg. 6 Step 1: Identification The investigation will answer the question of how the sports of ancient Rome and ancient Greece have impacted their cultures respectively. This question is relevant because the way that sports impacted the society lead to the big historic events in…

Compare and contrast the great societies of Egypt, Greece and Rome. How are these cultures similar in relation to health? How are they different? What health practices are still being used today? In these great societies and many others, medical information was passed down from generation to generation and the populace generally looked to some type of physician or medicine man for medical guidance, treatments, and cures. In, Egypt the role was filled by a priests who worked with spells…