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    1) Greeks were the people who thought human body is one of the best art. They were the first who made image of man. They were so into human body that they studies human body so well and curved into marble. They curved truly realistic human body that we can image. Making a man body was completely new no one ever had done this before in history. After few time they stopped making this sculptures because they thought this was not very interested. They wanted to come up with something very…

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    force of the Persian army from battling, Xerxes was not willing to sit back and watch his men get slaughtered. There was a secret pass at Thermopylae that would lead straight to the rear of the Greek forces, the secrecy of this pass was held in the hands of local Phocian forces; regretfully, not all Greeks are loyal (BHAG p. 148). Upon learning The Immortals were approaching his army from the rear, Leonidas dismissed his army and faced the Persian army with only the Thespians by his side (RGH p.…

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    Classical Greece, or Hellenic Greece compared to Hellenistic Greece have a lot of differences. The overall cultural and lifestyle changed significantly between the city states and the communities at the time of Alexander’s death in 323 B.B.E. The variety of differences in culture include the study of philosophy, and literary art. In the Hellenic Greece, philosophers, such as Plato’s republic, Aristotle, and Socrates displayed the importance of a citizen’s intimate relationship with the…

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    In the world of Ancient Greek Art and Architecture, and more specifically the Bronze Age Aegean, tombs were an important staple. A tomb could let others know your status in the world, and in terms of art history they can reveal a plethora of information on any given society. Some tombs that stand out from the Bronze Age Aegean time period are the following: The Grave Circles at Mycenae, The Treasury of Atreus, and the Lefkandi Heroon. Thanks to the discovery of these ancient tombs we were able…

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    Very old Greek warriors became the premier warriors of their classical world. Through intense internal war fighting, they perfected heavy infantry strategies, and when they were united, they were able to defeat a (sudden, unwanted entry into a place) by Persia, the super-power of their day. The heavily outnumbered Greek warriors, called hoplites, used superior strategies, training and arms to defeat two huge (sudden, unwanted entries into places). However, the Greeks returned to their constant…

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    assassinated in 336 BCE as the new ruler of Macedonia. Alexander the Great conquered so much territory that he created the largest empire in the world for its time. Because this empire was so large, Greek culture was not simply going to die out. After Alexander’s death in 323 BCE, three of his generals, each Greek, took control of different parts of the empire and spread their culture to their areas, from Egypt to central Asia. To me, the highlight of what came from this was the Alexandrian…

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    Nisurg Patel Humanities 2001 10/11/2014 Greek Assessment Although they were time frames apart, both Archaic Greeks and Classical Greeks shared vast similarities. While Archaic Greece and Ancient India could easily be a reflection of each other, the same could be said of the Classical Greek period. One of the most important traits retained by the Classical Greeks from their predecessors was the power of order. The elites in Archaic and Classical Greece devoted their lives to understanding the…

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    1) Compare the two Greek sculptures in the video. Explain contrapposto in detail. Contrapposto is originated by the ancient Greeks. In the visual arts, it is a term that define a standing human figure is poised, which the sculpture has to look comfortable and natural. For example, put all the body weight on one leg, twist shoulders and arms, bent at the knee, etc. After watching the video, I can tell that the two sculptures have a lot differences, even though they both from Greece. The…

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    As everyone knows, universities in the United States of America are most popular for its Greek life. But is it really as beneficial as people say it is, or is it just teaching young children how to party in college? I think that fraternities and sororities are not really beneficial to a student’s future and they should be discouraged in universities. Fraternities and sororities are now widely just known for their parties, and the incidents caused in these parties. Is it still worth to encourage…

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    culture. Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire have many revealing similarties and differnces. Their architectural patterns, their government, and even art shared distinct similarities and differences. For instance, our text tells us about the Greeks Parthenon and then about the Romans Pantheon, these two building look alike physically sharing pillars in the front of the…

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