Greece

Why is it Important to Learn about Ancient Greece? As Martin Luther King JR. once said, “We are not makers of history; we are made by history.” This quote is still relevant today because the ideas that we have created today could certainly benefit future generations,For example, Some of the legacies that ancient Greeks gave us include: agriculture, transportation and theater. Ancient Greeks created statues and buildings that our modern world still use today. if people look at some of our…

parts of Crete in subsequent years, came the idea that the Minoans might have been the cradle of European civilization. Their socio-political structure that formed the basis for bureaucracy in the rest of Europe and the trade relations with mainland Greece and other parts of the Mediterranean…

lands and different people. One of the most ancient civilizations was the Greek civilization. It existed around the Mediterranean Sea where the country Greece is located. The ancient world and society have similar perspectives and different once. Democracy is an example of parallels thoughts in compare to nowadays. Although democracy in ancient Greece and modern life are diverse, the old Greeks, at least, advanced in political views for a nation at that time. Athenians are the first who came up…

December 2014 Greek religion is focused on representing and interpreting the external world. The Greeks wanted to control and define chaos. This is similar to many religions as many religions focus on creating order in a chaotic world. In ancient Greece life was precarious. Life was dangerous and unpredictable. Something that separates Greek religion from others is that there is no sacred text. This makes studying it difficult and sometimes a lot is left up to interpretation. There is no word…

The buildings of Ancient Greece caused an architectural phenomenon. The use of pillars to support structures was a unique and renovating design. This architectural design is now easily distinguishable. If I compared myself to these exceptional buildings, what would be my pillars? What supports my whole life? What makes me recognizable and unique? Though there would be hundreds of pillars to my building of life, there are four that I consider the most influencing; my passion to create change, my…

Ancient Greece was, perhaps, one of the most greatest and influential civilization that has ever existed. Greek culture has significantly contributed to the world, more specifically Western civilization, through politics, arts, and education, all which are still used and admired til this day. The Ancient Greeks are considered as being the first country to adopt a democratic government system, a system that the West has too adopted (with a few changes). In addition, the Greeks were highly skilled…

Out of all the places a person could think up, ancient Greece by far has the most history and culture. We even include a lot of Greek heritage in our everyday lives. From their fun, to say alphabet to their stories told in art, ancient Greece is the place to be. Every day we learn more and more about how they lived. We learned the different life styles men and women had, the power they had over slavery, and how important sacred vows were when made between two. Men and women both lived two…

1. Greece emerged on a small mountainous peninsula, that was only about 45,000 miles. The sea and mountains played vital roles in the growth of Greece. The seas were used to venture out and establish colonies that aided in the expansion of the civilization throughout the Mediterranean area. The first state of Greece was Mycenae, which flourished between 1600 and 100 B.C.E. It was established when a group of Indo-European people gained control over the Greek mainland. The civilization was made…

Greece was a place of a variety of differences in geography, ranging from the tall mountains to the blue Aegean Sea. In fact, even the Mediterranean climate was a factor in the Greek’s life, like the city state of Thebes. But despite some geographical differences, Greece maintained themselves and use the geography to their advantage in society, trade, and culture, socially, politically, and economically. Greece found ways to control geography, rather than letting geography control it. Greeks…

In the book “The Olympics In Ancient Greece” was an event well kept recorded of how many people participated and came to honor their greek gods and goddesses for the enjoyment of the game and the honor for their gods. Back in ancient greek times around the years when the first record olympic games in 776 B.C. was to far from when christianity was form so the religion aspect was celebrated different. Back in greek time Polytheism was the main religion and the practices of multiple gods and…