Wars of Alexander the Great

Over the past few years the Greeks have affected the society by contributing primarily their advanced technology. Many of their advanced technology consisted of simple machines such as the lever, screw, cranes, and gears. These simple machines allowed the performance of work be held effortlessly. In my Rube Goldberg Machine we demonstrated the key aspects, of the ancient Greeks society by focusing on the five different components and representing their advanced technological accomplishments.…

Many theories have been borne about the origin of the Greek Geometric art. One theory unravels it as an expansion of the Mycenaean art, another theory agrees that it had a popular background origin. While others argue that Geometric art was settled due to Doric effects, it still has not given a suitable solution to the setback. Geometric style of ancient Greek art was primarily of vase painting. It began around 900 BC and denotes the last purely Mycenaean-Greek art form that initiated before…

The reign of Alexander the great would change the face of Europe and Asia forever. As crown Prince, he received the finest education in the Macedonian court under his celebrated tutor Aristotle. At the age of twenty, already a charismatic and decisive leader, Alexander quickly harnessed the Macedonian forces that his father’s reforms had made into the premier military power in the region. Alexanders family background and upbringing played a very significant role in his rise to prominence.…

Alexander the Extraordinary Caris Daneker Pd. 8 In 336 B.C., there was a man named Alexander, from Macedonia. Alexander is now more modernly called “Alexander the Great”, for he did great things for the world and made history. Alexander did something so amazingthat the common man of his time would only dream about what he accomplished in only a decade! So, I believe a more suitable name is “ Alexander the Extraordinary”. Extraordinary means remarkable, or worthy of attention and in this…

Who were the ancient Hittites? Excavations have revealed a civilization dating back to 3000 B.C.E, although this may not have been the origin of the Hittites. The Hittite’s coming was marked with the transition of art, which was marked by the Babylonian first dynasty falling. The Hittites were the supreme military, cultural, cultural force and political power in the 1400 to 1200 B.C.E whose capital was at Bogazköy, also known as Hattusas. They were a powerful civilization that had control over…

soldiers on the battle field and were both killed. Prince Hector of Troy was the oldest child of Priam, the King of Troy and Hecuba. He was the next heir to the throne before his brother Paris. Hector was the greatest fighter for Troy in the Trojan War and the favorite of the Greek god Apollo. He was seen by the city as the leader of…

families. It is here that Homer writes The Iliad. As summarized in the Sourcebook, this epic poem tells the story of a ten-year long siege of the city of Troy (Backman) by mighty Greek warriors, led by brothers Agamemnon and Menelaus. Interestingly, this war was not fought for new land or riches, but because of a woman. Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world, was the wife of Menelaus, however, she was abducted by Paris, prince of Troy. This then led to a long, and bloody…

The ancient Greeks created several great myths and works of literature to do just that. The Greeks wanted to influence us by how we speak and write literature. Myths were used to explain the world for the Greeks. The ancient Greeks believed in many gods. The gods were the center of Greek…

It was outlawed by Cyrus the Great in Persia but continued to be there as a source of labor. Slavery was also used in the Han Dynasty as a source of…

In terms of scientific, philosophical, and cultural influence, Greece was the American equivalent to the ancient world. Their influence was far-reaching, impacting nearly every country on the eastern Mediterranean. However beneficial their influence was on the political and artistic realms of the nations surrounding it, their worldview was predominantly pagan as their main religion was polytheistic Hellenism[1]. Their beliefs were often very loosely-based on biblical truths, but more often…