...Besides Mesopotamia, a second civilization grew up in northeastern Africa, along the Nile River. Egyptian civilization, formed by 3000 B.C., benefited from trade and technological influence from Mesopotamia, but it produced a quite different society and culture. Because its values and its tightly knit political organization encouraged monumental building, we know more about Egypt than about Mesopotamia, even though the latter was in most respects more important and richer in subsequent heritage. Basic Patterns Of Egyptian Society Unlike Mesopotamia and the Middle East, where an original river-valley basis to civilization ultimately gave way to the spread of civilization throughout an entire region, Egyptian civilization from its origins to its decline was focused on the Nile River and the deserts around it. The Nile focus also gave a more optimistic cast to Egyptian culture, for it could be seen as a source of never- failing bounty to be thankfully received, rather than a menacing cause of floods. Egyptian civilization may at the outset have received some inspiration from Sumer, but a distinctive pattern soon developed in both religion and politics. Farming had been developed along the Nile by about 5000 B.C., but some time before 3200 B.C. economic development accelerated, in part because of growing trade wi,h other regions including Mesopotamia. This economic acceleration provided the basis for the formation of...
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...Outline of Ancient Greece Paper 1. Introduction to Ancient Greece * What is ancient Greece? * How long did Ancient Greece last? * How did Ancient Greece impact western civilization? 2. Archaic period * Duration of the Archaic period * Characteristics of the Archaic period * Impact of the Archaic period on Greece’s culture 3. Classical Greece * Duration of the Classical period * Characteristics of the Classical period * Impact of the Classical period on Greece’s culture 4. Hellenistic Greece * Duration of the Hellenistic period * Characteristics of the Hellenistic period * Impact of the Hellenistic period on Greece’s culture 5. Roman Greece * Transition to Roman Greece * Characteristics of the period under Roman rule * Impact of the Greek culture on Rome 6. Political structure of Ancient Greece 7. Social structure of Ancient Greece 8. War in Ancient Greece 9. Religion in Ancient Greece 10. Impact of Ancient Greece on today Introduction to Ancient Greece I chose to write about Ancient Greece because my heritage is from that area of the world and that makes it very interesting to me. The period of time that ancient Greece covers spans for about one thousand years and includes several stages of cultural, economic, and political development. This period was also very important because many consider it the time when western culture was born and developed. However, before ancient Greece...
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...Ancient Art Ancient art is the types of art in the cultures of ancient society. Art is any human endeavor thought to be aesthetic and have meaning beyond any simple description. Ancient art is the types of art in the cultures of ancient society. Unlike modern times, our ancient ancestors believed in many gods and goddesses to look over their beings from gods and goddesses of war to the goddesses of fertility. I have chosen to review The Nude Goddess Figurine, late 8th – 7th century B.C., ancient Lachish (metmuseum.org, 2008) and Plaque, Nude Goddess Standing on Crescent, 13th century B.C. Both figurines are felt to represent fertility (louvre.fr, 2008). Nude Goddess Figurine and The Plaque were found in Syria, in different eras. The Nude Goddess Figurine was created from clay or is ceramic in nature. She is a large woman holding her breast outward as to state that she is mother or to represent that she is fertile. Her neck is long and her hair is cap like with very tight curls. Her face seems to be from a mold the face shows much more detail than the body of the figure. The faces display smiles females were to be alluring. Possibly the mother of the gods this pillar figurine was created in large numbers in the kingdom of Judah (metmuseum.org, 2008). The Plaque or Nude Goddess Standing on Crescent was created from gold leaf over a carving of a sturdier sculpture. The Plaque was created to be e a charm for a necklace. She too is a large curvy woman her arms are bent but...
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...Ancient Greece The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to Athena, located on the Acropolis in Athens, is one of the most representative symbols of the culture and sophistication of the ancient Greeks. Part of a series on the | Modern Greece.Septinsular Republic.War of Independence.First Hellenic Republic.Kingdom of Greece.National Schism.Second Hellenic Republic.4th of August Regime.Axis occupation (collaborationist regime).Civil War.Military Junta.Third Hellenic Republic | History by topic.Art.Constitution.Economy.Military.Names | History of Greece | | Neolithic Greece.Neolithic Greece | Greek Bronze Age.Helladic.Cycladic.Minoan.Mycenaean | Ancient Greece.Homeric Greece.Archaic Greece.Classical Greece.Hellenistic Greece.Roman Greece | Medieval Greece.Byzantine Greece.Frankish and Latin states.Ottoman Greece | | Ancient Greece was a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BCto the end ofantiquity (c. 600 AD). Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine era. Included in ancient Greece is the period ofClassical Greece, which flourished during the 5th to 4th centuries BC. Classical Greece began with the repelling of a Persian invasion by Athenian leadership. Because of conquests by Alexander the Great of Macedonia, Hellenistic civilization flourished fromCentral Asia to the western end of the Mediterranean Sea. Classical Greek culture...
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...The Inspiration Of Ancient Greece Greeks inspired many with their great unique minds and views of art. Many buildings are made to be utilized or observed for entertainment but do most people know the buildings actual relation to their common predecessors of the past? There’s a plethora of buildings with structures that can be identified in relevance to beautiful places and time periods such as Ancient Greece. Even though there are a great deal of buildings and even stadiums that share similar traits with earlier Greek buildings , there is one in particular that stands out the most. It happens to be the Georgia Dome, located in Atlanta Georgia. This stadium is very analogous to the Kallimarmaro, which could’ve been found in Athens, Greece....
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...Throughout history the roles of men and women played a major part of the everyday life, however women in ancient egypt were given a lot more freedom then anywhere else known in that time. Men and women were considered to have equal right, men and woman their different social roles. The roles of women consisted of anything they desired. If women wanted to work they had the opportunity and many different options of jobs to choose from, dancers and singers were highly recommended and was considered one of the good jobs for women. Other jobs included ritual mourners at funeral and what these women would do is display an act of grief by pulling at their hair and throwing dust upom their heads, while dressed in mourning dresses that exposed their breast. Surprsing prostitution was considered a job in ancient egypt, prostitutes in ancinet egypt wore blue fish net dresses and red lipstick and some just prefered being nude. While jobs for men consisted of farming, working on the field, they had a high level of understanding the importance of working that inlcuded growing crops also buying and selling. They worked all day, nut still managed to make some time to teach their son's how to do buisness and trade. Even though men and women were equal, men were stil valued over women to the point where women would make the efffort to appear and dress more like a man to be valued more. Men in ancient egypt were expected to treat women with respect and at the same time hold their ground. Protecting and...
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...Topic 1: Ancient Egyptian Fabrics, Accessories, and Primary Sources One reason Egyptian fabrics lacked color was because the Egyptians didn’t have the proper tools or knowledge of how to dye linen. “Linen is difficult to dye to colors that will not fade unless substances called mordants are used to fix color. Egyptian dyers were apparently unfamiliar with mordants…” (Tortora & Eubank. 33) Another reason was since they lived in the desert in a dry and hot climate light colored and thin clothing, like linen would be suitable for that type of weather. “Egypt’s climate was very warm and Egyptian dress provided the perfect complement to this warm weather. Both men and women tended to dress lightly.” (Fashioncyclopedia.com. 1) The accessories that Ancient Egyptians used to add color to their appearance were jewelry, headdresses, and make-up. The jewelry the Egyptians wore was gold or semi-precious or precious stone and consisted of tight-fitted necklaces, armlets, earrings, and anklets. The more wealthy Egyptians wore elaborate gold jewelry. “From archeological evidence it appears that some royal women apparently wore elaborate gold jewelry. An excavation unearthed a beautiful gold and jeweled crown made with delicate leaves and flowers and massive gold necklaces and earrings.” (Tortora & Eubank. 25) But jewelry wasn’t just for the wealthy; everyone wore jewelry. The less wealthy Egyptians would wear jewelry made from copper and shells. “Egyptians believed the...
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...Ephesians 4:1-6 states, "As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of the peace. There is one body and one Spirit "just as you were called to one hope just as you were called to one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is the over all and through all and in all". This scripture is so powerful, yet so simple. Selected this passage because it pertains to everyone’s problems and daily issues. Drama does not discriminate by color, race, sex, age or class, it is a universal issues that we all must go through and learn from. I also selected this passage because of I am working on in my personal life. My mother always told me that you have to have patience, that is was a virtue. As a young girl I had no idea of the magnitude the characteristics of patience would be worth. I have a young son and with children you have to learn to be patient. Children have the ability to make you proud, however obtain the same ability to work you down to your last nerve. But over my several years of parenting and growing with Christ I’ve learned that I must first acquire patience with my child. Children are more prone to listen and be obedient when you use a warm and soft tone, rather than a yelling angry tone which in turn will scare them and discourage any type of obedience....
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...Ancient Art Unit 2 IP 2 HUMA205-1202B Nicole Woodford 05/06/2012 Submitted Date September 16, 2012 Abstract When looking at the artwork of this time I was drawn in by burial works of art. Thing like chariots, shields, and in Egypt they would bury the pets of their leader. It showed how one culture can pick up the ways of other cultures. Ancient Art There was two pieces that stood out to me the most. The first one was a bronze chariot inlaid with ivory and the other one was a bronze shield boss. I could see from looking at the Etruscans works of art that they loved to use bronze. This was something that showed how they person they buried was in the social standing of their culture. The first piece a bronze chariot inlaid with ivory is a three-dimensional work. The materials that were used to make this work are bronze, ivory, iron, wood, leather, and animal parts. The texture is smooth, with much defined lines in the chariot. The originally structure was wooden with the bronze placed on top along with everything else. The bronze was shine copper color but over time it has changed to a green and brown color. The work of art does have a subject matter. It is showing someone of power because it was a show chariot that was used important days. It is a representational work. The next piece of art work I picked was the bronze shield boss which is a two-dimensional. The materials that were used to create this are bronze. The texture looks to be rough, with dots on a...
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...Ashley Williams Professor Nelson HUM 2211 October 25, 2014 Architecture: Yesterday and Tomorrow Architecture has changed a lot along the years. Some techniques have been kept because of its success, and some have been forgotten because of its failures. Architecture not only shows the advancement of a civilization, but also its culture, as some cultures build differently based on their needs. There are many civilizations interesting to learn about and there are some similarities between their architecture and today’s. While there are many civilizations throughout time that have excelled at this, the Greeks and Americans are two that are ones that seem to be most similar to one another. In Athens, Greece, there is a building called the Erectheum. This building was built between 421 & 405 BC. The Erectheum was a famous building in Greece; the Greeks would build their temples strictly as religious places. This was a massive monument, but it wasn’t built to accommodate a lot of people, just images of the God or Goddess that was being worshipped. This architecture was built during the Athenian Empire and its cultural influences can be seen in this building. The Erectheum had a very complex design and a lot of things came into play as it was being constructed. The rocky and uneven soil had to be taken into consideration when building this temple. This was a massive building, as it had six long columns, two porches, and six huge caryatids. Caryatids are huge women...
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... The Ancient Greeks lived in Greece and the countries that we now call Bulgaria and Turkey. The Ancient Greece empire spread over Europe as far as France in the East. The Greek Empire was most powerful between 2000 BC and 146 BC The ancient Greeks developed new ideas for government, science, philosophy, religion, and art. Ancient Greece was split into many different states, each one was ruled in its own way. Each state had its own laws, government and money but they shared the same language and religion. The two most important city states were Athens and Sparta. Legacy of the Ancient Greeks - (How Ancient Greece influenced modern day culture.) The influence of the Ancient Greeks are still felt by us today. The major impact in our lives today are in the arts, in philosophy, and in science, math, literature and politics. How do we know about ancient Greece We know much about the Ancient Greeks from objects which have survived for thousands of years. Archaeologists have dug up Ancient Greek artifacts and buildings and marine archaeologists have found wrecks of Ancient Greek ships and their cargoes. Pottery has been the most useful find because it was often decorated with scenes of everyday life. We could work out what life was like by studying the pictures on the pots. The Romans liked the buildings, statues and paintings of the Ancient Greeks and copied them. Some of these have survived. Men Men had a much better life in Ancient Greece...
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...Ancient Athens In this paper, I will be discussing the two forms of conflict that rose within Ancient Athens. The paper will be divided into three parts. The first part will show the dispute between aristocrats and peasants between land ownership and slavery. It will begin by explaining the different types of land and the categorization of citizens in Athens. The second part will exhibit the conflict between aristocratic families over political power to keep tradition of loyalty within family. I will elaborate on the conflict and show how Solon tried to change that. The third part of the paper will analyze the political constitution that was created to make a balance of power. For my sources I will use the life of Solon in The Rise and Fall of Athens: Nine Greek Lives by Plutarch, and a class document analyzing the Athenian political constitution. I Athens’s had 3 main landowners, which were consist of the Hill Peasants, the Plains, and the Shore. The shore was not used much for farming. However, the others were. The Hill peasants had land filled with many small poor farms that didn’t produce much crops and had poor quality. The reason they were considered poor quality was because the hills were dry, which was not good for farming. Another reason was the slope of the hill allowed for rundown of water to bypass the top of the hill and immediately go down to the plains where the other farms were. The plains received the rundown from the hills and all proper nutrients. Therefore...
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...Love in Ancient Times Defining Love in Ancient Civilizations [Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] The ancient Greeks and Romans seemed to have a very different outlook on love then we do in modern western civilization, specifically their views about who can be in love, or what is considered expectable behavior in popular culture. When looking for what it means to love in ancient Greece it is hard to find any information that does not have their beliefs on homosexuality. I’m not sure what love has to do with being heterosexual or homosexual, but I will try to explain love in ancient Greece despite this setback. Love is generally defined as devotion or great caring for an individual or a specific task or object. It can be have so many different meanings it is very difficult to narrow it down to one singular meaning. Love meens so many different things to so many different people. How do you avoid confusing it with infatuation or lust? Philosophers and psychologists both have attempted to define love, per least its difference from infatuation and lust. If you are looking to find love, the following observations may be helpful. Love is much more than a risk, but is a risk that one can take and grasp and fall into a dark abyss or dig oneself a hole and only crawl back when you...
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...Unit 1 Individual Project 1 Running Head: Humanities Introduction to Humanities By: Margaret McKay HUMA215-1103A-10 Unit 1 Individual Project 2 Variables | Ancient Greece | Ancient Rome | Geography | Mediterranean country. Was divided into areas called cities. The land was very mountainous which made it difficult to travel. Ancient ruins provide a vivid testimony to the glory of Athens, hailed by many as the cradle of Western Civilization(Ancient Greece, 2008). | Mediterranean country. Rome was inland and didn’t have natural hilly borders to keep out intruders. Many Romans can see a river from their houses since Rome is located near the Tiber River (Fisher & Harlan, 1998). | Social Structure | Men and women had different roles and responsibilities. Men wore special clothes and were in charge of the family and home. A woman’s role was to have children, run the house, and manage the slaves (Fisher & Harlan, 1998). | Rome copied a lot of the same social structure from Greece. Men were masters of their homes, women wore make-up and jewelry and fixed their hair, they were also expected to maintain the house and take care of the children (Fisher & Harlan, 1998). | Philosophy | Greek philosophy consisted of a group of philosophers that used their scientific interest to investigate nature. They broke away from mythology and started an approach based on reason and evidence (IEP, 2001). | Roman philosophy was greatly influenced by people called Etruscans...
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...Minerva Perez Humanities 101 February 3, 2011 Greek influence on the Western world It is always important to look to the past in order to move toward the future. This was done in the formation of Western Society, and more specifically the formation of American society. The Greek culture defiantly served as a huge frame of reference for many aspects of Western life today. Including our government, architecture, math and the arts. Ancient Greek culture served as a very broad base for which our society was built upon. To start off with Ancient Greece had many developments in political science. During the age of Pericles, the ideal form of government was believed to be a government formed by all of the citizens regardless of wealth or social standing. This government was known as a democracy, which literally translates to "government of the people" Their government favored the ideas of many instead of the few, Just like our government today. Athens was a direct democracy, meaning every citizen participated in debates. Western civilization used this philosophy of government by many, and created an indirect democracy where citizens elect officials to make and enforce laws. They also had trials for people that were believed to be guilty, and had an actual jury made up of commoners to decide on their fate. We of course still use a method such as their democracy today. They also had the founding philosophers that...
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