HUMA215-1201B-14 Unit 1 IP
AIU Online/ February 2012
Lucretia Randle

Abstract
The author gives a visual presentation of Greek and Roman cultures as they evolved using timelines for both. She discusses similarities and differences in each as pertaining to government, geography, economics, arts and philosophy. In conclusion she summarizes how these ancient cultures helped shape the modern world.

These two timelines show the evolution of both empires, Greek and Roman. As you can See the Romans only surfaced toward the end of the Greek culture was beginning its decline. Greece was the beginning of civilization in that it showed a shift from a nomadic lifestyle to an agrarian and more sedentary lifestyle (Course materials, 2012). The timelines contain information found on the following websites http://courses.wcupa.edu/jones/his101/TIMELINE/T-ROMAN.HTM and http://www.ancient-greece.org/resources/timeline.html (2012). Linear writing which was begun in Greece from about the 18th century BCE and used until about the 15th century BCE is a still undeciphered writing system closely related to the ideographic writings known as hieroglyphs (thefreedictionary.com, 2012). Polytheism was the religious belief and was closely entwined with their everyday life and was highly structured (course material, 2012). This culture was defensive in nature when it came to its architecture with the building of protective and extensive walls and it was founded on a feudal system of political structure (course material, 2012). It was during this period that the arts flourished including theater, music and dance. You can also see by the timelines that the introduction of the Roman culture relied upon the Greek culture for its beginnings, including its religious beliefs, government structure (at least in the beginning) and social structure. Romans were the first to employ a ruling