Ancient Greece was made up of many other island. Mycenae was the first civilization in the continent of Europe. Most people in Ancient Greeks were farmers. They would grow vegetables with oxen to pull plows and then they'll start preparing the ground for sowing for the seeds. Families work from early morning to dusk due to cutting and storing grain. One of the most important cities in ancient Greece was called Athens. As the population in Greece grew, there was not enough land or food for everyone
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the life of the ancient Egyptians. She was shown as a falcon, a cobra, a lioness, or a hippopotamus. Though, she was mostly shown as a woman or cow. However, in later descriptions she is described as a cow head with a woman's body. Over time, she became associated with the goddess Isis: Goddess of motherhood royalty and family. Which took her away from her being the most powerful and famous goddess. But she still is and has remained one of the most popular goddesses, of Ancient Egypt. She has had
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Patricians vs. Plebeians The Ancient Roman Society Consisted of the Plebeians who were poor and made up of 95% of the society, and the Patricians who were rich and made up of 5% of the society. The Plebeians and Patricians lived very different lifestyles with different food, clothing, and housing. The Plebeians had almost no representation in the government while the Patricians had lots of representation in the government. This conflict between the Patricians and the Plebeians led to the conflict
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The Battle of Thermopylae was a war that lasted 3 days in approximately 480bc between allied Greek city-states who made up a force of approximately 7,000 who were led by King Leonidas, and the Persian army alleged by the ancient sources to have numbered over one million however today we consider their army to have been roughly 100,000 was led by King Xerxes. Thermopylae is a mountain pass near the sea in northern Greece as seen in the picture below. The Greeks were defending the pass which was
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construction of the temples and pyramids in Egypt is a testament to the importance of spirituality to the people of Egypt. Making them an interesting people and the monuments made a remarkable feat to be astonished for many years to come. During the ancient times of Egypt, life began and ended with
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"Do ut des" - a motto of pre christian Roman religion, meaning "I give so that you might give". (from the website Ten Ton Hammer proverbs and quotes.) The lasting Legacy of Rome is not Christianity despite the popular belief. Christianity would not be the Lasting Legacy of Rome because it would have spread without the Romans help. The lasting legacy of Rome is the architecture, city additions, the use of art, colosseum, technology, language, and Western democracy that the Romans invented. In the
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Lycurgus of Sparta was a lawgiver and was set out to out to make the city of Sparta a better place by becoming the lawgiver of Sparta. He went on a journey to learn new laws and see which laws would better apply to his people. he changed many things in Sparta many laws and even the currency his goal was to make everyone equal. His first establishment was the senate which had just as much power as the kings and would give equal power to everyone in Sparta, the senate which was made up of 30 senators
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In ancient Greece, the people praised the Greek gods like the all powerful Zeus, Hera, and Apollo. There are many stories that focus on Greek gods, some people believe them to be true and some see them as stories. The Greek god Apollo focused on fate, plagues, and healing. He was considered the most Greek god of all gods. In Oedipus Rex, Sophocles uses the Greek god Apollo to show his influences on human life in how he controls fate, how plagues can change people actions, and healing in their lives
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Engrained into the culture, mentality, and practices of the ancient Egyptians was their polytheistic religion. Their spiritual concepts and gods’ mythologies and affected how they approached everyday life, but also death. The Egyptians believed that the gods watched over Egypt, could influence its destiny, and were present as physical, worldly forces (David 58). The gods existed with them. In the afterlife, however, the pharaoh and elite would experience them face-to-face to be taken through the
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On this day in 1923, in Thebes, Egypt, English archaeologist Howard Carter enters the sealed burial chamber of the ancient Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamen. Because the ancient Egyptians saw their pharaohs as gods, they carefully preserved their bodies after death, burying them in elaborate tombs containing rich treasures to accompany the rulers into the afterlife. In the 19th century, archeologists from all over the world flocked to Egypt, where they uncovered a number of these tombs. Many had long
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