culture and the Greek culture. The first Western Civilization, the Ancient Greeks began their beliefs of stories about multiple gods. In the Hebrew culture Moses, and Achilles in the Ancient Greek culture, displayed good moral character in their respective cultures and is evident through the relationship between God and humans, the standards of honor or heroism, and awareness of death. Throughout the Ancient Greece and the Hebrew culture there are various similarities
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Vikings believed in many gods (and goddesses). They were all similar to humans but were of great importance. They all had different features and different flaws. The gods of the north, or Norse gods, looked like ordinary people. They had many similarities with people. They had powers and weren’t eternal but they lived for a very long time. They lived in a place called Asgard which was located in the sky in which they lived in palaces made of silver and gold. Odin (king of gods) lived in Valhalla were
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spreading Greek culture, language, and thought from Greece throughout Asia Minor, Egypt, and Mesopotamia to India and thus initiating the era of the "Hellenistic World". His legacies of cities named “Alexandria,” Greek-style art and the use of government workers are just a few examples of his leadership. Alexander’s takeover of power upon the murder of his father included moving swiftly to secure his army and killing anyone that denied his claim to rule. Once Alexander destroyed the Greek city Thebes
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Greek culture began to develop around 1150 BC with the emergence of Greek religion, drama, and Athenian values coming together to create a common value of individualism and pride. Ancient Greece relied heavily mythology, which functioned as religion in Greek society and was comprised of stories, or myths, that explained their beliefs about life, the world and their gods. As a polytheistic culture, they believed in many gods, examples being Apollo the sun god and Zeus the god of the sky. These gods
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Throughout antiquity, there have been countless influential contributions made to Greek art and culture. Whether made by artists, writers, philosophers or sculptors, each one had an impact on Greek history. The famous Athenian sculptor, Pheidias (ca. 480-430 B.C.), was one of the most significant artists of his time. Best known for his work on the Parthenon and the chryselephantine cult statues of Athena and Zeus, Pheidias was a renowned public figure. It was difficult to become a successful sculptor
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The Greeks art has both political and religious context told by individuals who adopted or supported religious history and art with their spiritual, ethical, and intellectual experiences. I do think Greek art often represents events relevant to the Greek religion and politics. The religion and politics of art was threw sacred writings, pomes of Homer, religious festival, sculptures, shrines and temples, art works and paintings. Greek religion and political art had influence and spread far as west
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many Greek qualities perfectly. It also manifested and gave more colors and meanings to their mythology. The bravery of Odysseus mirrored how the Greeks stood for their own civilization. His intelligence manifested the Greek’s intelligence – their culture, their artworks and how they worked for their society’s growth were the products of this. Same as Odysseus, the Greeks loved their own society that they’re ready to sacrifice even their own lives. They had their very strong faith to their gods as
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Great culminated to the establishment of Hellenistic Kingdoms in South-West Asia from 323 BC to 146 BC. This led to the spread of Hellenistic cultures to these regions. The Hellenistic civilization and culture encompasses a blend between the Ancient Greek culture, religion and art and the South-West Asia art, culture and religion. The Head of Bodhisattva contained in the Cantor Museum encompasses the head of a Buddhist being that easily attained Buddhahood, but forgoes his Nirvana with the aim of aiding
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The Hellenistic Age or Hellenistic World was an age where Greek and conquered cultures integrated together. It made a huge impact on society by the spreading and diffusion of cultures, the East meeting the West. The important lesson in this era was the lesson in change and continuity. It was also a period of uncertainty which the Greeks slowly learned to adapt to. However, Alexander the Great's conquests had remarkable effect on the civilizations during this time as well. Alexander, along with his
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on the representations shown in Discovering the Global Past, chapter three, the Greek and Egyptian cultures both value strong men, and women who needed their men. However, one difference that the Egyptians and Greeks have in their values is simplicity. The Egyptians favored elaborateness and the Greeks preferred simplicity. Both the Greek and Egyptian cultures value strength in their men. The images of the Greek men show these men in the prime of their abilities. The well muscled bodies depicted
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