Unit 1 – Introduction to humanities – Greek and Roman Culture AIU Online – HUMA214 June 19‚ 2013 Abstract This is an informative and comparative essay that will analyze two cultures: Greece and Rome. It will describe the similarities and differences in both cultures in terms of art‚ government‚ history‚ social class‚ etc. INTRODUCTION There are many ways that Greek and Roman cultures can be alike; depending on the early part or later part. Also there are many ways they can be very different;
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There are many greek influences on our culture today. However‚ these impacts are not very widely known in our modern society. The Greek culture affects our everyday way of life. They created democracy‚ the alphabet‚ libraries‚ the Olympics‚ math‚ science‚ architecture‚ and even lighthouses. Greecians created systems that would not be imagined in a person’s wildest dreams. They created things WELL that were way before their time. For example‚ democracy. If that is not an impact Greece has made on
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saffron‚ cloves‚ coriander Compare the cultures of Greek and Persia -thesis; similarity and difference -body paragraph -three direct comparisons‚ one reason The Persian and Greek empires are known to have fought against each other during several occurrences. Located by the Mediterranean Sea‚ both empires c Military played a large role in both the Persian and Greek empires‚ The Persian and Greek empires have several similarities such as… location=strategy
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Greece’s culture is high context‚ which means that for the Greek culture the meaning of messages is determined by the context or the environment. Most of their communication is implicit. The members of the culture are skilled in reading non-verbal cues. Their interactions do not need explanation because of their common history. This is the reason why Greeks will interrupt what someone is saying while they try to figure out what is means. This is a common aspect of Greek communication. Greeks tend to
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Greek food in the past consisted mainly of gruel‚ legumes‚ salted fish‚ olive oil‚ vegetables and very little meat. At the time most meat was consumed during sacrifices and religious holidays. Vegetarianism has a long tradition in Greece. It was adopted by Pythagoras who did not eat meat for moral and religious reasons. This tradition has been kept by the deeply religious‚ who abstain from meat on Wednesdays and Fridays and during the forty days of Lent. During the Byzantine period food began to
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Although these were false gods‚ the Greek gods played a huge role in greek culture. In ancient Greece these gods were apart of their everyday lives. The Greeks beliefs and traditions were all inspired by the Greek gods in different ways. They held city festivals and sporting and artistic competitions to praise the gods for all they did for them. They built temples for the gods so that they could worship them‚ and surprisingly many of the temples are still up today. Many looked for signs from the
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Many monsters were apparent in Greek culture; including the lamia‚ a child-devouring‚ demonic woman. Lamia‚ daughter of Poseidon‚ god of the sea‚ was once the queen of Libya. Zeus fell in love with Lamia and the two bore many children. Green with envy‚ Hera stole and viciously murdered Lamia’s children in revenge; subsequently‚ Lamia gouged her own eyes out in anguish of her lost children. Zeus then transmogrified her into a half-human‚ half-serpent monster‚ the Lamia‚ and gave her permission to
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Alicia Battles AIU-Online Cultural Topics November 11‚ 2012 Abstract In this assignment I will compare and contrast Greek and Roman Culture. I will discuss the likes and differences of their government‚ geographic terrain‚ economics‚ trade practices‚ art‚ architecture‚ philosophies‚ and religious beliefs. Greek Terrain- city states separated by hilly countryside and all near water Art- ideal artistic form (Superior to Roman art) Economy- grew wheat‚ produced‚ wine and olive oil;
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Greek people value family‚ church‚ work‚ and children. They have the passion for life and to live life to the fullest. They all wanted to come to America to have freedom and opportunity. Many people of the culture came little to nothing‚ but had big dreams. For example‚ some people would start from the bottom and work hard to end on the top. May business that opened in New York‚ such as restaurants were Greek. They brought their food and ingredients to the American culture to make profits. Furthermore
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Throughout centuries‚ different cultures have developed their own beliefs about life and death‚ and therefore there is a wide diversity of what cultures value the most. While Greeks value life and glory‚ Egyptians believed in immortality and the soul. The views of these cultures can be appreciated through their art; and their views about death‚ specifically‚ can be seen in sarcophagi and coffins. Both Egyptian and Greek art had different approaches to the building of their coffins‚ and these differences
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