untimely death. By creating one of the largest empires of the ancient world‚ He was able to introduce the western civilization to the east in a way that ushered in the Hellenistic civilization. The fusion of eastern and western ideas and cultures forcibly united by Alexander the Great gave way to emergence of the Roman Empire. The Hellenistic civilizations political systems‚ philosophical views form the basis of what is modern western society. Many historians have referred to Alexander as both a bloodthirsty
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Section 1 Terms * Epic poem- A long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero. * Arete- In early Greece the qualities of excellence that a hero strives to win in a struggle or contest. Section 2 Terms * Polis- The early Greek city-state‚ consisting of a city or town and its surrounding territory. * Acropolis- In early Greek city-states‚ a fortified gathering place at the top of a hill which was sometimes the site of temples and public buildings. * Agora- In early Greek city-states
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which included athletics. This may be the reason that Nike (the shoe manufacturer) borrowed the name of this goddess. (1) This master piece of visual art embodies the Hellenistic age of art because the sculptures of this time embraced its physical surroundings. Eroticism gained popularity during this period. Hellenistic art was focused more
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1. Hinduism 72 -113 2. Buddhism 128 – 155 Hinduism Hinduism has also been the source of three other religions. (Jainism‚ Buddhism‚ Sikhism) The word Hindu comes from the Sanskrit name for the river Indus‚ Sindhu. Hindu may refer to a great variety of religious beliefs and practices‚ it generally applies to the religion of the people of India. “Hindus‚” Indians who did not convert to Islam 7th to 15th century C.E‚ Hinduism flourished in much of Southeast Asia and still survives on the Indonesian Island
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The history of Roman expansion can be broken down into three stages. Those stages were expanding to the Italian Peninsula‚ Carthage‚ and the expansion of the Hellenistic Empires. In the beginning stage of Roman expansion‚ Rome was simply considered just one city-state. During that time period Rome was able to form treaty with other city states and this formed what was known as the Latin League. Rome used these resources
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as amphorae‚ kraters (bowls for mixing wine and water)‚ hydria (water jars)‚ libation bowls‚ jugs and cups. Painted funeral urns have also been found. Miniatures were also produced in large numbers‚ mainly for use as offerings at temples. In the Hellenistic period a wider range of pottery was produced‚ but most of it is of little artistic importance. Metal vessels Especially during the Geometric and Archaic phases‚ the production of large metal vessels was an important expression of Greek creativity
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understand the meaning and correctly analyze the sculpture “Dying Gaul”‚ it is very important to know the context of the three civilizations involved on its background context. Firstly‚ the original figure in which “Dying Gaul” was based was in fact a Hellenistic piece of art‚ denoting enormous Greek influence‚ and therefore‚ being originally a representation of an event around 300 BC that occurred in Greece or Anatolia. However‚ what we see is a Roman representation of a Gaul warrior‚ clearly showing the
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SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY LIKING AND LOVING Liking and Loving: Interpersonal Attraction and the Development of Relationships Nothing is perhaps more important in people’s lives than their relationships with others‚ and consequently‚ it is not surprising that liking and loving have become a major focus of interest for social psychologists. Known more formally as the study of interpersonal attraction or close relationships‚ this area addresses the factors that lead to positive feelings
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Philosophy was a big part of the roman everyday life. Some major parts of Stoic Philosophy are how it started‚ the ethics‚ what the stoics viewed philosophy as‚ the most famous stoics and what stoicism is. “The philosophy of stoicism was started in Hellenistic Athens‚ by Zeno of Citum‚ who had been trained in the philosophy of the cynics‚ and spread to Rome where it was embraced by many Romans‚ including the Republican throne in Julius Caesar’s side‚ Cato the Younger.” (Stoicism-Greek philosophy of the
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Earliest Beginnings Greek Philosophy • Philosophy began when human beings tried to understand the world through the use of reason‚ rather than through religious myths or accepting the authority of others • The earliest philosophical questions were things like…. • “What is the world made of?” • “What holds the world up?” A brief overview of persons and doctrines • The first known philosopher was Thales‚ who lived in Miletus‚ in southern Asia Minor. • He thought that the world was all made
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