says that humor “arises when it is unexpected”. Classical Greek Art is one context in which humor is certainly unexpected. By reputation‚ it is taken quite seriously‚ and has permanently been held to the highest esteem for over two millennia. Not only has it been revered since its time‚ but it has also inspired some of the most well regarded works of the centuries to follow. Much of Ancient Rome’s most celebrated works were inspired by Greek creations. As well‚ many of the brilliant masterpieces of
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Athens 2004 Greece’s Background Some three thousand years ago‚ the first Olympic games were held in Ancient Greece. Ancient Olympia was structured and designed to hold these games. The first games were held in honor of Zeus. Ancient Greece was one of the first civilizations‚ making huge contributions to Western Civilization. Today’s society is largely developed from Ancient Greece‚ considering they were the ones who first created a democracy for a government. Humanity run deep through Greece‚ and
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The Impact of Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt is a civilization of wealth and structure that flourished along the Nile River in northeastern Africa from about 3300 B.C to 30 B.C. In over 3‚000 years‚ one of the most sophisticated and creative societies advanced where no other civilization did. 2‚000 years later‚ it would be hard to think about the world without the impact of ancient Egypt‚ because it seems to have significantly affected every field of our American culture. The Egyptians have heavily
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The Great Depression was a long‚ severe‚ recession in the economy market that caused the stock market to crash. Millions of people lost their jobs and banks closed because so many people were in deptt but didn’t have the money to pay the bank back because they were unemployed. Therefore‚ the banks closed and all of their saved income was gone. The Great Depression had very big impacts on American society both socially and economically. The American society‚ socially had a very big impact planted
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Hippocrates Born: c.460 BC at Kos‚ Ancient Greece Died: c.370 BC at Larissa‚ Ancient Greece Hippocrates was an ancient Greek physician who was born around 460 BC on Cos‚ an Aegean island. Many consider him to be the “father of medicine” because he transformed the path of Greek medicine. He believed that diseases were caused by some type of natural action instead of being caused by the spirits or gods. His Early Life: Hippocrates was the son of Praxithea and Heracleides. His family’s wealth allowed
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The ancient Greek and Chinese civilizations were great periods of time in history‚ especially their golden ages. The two golden ages were very different‚ with some similarities‚ as seen in their foreign relations‚ governments‚ and cultural achievements. The even more influential golden age‚ in my opinion‚ was the ancient Chinese civilization. In foreign relations‚ golden age Greece and China traded in very different ways despite similar conflicts. Greece was successful with trade routes across
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Ancient Greek medicines had a great influence and contributed part of the foundation of medical knowledge in today’s medicine. 1000 years before the birth of Christ‚ the Greeks were practicing medicine and the importance of physicians had already been recognised. Besides physicians‚ government‚ and research at that time also played an important role in development of medication. Alexander the Great who conquered most of the known world‚ was Aristotle most illustrious and influential pupil. He helped
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over the world have pioneered numerous technological advances that many people take for granted today. They had revolutionary discoveries in medicine‚ philosophy‚ inventions‚ and religion. Ancient societies have contributed much to the practices that are used today. Ancient Greece‚ Egypt‚ and areas in Mesopotamia have all paved the path for many things we use every day in the modern world. Greek innovations are some of the most influential; they were the first to figure out many very important things
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Ever wonder how was Ancient Societies used to be like? What start of the adultery? What did the Neolithic period and bronze age do from history? Why do people believe what they believe in today’s world? Why people act the way they do? Learning the Ancient history helps us understand how Religion‚ Education‚ Government impacted the society back in the Early days and how the aftercome affects us now. In Greece‚ Religion symbolized as the central role of individual. People worshipped gods for as
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4. In 1996‚ a bone flute (Neanderthal) was discovered. This means they had that gift of musical expression (43000 to 82000 years old). 5. The finding on cave walls of drawings of animals and people dating back as early as 35000 years ago gives information on daily activities and religious practices of these people. Why do you think Homo sapiens were named “wise men”? Homo sapiens is called “wise men” because they had much larger brains than Homo erectus no matter physically resemble them.
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