Formative influences 1. Phoenicians were traders and the greatest colonies they had was Carthage and when the home land fell to the Persian. Carthage became the greatest city. 2. Greeks they colonized near Sicily and the closet colony to Rome was Napal. They had a huge influence on literacy but the influence was not direct 3. Etruscans had the largest influences on Rome but no one knows where they came from‚ much like Greeks they had city-states. Were superior in metal working‚ had great resources
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Research Paper Ancient Egyptian Religion Ancient Egyptian civilization began in about 3150 B.C to 31 B.C. the Ancient Egyptians believed in many gods and religious ceremonies like the Procession of Min and Visiting the Dead. Ancient Egypt was a very Religious place to be in 3150-31B.C. There were many temples in Ancient Egypt. Religion was the very core of Ancient Egypt‚ anytime something bad would happen they’d pray to the god(s) for an answer. Why did Ancient Egyptians believe so much
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capital and largest city of Greece. Known in Greek as Sparti. The city lies at the southern end of the central Laconian plain‚ on the right bank of the Eurotas River. Country: Greece Greece Population (Modern): 3‚761‚811 18‚184 Population (Ancient): 140‚000 100‚000 Region: Attica Laconia Climate: Mediterranean climate. Fairly temperate but very dry. Economy (Modern): Dependent on agriculture and tourism. Dependent on agriculture and Trade. Economy (Ancient): Dependent on trade and
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to get married and inherit land‚ own personal items‚ and can be given freedom. The inventions that Egyptians made were: a 365-day calendar‚ basic form of arithmetic‚ and papyrus. These are all the things about what the Ancient Egyptians were like. #2.) WHERE WHER THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS LOCATED?: The inundation is when rain and melting snow from the Ethiopian Mountain flow down into the Nile River. There were different amounts of water in every inundation. When there was not enough water
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Zeus had many relationships with both mortals and gods. These relationships helped to portray the lifestyle and values of ancient Greece‚ for ancient Greeks myths were a way to explain the unknown and to provide a code of conduct. This is why many myths were adapted to suit specific towns or cities of Greece. However‚ most variations of myths kept the same reoccurring theme reflecting the nature in which women were treated and the supreme power of the gods over Greek culture. The relationships previously
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Little Help from Ancient Astronauts The first thing that comes to mind when the word “UFO” is mentioned is more than likely “hoax.” Philip J. Klass‚ a noted UFO investigator and skeptic would agree. Klass passed away in 2005‚ but he lived in a time where UFO sightings were popular; a time that allowed technology to trick the naked eye‚ and a time that has no solid evidence that UFO’s are real. Klass was investigating the wrong time period. If he would have visited ancient places like the
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of the profound influences of current events‚ societal structure‚ and philosophical thinkers‚ a city’s principles continuously adapt to new ideas. Ancient Greece is no different. Homer’s The Iliad is an ancient Greek epic poem that recounts the Trojan War. It mentions and alludes to many Greek legends while implying common beliefs among citizens of Greece from the early 8th century B.C. Comparatively‚ Euripedes’ playwright The Women of Troy is a tragedy centered around the horrors of the Trojan War
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statue stands at 82 ¾ inches and is made of marble. Its composition is arranged in a compact matter‚ with much 3-D texture in the body and intricate attention to detail. Dionysos is standing in contrapposto‚ which is a prevalent technique in Ancient Greek sculpture to achieve a life-like representation of the human body through the shifting of weight. He has massive limbs‚ with calves that are very muscular and large in comparison to the rest of his body. The arms are also very large and the
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ANTIGONE The conventionally accepted roles of both males and females in ancient Grecian society were well defined and manifested. Women were considered the weaker of the sexes and‚ thus‚ were expected to remain in the home and perform their domestic duties‚ while the men were to be rulers and bread-winners. The woman’s voice was not heard on any issues affecting the society as her opinions were thought unworthy of consideration. She was required merely to reproduce‚ to execute her domestic duties
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back to Ancient Greece. Sounds fun right‚ Well‚ not if you were a woman. If you were a man in power you would have been sitting high up on your pedestal not worrying about a care in the world. While women on the other hand were treated very poorly. They had little to no rights‚ and were confined to the limitations of their household. You can see this unfair treatment of women in the tragedy Sophocles play Antigone. Ismene in Antigone shows and shares all of the characteristics that an Ancient Greek
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