Chapter 3: Ancient Greek Civilization 1. During the Mycenaean civilization‚ who was the great poet and what were his two important literary works that influenced the Greeks and formed part of Western literature? Homer‚ The Iliad‚ The Odyssey 2. In a period known as the Dark Ages from 100 B.C. to 800 B.C.‚ life reverted to simpler forms and people lived in relative isolation. 3. The period from the 9th to the 6th century B.C. is known as the Archaic Age during which the Greek kings were deposed
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The spread of democracy was being seen in governments for the first time when adopted by Athens and Rome. In this essay I will compare the similarities and differences between the Ancient Greece and Roman forms of government. Explain how the structures of the government worked and how the society picked who was fit to hold office. Also in the terms of how the officials were picked‚ explain who were the people in the society who actually were able to vote. Lastly‚ this essay will explain what lead
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1. Parthenon Sculpture The Parthenon‚ or the Temple of Athena Perthenos‚ sits at the top of the Acropolis in Greece‚ dating 447-438 BCE‚ and can be viewed as an ideal Greek temple in the Doric design. Designed by Iktinos and Kallikrates‚ the proportions of the temple are considered perfect‚ and the Parthenon was decorated more extravagantly than any other Greek temple (Gardner‚ 70)‚ adorned with sculpture and friezes along both pediments‚ and all 92 Doric metopes‚ presenting many classic elements
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flax. In addition‚ Egyptians raised cattle and oxen which they ate along with geese and fish (Carpenter et al. 2). We can see from tomb illustrations that Egyptians saw a strong correlation
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Origins of Egyptian Hieroglyphs The ancient Egyptians believed that writing was invented by the god Thoth and called their hieroglyphic script "mdwt ntr" (god’s words). The word hieroglyph comes from the Greek hieros (sacred) plus glypho (inscriptions) and was first used by Clement of Alexandria. The earliest known examples of writing in Egypt have been dated to 3‚400 BC. The latest dated inscription in hieroglyphs was made on the gate post of a temple at Philae in 396 AD. The hieroglyphic
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giant pyramids and sphinx structures‚ Ancient Egypt is continually studied due to the mysterious history of the culture. Scientists have made huge strides in further interpreting certain aspects of these ancient people‚ one aspect being: religion. Although the act of worshipping a God or multitude of Gods is usually seen as a religion‚ the ancient Egyptians also used magic as a part of their daily spiritual needs. Because of this‚ many would argue that the Egyptians are distinctly different than most
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What did the Ancient Greeks do for us? The Ancient Greeks were from the land we still know today as Greece and came from the cultures of two ancient societies the Minoans and the Mycenaeans who started on an island called Crete. Some of the ways Ancient Greeks have influenced us is with Language‚ Medicine‚ Sporting events and Astronomy. The Ancient Greeks have influenced the English language greatly from not only the alphabet but also a major proportion of its vocabulary. Their direction
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History of Sculpture Prehistoric Periods Much surviving prehistoric art is small portable sculptures‚ with a small group of female Venus figurines such as the Venus of Willendorf (24‚000–22‚000 BC) found across central Europe; the 30 cm tall Lion man of the Hohlenstein Stadel of about 30‚000 BCE has hardly any pieces that can be related to it. The Swimming Reindeer of about 11‚000 BCE is one of the finest of a number of Magdalenian carvings in bone or antler of animals in the art of the Upper
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[pic] BONIFACIO MONUMENT Filipino sculptors came to be known in the middle of the 19th century. Classical Philippine sculpture reached its peak in the works of Guillermo Tolentino (1890-1976). His best known masterpiece is the Bonifacio Monument‚ which is a group sculpture composed of numerous figures massed around a central obelisk. The principal figure is Andres Bonifacio‚ leader of the revolution against Spain in 1896. Behind him stands Emilio Jacinto‚ the brains of the Katipunan. The Bonifacio
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Art of ancient Greece My report is on ancient Greek art mainly sculptures and vase art I will also be writing about a day in the life of a Greek artist. Artists in ancient Greece varied from designing coins‚ mosaics‚ gem engravings‚ architecture‚ pottery and sculptures. I’m also going to talk about what tools the sculptors used and the various methods used to make pottery and vases. The second part of my report will be about a day in the life of a Greek artist for example how they were treated
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