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    Greek and Roman Cultures

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    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; thought trading was degrading

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    HELLENIC AGE PHILOSOPHY • Greeks used observation and reason to find causes for what happened • Ethics and morality • In Athens‚ Sophism- success is more important than moral truth o Rhetoric- art of skillful speaking o Socrates- Sophist‚ Athenian philosopher ▪ Socratic Method- pose series of questions to students and challenge them to examine the implications of their answers o Plato- student of Socrates ▪ Emphasized the

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    Greek And Roman Mythology

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    ancient greeks Nyx (Night): the abstract concept of night given to a few human characteristics. Union of Nyx and Erebus (Darkness) produced their opposites‚ aether ”Radiance” and herma “day” Legends (Sagas) Latin word is Legenda “something that must be read”. Originated referred to Christian Stories of the saints. Stories of great deeds from humans. (Semi-divine)‚ usually narrates the events of the human past Stories of the Trojan war and the exploits of Achilles and the other Greek heroes fit

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    and rose to heaven‚ Hercules died‚ rose to Mt. Olympus and became a god. Hercules gives example of perhaps the most popular hero in Ancient Greece and Rome. They believed that he actually lived‚ told stories about him‚ worshiped him‚ and dedicated temples to him. Likewise the "evidence" of Hercules closely parallels that of Jesus. We have historical people like Hesiod and Plato who mention Hercules in their writings.

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    Christianity and Judaism are two of the most similar religions in the world. With many similarities such as sacred writings‚ the place where the religions originated‚ and the images and items they worship. There is no denying that these two religions share some similarities. This is to be expected‚ as Judaism strongly influenced the creation of Christianity. So much so that Judaism is sometimes called the original Christianity because Christianity derived from Judaism. Many sacred writings are very

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    Greeks vs Romans

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    Greeks vs. Romans Amber Eagler HUMA215-1204A-10 Mr. Lynn August 22‚ 2012 Abstract This paper compares and contrasts the Greek and Roman Cultures. This paper compares and contrasts distinguishing elements or features of early Greek and Roman cultures‚ including illustrative or significant examples of the various features. This paper discusses the elements of both Greek and Roman culture such as: government and geographical terrain‚ economics and trade practices‚ art and architecture‚ and

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    Early Greek and Roman Civilizations Charles Inabnitt American InterContinental University Abstract The early Greek and Roman empires or civilizations shared a lot of similarities in geography for they both are Mediterranean countries. They had similar religions also. These are some of the cultural aspects that are compared and contrasted. Early Greek and Roman Civilizations The following are examples of cultural elements of comparison and contrast: geography‚ government‚ economy‚ art

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    Religious Tolerance Made Easy Josh Fones December 8‚ 2012 Religious intolerance has been a problem concerning peace in this world for a long time. Throughout history there have been wars and other altercations between countries because of religious intolerance. People following a certain religion just cannot seem to accept that other people follow and practice other religions. I used to be one of those people. I was born and raised in a Southern Baptist household and have been taught the beliefs

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    different architecture between the Greek and Roman. One reason of this is because the Romans chose to build architecture from examples of the Greek style. An example of this is how the Romans decided to use columns that the Greeks actually previously created but the difference in it is that the Romans added an arch and also a dome. The Romans also design their theaters similar as that of the Greeks except the Romans used the amphitheater for sporting events. When the Romans created architecture they

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    leisure in greek and roman

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    routine. This essay will discuss the evolution of how we have used leisure throughout history to current modern society in Greek and Roman leisure‚ the industrial revolution and how it has changed society‚ and general leisure patters over the last 1000 years. Leisure has been developed in every culture to distract us from the work and stress in our lives. Greek built their city around making leisure an easy access place for everybody to come and enjoy. The ancient Greeks developed the art of town

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