Ancient Greece
EQ: How did Ancient Greece develop and impact the modern world?
Why I think Greece is amazing. In my opinion, Greece is amazing because there is so many interesting things you can learn about it! The more you study and look deeper into the history of Greece, the more you discover. For example, the Greek people would never eat beans because they thought they held souls of the dead. The "wardrobe" in Greece for most poeple was a chiton, which was a long T-shirt made from cotton. The slaves, however, wore a loincloth, which was a small strip of cotton wrapped around the waist. So, as you can see, there are many things to be learned about Greece.
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How is ancient Greece still a part of our lives today in reference to democracy, art, literature, and philosophy?
In my opinion, Greece is still a large part of our lives today. If it weren't for the Greeks, we wouldn't even have things like a direct deomcracy or classical art. A man named Pericles was the inventor of the direct democracy and this time period was the start of classical art! There were basically two parts to classical art: tragedy and comedy. Tragedy was a serious drama and comedy was filled with slapstick events and crude humor. During this time, it was common to have philosophers. A philosopher means "lover of wisdom."
Three men named Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were the greatest philosophers of the Golden Age. Two of the main groups in Greece were Athens and Sparta. They didn't get along very well, which is why they had a series of wars called the Peloponnesian Wars.
Three men named Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were the greatest philosophers of the Golden Age. Two of the main groups in Greece were Athens and Sparta. They didn't get along very well, which is why they had a series of wars called the Peloponnesian Wars.
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What was the impact of Alexander the Great's empire? Alexander's empire had an extreme impact on many things. Most things that happened during his rule were not his doing, but would not have happened if it weren't for him. Now, he wouldn't even be able to be a ruler if not for his father, Phillip II. Phillip II was a great warrior. He had every intention of taking over Greece and Persia, however, he was unable because he was murdered in 336 B.C. After this, Alexander took over. A man named Darius II was most likely jealous of Alexander, so he tried his hardest to stop Alexander from taking over Athens. There was a village of mountain villages just north of Greece called Macedonia. In 338 B.C. the Macedonians defeaed Greece and most likely took over from there.
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How is our "American culture" like "Hellenistic culture?matic The Hellenistic culture is a lot like our American culture in a few ways. This culture was very diverse because it was a blend of Greek, Egyptian, Persian, and Indian. I like to think that America is very much like that. We have always been known for our diverse population and culture for as long as I can remember. A place called Alexandria soon became the center of this Hellenistic culture. From what I can tell, Alexandria was a place of great knowledge. An Euclid was a mathematician who studied elements and the basis for courses in geometry. A known man during this time was named Archimedes, and he was extremely smart! His fields of work were Mathematics, Phisics, Engineering, Astronomy, and Invention. Finally, there was a famous statue in Greece called the Colossus of Rhodes. It was a very tall statue of the sun god helios and was one of the seven wonders of the world.
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