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    The culture of Greece has been developed and has evolved over time for thousands of years. They have gone through many different hands. It started with Mycenaean Greece and then continued through the ranks. The Roman Empire held great influence and much of what we know about Greece has come from that time period. Then the hands changed with the Byzantine Empire, the Persian Empire, and the Ottoman Empire. Each left their mark and changed the culture that was there and added something new each time

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    Impact Of Greek Culture

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    Greek culture, in my opinion, contributed the most to the development of other future civilizations culture. They paved the way to what is known about Greek and their culture as of today. With the idea of their Religion, Art, Worship of many Gods, and ancient Greek music being the focal point of it all. Which happens to be a great deal of the reason I chose Greek culture as my answer. Majority of the time when you discuss Greece you bring up their past or how Greece came about and the impact past

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    Greek Culture Influence

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    Greek Culture and Influence The Ancient Greek Empire was an empire of great power and success. From the beginning of democracy to the amazing architecture of the Parthenon, the Greeks had many achievements that marked their place in history, as their technologies were very advanced for their time. Even today, Ancient Greek culture and technological advancements continue to influence our lives in aspects of government, philosophy, architecture, geometry, mythology, and sports. Although democracy can

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    worldview and was culturally united. This would be the Ideal world that the Greeks strove for and succeeded in. Greek idealism is not how the world really is, but rather, a perfect ideal world, which was the answer to their success. The ideas of the Greeks were created from their mind as opposed to external reality composed of other outside forces. Throughout the paper, I will highlight specific examples of idealism in the Greek culture, by focusing on their philosophy, art and literature. The awakening

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    Hello, adolescents today I'm going to authenticated that the Greeks were distinguished to the Egyptians. I will validate this by telling you how the Greeks had more of an understanding of the universe by telling you about their noteworthy religion, their amount of comprehension, and how much of their culture is still around now. First, the Greeks had a better religion than the Egyptians because they had more clear-cut gods than the Egyptians eg. they had a god for each direction of the wind who

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    Leuzinger 1 The Greek Gods Throughout history it is easy to see that religion has a big deal to do with culture, but what if religion played such a big part in our society that we were constantly afraid of being zapped by lightning, or losing the entire sun? From the beginning of written history gods have dictated the ideas of peoples and cultures, shaping the majority of our world as we know it today. Such effects can be seen even in our federal law system in America. For example

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    elements that make up the Greek culture, one can see that their history of religion is vast. To understand the religious practices of the Ancient Greeks, we must first begin to examine the cultural practices. I will be describing Greek religion as it was practiced in the Archaic and Classical Period, which ranged around 800 B.C. to 323 B.C. When discussing the Classical Period we enter the realm of polytheism which has no attachment to church or body of dogma. Although the Greeks believed in multiple

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    Examining a culture one is not accustomed to can create a new found interest in the want to experience different ways of life. Greeks value family, hospitality, patriotism, spirituality, their homeland, conversing with one another and stranger alike, the beauty of the land, and the feeling of being home. Traveling outside of the United States, wherever it may be, broadens a person’s prospective of what different cultures deem meaningful in life. I am beyond grateful and excited to learn a new way

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    Introduction Cultures are different around the world. There often is multiple cultures in a country. Greece’s culture is different in many ways from other cultures, for example family, tradition and religion are three of many key factors in Greece(www.everyculture.com). Family, tradition and religion can be popular values for other cultures too, but all cultures have different values. Families in Greece are affected by poverty, religion and tradition. In Greece, family is very important, where

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    Meraki's Greek Culture

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    Time and time again, Meraki’s has managed to bring the latest of gossip, fashion trends, and architectural digest for our devoted followers. And we will not disappoint in this latest edition. In this issue of Meraki we’ll be discussing our own Greece era. Because our city-states are located in the southern end of the peninsula and surrounded by the Mediterranean sea, we carry a Mediterranean climate. Therefore people from all over the world are attracted to come and experience the magnificent plays

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