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    Greece is a small country on the south eastern part of Europe. Bordered on three sides by the Mediterranean Sea, the peninsula was broken into small city-states in ancient times. With the country being broken up by islands and tall mountains, the Greeks being to build city-states instead of one country. The geography of Ancient Greece influenced the culture in that, which few natural resources and surrounded by water, the people eventually took to the sea for their livelihood (Mark, 2013). Ancient

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    statues that we have are primarily in marble, a material traditionally used by the Greeks for their sculpture and adopted by the Romans after conquest. Tanner suggests that along with the material used, the Romans also adopted the idea of verism from the Greeks although I think this unlikely as there is no evidence of sculpture from Greece that meets the standards of extreme realism we would expect. Another aspect of Greek art that was adopted by Rome is the representation of the body which remained

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    paperwork examines how the differences amongst the Hellenic along with the Hellenistic ages might appear in the artistic r cultural production of every era. The ideas presented in this article bases its focus on the Ancient period such as Ancient Greeks. Besides, the report also focuses on studying the impact that Hellenic had on other times like the medieval period, the Renaissance, together with modern times in appearing in the cultural production of each era. The presentation has the principal

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    The media of the modern world and the Ancient Greek world are actually more similar than they may seem at first. Even though the time periods are centuries apart, they have many of the same elements to them. The play Antigone is about a young woman who buries her brother despite the fact that her uncle, the king, says that it is against the law to do so. The movie John Q is about a man whose son is very sick and needs a heart transplant, but they cannot afford it since they are in a recession. Antigone

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    which were stated in the reading passage to support her own idea. The reading passge exhibited the idea that the development of techinical skills is not advanced enough in ancient Greek to build such a device, due to lack of techonology to make large sheet of copper. However, the professor argued that since the ancient greek were able to make small copper, they could definitely make lots of small ones and stick those individual coppers together, especially that the mathmaticians knew how to form it

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    he Anglo­saxon meaning, ‘oath­breaker’ is the most common use of the word. The label has fallen from use and is often seen as a derogatory title. In the Scots dialect the word warlock, means a ‘cunning man’ or ‘male white witch’, it is rarely used today, if at all. An Old Norse word ‘vardlokkur’. There are debates about the exact meaning of the word in it’s original form. However there are several mythological tales about the Vardlokkur guarding the gates of knowledge. In these legends, the Vardlokkur

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    The geography of the Greek peninsula pose difficult challenges for its inhabitants due to its mountainous terrain and rocky soil which yielded only small harvests of grain, and the southern Balkan mountains which hindered travel and communication. Thus, early Greek society depended heavily on maritime trade and the integration of the Mediterranean Basin up until the construction of modern roads. Trade and commerce flourished resulting in population growth and more colonies. Although Greece produced

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    confusion of Alexander the Great's death in 323 B.C., a Greek slave named Lucian Spiros lead a revolt against Sparta which was where they were enslaved. They won their independence with a surprisingly low amount of casualties, and preceded to conquer Sparta and its army. Then armed with a great army they conquered all of Greece. Lucian Spiros was fond of Geek culture and decided to adopt it for his civilization's culture. The Arcanians believed in the Greek gods, however, their belief in the god's powers

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    Xenia is the ancient Greek concept of hospitality – the generous and courtesy shown to those who are far from home. The rituals of hospitality created and expressed a reciprocal relationship between guest and host, with both parties receiving benefits. Hospitality was well shown through the long travels of Odysseus in the epic “The Odyssey.” In the story, the importance of hospitality goes beyond being a gracious host. In “The Odyssey,” the reciprocity of guest-host relationships can become vicious

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    Many colonies were developed in the Greek and mediterranean area. Most of these colonies were started on the abundant islands that populated this area. This led to increased maritime travel, and new ways to spread ideas and items. The regional and interregional importance of Greek colonies can be analyzed from economical, cultural, and political data. The economics from this time period shows a lot about the early Greek colonies. These new colonies were influenced greatly by other established

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