Sarah, Awesome discussion post! You provide clear examples of why you feel the Romans were improvers of the culture and leaned more towards them being maintainers versus inventors. Although, I agree they improved the culture, I disagree they simply maintained it. “Greek culture and civilization, which came to Rome via Greek colonies to the south, provided the early Romans with a model on which to build their own culture”. In my opinion, they utilized previous ideas as stepping stone to create their own inventions which purpose was to serve their values religious and political views. For instance, Thomas Edison invented the light bulb but he needed electricity in order to do so. Your acknowledgment of both points of view is awesome, it allows
In examining the impact that the ancient world has had on modern Western civilization, the two ancient civilizations which are frequently understood as having had the greatest influence are Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. These two civilizations would eventually come to shape much of what would become the modern European culture, politics and society, and by extension, a vast proportion of global culture and society. In examining the trajectory of modern history in an era of globalization of Western ideas and modes of living, the importance of these civilizations in world history is extensive, contributing to cultural, political and social trends which may well dominate the globe in the future.
lives, as if it was a part of them. Ancient Egyptians had many different kinds of gods and goddesses throughout their history. There were nearly 2000 different gods in ancient Egyptian history. There was only a short time of monotheism during Akhenaten's (1380 BC 1334
I agree! The Romans were an amazing civilization with many advancements and successes. For example you mentioned they were a very successful and were able to gain vast amounts of territory, and were able to build many advanced structures on their land. There are many other things that show their strength too, like being able to control their giant empire for as long as they did. And we also cannot forget the creation that allowed roman architecture to be so strong and long
The Greek civilization contributed greatly to the development of modern Western culture. Three of the most important contribution that are the foundations of our society are Language, Philosophy, and Government.
Ancient Greek culture had major influences on today’s culture; some of these influences include mathematics, government, art and architecture; they even did research in the field of medicine. Many cultures and religions have adapted their ideas from the ancient Greeks. Without the influences of the ancient Greeks our society wouldn’t be the way it is today. The Greek culture lasted from around 776 BCE to 146 BCE (though it is argued to have begun around 1000 BCE), during this time they invented many technologies and refined old technologies. These things are what caused the ancient Greek culture to be such a powerful influence on western society today.
Civilization is the period in which humans develop and organize their community in an advanced form in different aspects. As time was fleeting the ancient Greek civilization was starting to shape and adopt many alterations which started to center a more stable community. Just as the Greeks there were other civilizations developing some similar to the Greeks attributes and some differing them in different aspects.
The Vikings had a closely tied relationship between their culture and other cultures. You can see this because some of the stories from different parts of the world were put into their own stories. The story of the creation myth of Ymir is paralleled to the story of the Brahma. The stories of zombies from the African culture can be closely tied to stories of revenants that are in the Viking culture. A reason for some of these resonances may be because of the trade route they had; which was through the Mesopotamian, Byzantium, and the African worlds.
on our history and mythology helped shed light to it’s culture, religion, and government of ancient Greece. The Mediterranean has served as a vessel for the early civilizations., Greek mythology has influenced the life style and religion of the Greeks, especially because Greek mythology served as the primary basis of Greek belief, it became the nearest thing the Greeks had to a holy bible.1 These mythologies served as the center of Greek life and these mythologies served as their basis for their life and in turn the mythologies shaped the foundation of the Greek life style, culture, religion that we know today.
“Greek civilization is alive; it moves in every breath of mind that we breathe; so much of it remains that none of us in one lifetime could absorb it all.” Ancient Greeks are known to be one of the greatest and most advanced people and have left behind a legacy that helped define the Western civilization. Cultural diffusion helped spread Greek culture all over the world, and its effects can still be felt today in almost every aspect. Greek culture has greatly affected different parts of my daily life including architecture, food, government, inventions, music, religion, and education.
Ancient Greeks made many influential contributions to western civilization such as in the areas of philosophy, art and architecture, math and science.
Have you ever really looked into the development of history? Have you ever wondered who contributed to western civilization? The ancient Greeks were perhaps one of the greatest civilizations of the ancient world and are among one of the biggest landmarks in all of world history. The Greeks affected philosophy, math, science, arts, architecture, drama and etc. Many of Greek principles and concepts have since been applied in civilizations throughout much of western history and have had a continuing impact on people in different phases of history. Numerous of philosophers, authors, and artists originated in Greece are believed to have influenced much of the world. There were other empires that were bigger than those of Greece, such as Rome and the British Empire, but none of these cultures produced more great thinkers, philosophers, and artists than Greece.
Ancient Greece forged many of the contributions seen in western civilizations. One of the most influential contributions is literature. Those contributions where very important then and still are today.
Every idea has a start and a history that can be traced back in time. An incredible amount of these ideas and thoughts were started by great ancient civilizations. These ancient civilizations are the base of all modern knowledge. No ancient civilization has contributed more to this base than the civilization of Ancient Greece. The unique ways of ancient Greek agriculture have left a profound influence on the agriculture of today.
One of the great achievements by the Greeks was art. The Greeks excelled in sculpture. Their works are impressive for their handling of human anatomy, and details like hair and clothing. They are also impressive for their handling of motion (cf. "Discobolos), and for capturing a wide range of human emotions and moods. Some sculptures are comic, others very serious. Greek architecture was also very impressive. The Greeks did a fine job creating buildings that would blend with the natural environment and take advantage of that environment. Another great achievement by the Greeks was government. The Greeks gave us also our first political science, the systematic study of human government. When one studies political science today, one constantly
Greek civilization strongly revolves around several key characters, Socrates, Odysseus and one characters who can be expanded on. Telemachus is the son of Odysseus and Penelope. He is married to the nymph Calypso and he is a man believed to be of great honor and loyalty. As underappreciated as he was, his actions had led him to great accomplishments. Telemachus was born the day his father left to fight the Trojan War. Odysseus claimed insanity to get the opportunity to stay home with his son but when his life was threaten he obliged himself to the war. Odysseus had been gone to war for over two decades and in his absence Telemachus matured and once he was of age his true journey began.