Social Order Of Ancient Greece

The upper class was very small and numbered out to have about 300 families . To be considered a part of the upper class, they had to be a citizen, but they could not have a job . They had to have free from economic tasks, for example-trading. The men had to have slaves or others to tend to their land and fortune; only with that can he have time for things such as government , war, literature, and philosophy. The upper class was quite full of themselves, which lead to them using all the classes lower than them as workers to do their ‘dirty work’ for them.

The Athenian society was known as the most powerful society and well-developed city in the ancient Greek world. The Athenian Society was also known for their brilliant innovations in a lot of fields of life that are still being used in today’s life. Those fields of life include literature, poetry, drama, theatre, schools, buildings, and government. The fact that Athenian society being the strongest and brilliant society in the Ancient Greek time makes it become the most interesting society to study about. This society has a lot to offer in terms of its history and culture. To really see what the Athenian Society look like, we have to look at some important factors. Those

Ancient Greece had many contributions that were important, but Art and Architecture is the area the Greeks made the biggest contribution. The first reason that art and architecture is the biggest contribution is that there were different kinds of pillars in Ancient Greece that are here today. There were three types of pillars Ionic, Doric, and Corinthian All these pillars were used in Ancient Greece. Doric pillars were the most simple pillars they were the least decorated pillars of the three. The Ionic pillars were more detailed and decorated than the Doric pillars. Ionic pillars were also more thin and tall. The top of the pillars there was decorated and looked like scrolls or curls. Unlike the Ionic and Doric pillars, Corinthian pillars were Super decorative. These pillars looked a lot like Ionic pillars, but they were more decorative at the top. Corinthian pillars have floral patterns a the

Greco-Roman mythology is rich in names, characters, and events. Dozens of gods, goddesses, and mortal women and men participate in a variety of activities that reflect or exemplify behaviors and power relations in Greek and Roman societies. A wealth of literature was written about the relationships between mortals and immortals in Greco-Roman mythology. Much was written and said about the place humans occupy in the complex mythical hierarchies. However, the role and place of women remain the topic of the hot literary debate. In Greco-Roman mythology, the image of woman is always

Throughout the ancient Greek civilization and the ancient Israelite society, many types of power relations between people of different statuses and the same status have been shown. These power relations include a ruler and his subjects, men and women, people of equal status, and gods and humans.

Honor plays a significant role particularly in Ancient Greece. Participating or competing in the ancient Olympic Games is one of numerous ways to gain honor for the Ancient Greeks. Today, we will notice the impact that honor has in Ancient Greece, the various games that were played in the ancient Olympics, and how the ancient Olympics differs from the modern day Olympics.

(1) The physical environment and Mediterranean climate has greatly shaped the social and political background of ancient Greece. The Greek people surrounded the Aegean Sea and dwelled in its multiple islands. Mountains were also a dominant presence in Greece’s mainland environment. The Greek people inhabited isolated plains and valleys throughout the mountains that allowed them to dwell in separate communities. The rugged landscape and the lack of large rivers made transportation difficult. The inability to easily travel between city-states made it hard to unite Greece under a single government. All of these different factors contributed to Greek individualism. Due to travel over land being so difficult, Greeks turned to trade by sea which

According to a report that was published in ‘Ancient History Encyclopaedia’ by Cartwright. M. (March, 2013) about the ancient Greek government, there was a general concern in the ancient Greek about who should rule them and how they should be ruled, and based on this uncertainty, the ancient Greek ended up using different forms of government to rule its people in different city states. This paper is going to compare the five forms of government that were used during the ancient Greek era, namely, monarchy, aristocracy, tyranny, oligarchy, and democracy in the different city states.

bstract This is a brief review of two Ancient and Classical Greek government types in the date-range from 800-323BCE and where they were most prominent. Keywords: Greek, government, democracy, oligarchy, aristocracy, tyranny,monarchy Comparing the Ancient Greek Governments Introduction This work will cover several forms of the Ancient and Classical Greek governments that were used.. The governments covered will be aristocracy, democracy, monarchy, oligarchy, and tyranny.

Dear fellows Athenians in today assembly I wanted to talk about money. I think everybody should have a job if they choose to, if they don’t then that it ok. By making money if we give women citizenship then women could make weaving and sell them to public. The money that women make will half go to the economy and half will go to themselves. We Athenians could also make money by charging men who want to get full training in the army. If men paid the money for there training then we Athenians could build a new government. That government will help people who are not so wealthy earn money to get back on their feet. Also by making

The Greeks social ranking system was very unfair. Only the males had any chance at being a leader. Females weren't allowed to do many things, they couldn't compete in the olympics, or have a chance at being a leader; however, they stayed at home most of the time cleaning and preparing food. The younger female (14-18) were sometimes used as sacrifice to the gods. When the Greeks needed water they would kill a teenage girl because they thought it would please their gods. They strongly believed that their gods were everything and they would do anything to protect them. When people died they would give them a proper burial no matter who it was. At the end of a day at war both tribes would stop and bury the dead and the next day go straight back

Ancient Greece society evolved around their sports. In fact, they created the Olympics. Played by mostly men and boys, the sports were to make sure they were in shape. For people in the army, sports would be played to not only keep you fit, but to also prepare you for war. They had to be able to march long distances, hold heavy weapons along with the heavy equipment, and then to fight.

It is understood that the public sphere looks tough and masculine, and the private one looks soft and feminine, and through this connection between between the primary sources and the Greek inscriptions that metics contributed to the polis, just like citizens, by paying taxes, socializing, trading, serving for the polis as hoplites, although they were not considered citizens and had fewer rights than the citizens of

Throughout the course of time, different civilizations across the world hold one thing in common by which a society or culture can be based upon or help influence the structure. The one common thing that has help a civilization grow throughout the period of time would be the formation of a religion. Religion is a center point for many societies throughout history. As the center for the different civilizations, it helped form their different traditions and customs. The same could be said about the people of ancient Greece, where religion or mythology played an important role in their lives as it was the pedestal of their culture and how they base their lives upon. The formation of a religion across the large number of regions of Greece, help the different locations mold themselves by the customs that were created from the adaptation. During what was known as Ancient Greece, the people would hear tales of the twelve Olympians and how their actions influence the world around them. Within this period of time for the people of Greece was that of growth, as they sought to bring new ideas into light as they exited from a dark period within their own history.

In general, 'Order' is divided into three parts: the capital, the column, and the base. Each 'Order' does not only have its special form and decoration, column diameter also is the standard dimension that to form the proportion of column height and pillar even the size of the whole building. It is easily identified by means of the proportions and profiles and different aesthetic details as well.