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    to describe the spread of culture from the Greek civilization that developed after the reign of Alexander the Great. How does the Hellenistic Age differ from the Classical Age? The Classical Age, referred to as Hellenic Greek, was founded in 507 B.C.E. and concluded in 323 B.C.E. The Hellenistic Age was founded in 323 B.C.E. and concluded in 31 B.C.E. after the reign of Alexander the Great. The Classical Age was ruled by the Greek civilization in Greek city states and their territories. The Hellenistic

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    Renaissance was a period of renewed interest in the Classical World and new understandings. The term Renaissance means the rebirth of the Classical world, which brought new ideas, understandings and new ways of doing things, and a progression from the Medieval way of thinking. The traditions of Ancient Greek and Rome had a dramatic impact on the way people thought in the Renaissance. This was evident in the areas of art and architecture, Science and the philosophy of humanism. During the Renaissance new

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    The classical world made many contributions to the developments of ethics, literature, science, etc. These contributions have influenced to the world today, this is three of many classic worlds that have spread the culture, music, sculpture, etc. to nearby lands and continue to this day such as classical Han in China, classical 5th century BCE Athens, and classical Republican Rome. The Han dynasty was one of the longest major, second imperial dynasty of China from 206 BC to 220 AD, considered as

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    During the span of the Classical and Hellenistic periods in Ancient Greece, many changes occurred that differentiated one from the other. There were many facets of society that were affected as a result from the Classical period leading to the Hellenistic period. The Classical period was a time of intellectual growth and stimulus. The desire to learn brought about the need for a group of teachers to impart worldly wisdom unto their students. This new group of teachers that emerged were known as

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    Classical Greece and Western Civilization Following the defeat of the Persians in 479 BCE, Athens became the focus of the Greek political, cultural, and military world. The Classical Period of Greece (480-324 BCE) was initiated by the need to rebuild the city that had been destroyed by the Persians, and was fuelled by the wealth of the Delian League (Wallace, 2010). This was an era of war and conflict existing first between the Greeks and the Persians, then between the Athenians and the Spartans

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    The classical era of civilization spanned from 600 BCE to 600 CE. During this time period numerous civilizations arose. The existence of these civilizations contributed to the development of the classical world, whether it be through the emergence of new religion and philosophies, development of strong political practices, or even the creation of transregional trade. Daoist, Confucian, and Legalist belief systems came from the Classical empire, China: Christianity, Judaism, and Greek Rationalism

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    ancient Greeks for their many contributions, such as architecture, fine arts, education, philosophy, and mostly for their form of democracy and ways of government. The architecture and fine arts in ancient Greece had proved to be beyond its time. The Greeks talent for architecture and art was and still is irresistible to many artist of today. The spread of this talent moved from the Greeks throughout Europe, especially Ancient Rome and all the way to present day United States. The Greek people

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    with military conquests and imperial forces. The Greco Roman civilization remained the hub of culture during the classical era and its influence can be seen even today in modern art, politics, language, education, philosophy, science, and architecture. The Greeks are well-known for expressing the culture and knowledge of the human through their art, specifically sculpture. The Greek sculpture developed as

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    and science Philosophy, History, and Literature.i would argue that Greek art and architecture were the two things that most influenced modern civilization. A lot of people like to think that literature was the biggest influence because the Greeks came up with the alphabet but I disagree. There are 2 ancient Greek pillar forms that I am going to talk about. they are the Ionic order and the Corinthian order.The Corinthian order was the last developed of the three principal classical orders of ancient

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    borders of Greece The Black Sea was also an important Sea that the Greek used Minoans and Mycenaeans In 2800 B.C., was created a Bronze age civilization on the Island of Crete It was called the Minoan Civilization The Minoans were not Greek The Minoans influenced the way the Greeks civilization ran Minoan Civilization An english archaeologist discovered the civilization The englishman discovered there trading system and the greeks way of living The civilization fell apart around 1450 B.C.

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