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    (Teaching) In 338 B.C., Aristotle went home to Macedonia to begin mentoring Lord Phillip II's child, the then 13-year-old Alexander the Incomparable. Phillip and Alexander both held Aristotle in high regard and guaranteed that the Macedonia court liberally repaid him for his work. In 335 B.C., after Alexander had succeeded his dad as ruler and vanquished Athens, Aristotle backpedaled to the city. In Athens, Plato's Foundation, now keep running by Xenocrates, was yet the main impact on Greek idea

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    The Ancient Greeks believed a god resided in all articles of nature from the trees to the rivers. For this reason, the Greeks harbored a significant reverence for nature. This reverence caused nature worship to rise to a high level of import in Ancient Greek culture. While I do find these deities of nature intriguing, I do not believe in tree nymphs or river gods. However, the Ancient Greek respect and awe of nature presents itself as a philosophy I can incorporate into my own lifestyle. Despite

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    Ancient Greeks’ beliefs and values are very evident in the myths and stories that they have written and told. The way that they lived is also shadowed in their teachings. One can see from the myths that women were impulsive and responsible for the evil in world and it was a religious duty to provide for travellers in the ancient Greeks’ beliefs. To start off, you can see in the myths that women in ancient Greek were believed to be impulsive. Due to this, they were also known to be responsible for

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    Ancient Greece Vs Romans

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    In history, before America was established by the British, there were two places known as Ancient Greece and Rome. Rome was a city, whereas Greece was a country during the Dark-age era. The Romans were similar with the Greeks, however the Romans had some differences, making them the people of Rome not Greece. Ancient Rome is the most preferred city to live in, therefore the Romans had many solutions and gave rights to everyone. Prehistoric Romans solved these many problems and impacted the Mediterranean

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    Greece, one of the most beneficial countries of the world, has come up with many inventions that are still used today. Tragically, many of these concepts were lost when the Romans burned the Library of Alexandria, but there were copies of some of the information. Still, much of this valuable information was lost pushing back humanity. Not only have the Greeks fathom great ideas, they have also influenced other cultures. An of this is the America government buildings. The Greeks also influenced other

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    History of Greece In 490 BC, Greece defeated the Persian invaders at the famous Marathon. And in 480, Persian warriors suffered heavy losses in the Salamis. These battles have confirmed the mighty military power of Greece. Under the reign of King Alexander the Great of Macedonia, the Greeks had extensive expansions to Egypt, Persia and India. His conquests led to the settlement and dominance of the Greeks in many remote and influential Greek cultures that were more widespread than ever. This period

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    The major mountain ranges of the Balkans end up in Greece, dividing the country in mesas, plateaus, and small valleys. Greece, being the southernmost part of the Balkan Peninsula, is surrounded by two major seas. The seas of Greece are probably it most important Geographical feature but we cannot forget the 6,000 islands and islets scattered in the Aegean and Ionian Seas, of which only 227 islands are inhabited. I found that out at Visit Greece! (website) This is a truly unique phenomenon for the

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    For my journey, I am traveling to Greece. Greece is a small country located in the Balkan Peninsula with a total area of about 50,942 square miles. About a fifth of the country is made up of more than 1,400 islands scattered throughout the Ionian and Aegean Seas. The capital of Greece is Athens, an ancient city located along the southern coast of Greece (“Greece - Location, Size, and Extent”). Greek culture and language dates back to 1500 BC, and it evolved over thousands of years to become what

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    Why it is Important for us to Learn about Ancient Greece Ancient Egypt was a very developed civilization, but Ancient Greece improved their ideas more than you could ever believe. Some things the Greeks improved and created were teaching, Olympics and architecture, one needs to learn about these things in Ancient Greece. Those things are so important because they inspired modern day humanity. Today there are Olympics that are improved, schools, and columns like the Ancient Greeks had, are still

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    Greek city-states had their own form of government and army. Since Greece was made up of city-states they would all work together as a big army, but would also fight against each other. Some of the city-states were larger than others. For example, Athens, which contained a population of 200,000 people, Argos only had around 15,000 people. Also, where the city-states were located had a lot to do with the development of Ancient Greece. The Greek people did a lot of trading around the Mediterranean Sea

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