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    Ancient Greece DBQ

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    Outline: Greece DBQ Name: Wil Mullin *Make sure that you are focusing on the legacy of ancient Greek history I. Introduction a. Political b. Economical c. Social The Greeks and Romans social, political, and economical ways of life shaped modern western civilization. II. Body Paragraph One: DI Argument: (Political, Social, or Economic): a. Document 1 -DBQ document POV: Roman constitution creates three branches of government -Historical Context: Makes it so no one person or group

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    Ancient Greece GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION The Ancient Greek civilization was located on today’s Greek land, Ionian Islands, Asia Minor, South Italy, and Sicily. It is surrounded by mountains and in the north by water. The Ionian and the Aegean seas, together with natural islands and bays, gave the Greeks the opportunety to develop their maritime commerce and their rich culture. The mountains, which surrounded Greece, gave us the picture of its political character. From early times, the Greeks

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    The ancient Greeks lived in the dry, hot mountainous land of what is modern day Italy. The lack of science and technology of the time caused them to believe the gods were responsible for everything around them.In document 2 states,”According to ancient greeks, their gods controlled every part of daily life--the weather, crops, love, money and business, phases of the moon, earthquakes, and even weather a loaf of bread burned in the oven.” So was this more helpful or hurtful? The Greeks not only lived

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    I chose to do this project about a soldier in ancient Greece. The five items I chose were a spear, shield, boat, catapult, and pita bread. I chose these items because they would’ve been used by this person almost every day. They also would’ve had pita bread with almost every meal. The ancient Greek soldiers were taught that killing was the only option to win a war. They were taken to train as young children so that all they were ever taught was kill or be killed. The Ship The ancient Greek ships

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    Gods In Ancient Greece

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    Greece, a country that contributed to all aspects of life; math, science, astronomy, literature and much more other things were only some of their great contributions to modern day’s education. They were very wise people that believed in many different things. The greatest of their beliefs were the Greek mythological gods. “ The Greeks believed that all the gods were descendants of Gaia and Uranos”. They believed that all the gods could do human like actions. Each god had a temle dedicated to them

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    Sanctuaries were generally the biggest most exquisite structures in a polis, the city-state type of political association that was a key accomplishment of the Archaic period (Matthew, Noble & Platt, 2014). The people groups of Mesopotamia and Egypt appear without a moment's delay remote and natural, though the Greeks appear to be totally natural. The most significant and unmistakable elements of the Western custom get from the Greeks. Regardless of whether one considers political foundations, scholarly

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    Hygiene In Ancient Greece

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    Ancient Greeks followed the personal hygiene to comfort themselves, for a more attractive look, and health. Hippocrates (V century doctor) believed that a judicious combination of cold and hot immersion is very beneficial for health. In ancient Greece, there was a separate cult of the goddess of health; Hygieia, taking into account that, as in many nations there was a cult of the god-healer;Asclepius. As known a characteristic feature of ancient Greek culture was a lot of attention to the human body

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    The Role Of Leisure In Ancient Greece

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    movements in America defined leisure as we know it today. All facets of life including religion, education and government played a part in shaping modern leisure. Several events in particular played a major role: the philosophical views of ancient Greece, the shifts in religious beliefs during the Protestant Reformation, the major technological advancements of the Industrial Revolution, and the overall rapid growth of society during the early 1900s. Through these events, leisure played drastically

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    Greece: On considering the possibility of leaving the euro and reverting back to the drachma. By Mohd Zubir Bin Mohd Muhili @00410202 Table of content Introduction Greece became the focal point of Europe’s debt crisis after the financial collapse in 2008. With global financial markets still reeling, it was announced in 2009 that Greece had been understating its deficit figures for some years, raising soundness about the unassailability of Greek finances. By 2010

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    Country Profile: Location Greece, located in southeastern Europe, is a beautiful transcontinental country, which means the country expands over more than one continent. Greece is cleverly placed on the crossroads of Africa, Asia, and Europe. It is made up a huge mainland peninsula, the Peloponnese, and many surrounding islands. Its country’s flag is composed of nine blue and white stripes as well as a white cross-surrounded by a blue background in the upper left-hand corner. The Blue represents

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