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    would like to suggest that the epitome of Greek culture is the Parthenon. It reflects the ideas and religious beliefs of the Greeks and incorporates the architectural brilliance seen first with the Greek people. The frieze, the religious idea behind the building of the temple, and the attention to detail in the Parthenon shows a genius that can only be claimed by the Greeks. First, the Parthenon frieze is an example of how unique the Parthenon is to the Greeks. The frieze is “[t]he most characteristic

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    exchange of money. Greece was a very high-class civilization, where the government was based on city-states. Perhaps their greatest invention of all was the form of government they came up with, which we still use today-democracy. However these Greek democracies are nothing like our democracy today. The probably most well known ruler of Greece was Alexander the Great. He was the leader of Macedonia, the city-state that took control over Greece, and he eventually gained control over Greece as a

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    world varies on opinion from scholar to scholar. Most can agree however; that the Chinese and the Greeks had the most influence. Emphasis should be placed on how Greek culture has spread farther and affected the world in ways the Chinese was unable to. We can see most roots of modern Western culture lying within the Ancient Greek. Ancient Greece had a very large impact on todays’ modern world. The Greeks developed many amazing inventions, and ideals that have shaped our society. The various fields

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    argument. First is in history what the Greeks believe in a woman’s beauty. Second, Sontag discuss about how the Christian religion plays a major role in shaping how a woman is judge only base on her beauty. In the end, Sontag talks about in today’s society how woman are still judge by her beauty. However, in the end Sontag mentions how the society should stop judging a woman only base on her beauty. In the beginning, Sontag structures the history on what the Greeks believe about a woman’s beauty.

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    The greeks, between the eighteenth century and early nineteenth century, fought for independence from the Ottoman impire. In 1821, when the Greeks revolted against Ottoman turk rule, the Concert of Europe was hardly invoked at all. The cries for freedom from that home of ancient democracy excited liberals throughout Europe, and early demonstration of the power of nationalist movements that would be repeated throughout the century. By 1827, British and French fleets intervened to support the Greek's

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    Alexander the Great is a popular figure back in the time of Greece’s rise. His name still catches our attention till this very day, it wasn’t a normal occurrence for a young man, age, to conquer the known world. Our goal is to learn what made Alexander the Great so great? He once said, “There is nothing impossible to him who will try.” He definitely believed in achieving his goals not only for himself, but for his empire to grow and be as successful as possible. Alexander was born to Phillip

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    The Greek people suffered from oppression and inequality under the Ottoman empire for over 400 years before finding bright individuals that would aid them in starting a revolution that would change their lifestyles forever. Why did the Greek wait 400 years to revolt? Although the answer is not clear, the peasants and farmers were too poor and uneducated because the area of Greece was in poverty. The Greeks found three different inspirational people that would help them discover what they valued and

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    is a period in human history following the emergence of the world’s first empowered individual, Preceptor, on March 3, 2022, and the social and political changes that the existence of him and his ilk brought about. The term was drawn from classical Greek mythology, denoting an idyllic era of peace. While the Golden Age brought with it a host of technological, cultural and social advancements, it also ushered in the frightful rise of empowered criminals, or supervillains as they became commonly known

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    Hello, adolescents today I'm going to authenticated that the Greeks were distinguished to the Egyptians. I will validate this by telling you how the Greeks had more of an understanding of the universe by telling you about their noteworthy religion, their amount of comprehension, and how much of their culture is still around now. First, the Greeks had a better religion than the Egyptians because they had more clear-cut gods than the Egyptians eg. they had a god for each direction of the wind who

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    defeated the Persians, Greeks, conquered Egypt and Asia Minor, and secured the Mediterranean Sea. Alexander was born in 356 BC. In the summer of 336 BC Philip( alexander’s father, and the king of Greece at that time) was assassinated, and Alexander ascended by the Macedonian throne. He found himself surrounded by enemies from everywhere near and far, and disposed of these

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