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the economic boom produced a time for change and rebuilding. The wealthier cities especially those that were part of the trade routes such as Venice and Florence is where much of this rebirth started “The Florentines sought inspiration from the Greeks and Romans of ages past. They could afford spending the time and money to revive humanism from classical antiquity. Drawing on help from scholars fleeing from the collapsing Byzantine Empire, the Western curriculum expanded to include the literature

For my cultural Identity, I identify as a Greek-American. My culture can be seen in food, Education, religion, language , music, art, dance, history, and architecture. All of these things can be combined into one thing, my culture's morals. I say this because with everything we do we think about what our parents or grandparents would say, how if affects others, and how it affects our reputation. Whenever have a fork in the rode and I need to make a decision, I always think upon my culture's morals

during these times wasn’t a unified nation, but many independently governed city states. They all varied in power, forces, defenses, economy, etc. Even though these city states remained separated throughout Ancient Greece there was a unifying force. Greek mythology was an ideology that had been supported all throughout Ancient Greece. A polytheistic religion that had various gods, as well as many forms of the same god specific to certain areas. The King of the Gods was Zeus, and the next two most influential

Alexander was indeed “great” as he spread his rule throughout his empire. He was able to take new land, fulfilling his father's goal, he used key strategies to take over many parts of the known world, and was able to spread peace and influence across the Greek lands. The first thing Alexander did that made him so great was building such a big empire. He just started with parts of Greece and was able to take Egypt, the Persian Empire, and even parts of India. Alexander started his rule at the age of 20

In culture today and throughout history, more often than not the concept of youth is associated with immaturity, and correlatively an inability to achieve success at the level of someone more mature in age. Alexander the Great defeated this stigma over the course of his 33 years of life, so consequently, when given the opportunity to do a research paper on a subject of my own choosing, it did not take much thought to make my selection on a topic. Though young in age, the Macedonian king’s great and

form of Greek and worshipped the Greek gods. Unlike the Greek city-states, which were mostly governed by the citizens themselves, Macedonia was ruled by kings. Between 359 and 336 BC, the king was a brilliant man named Phillip. When he came to the throne, his kingdom was weak, small, and surrounded by enemies. Phillip created a powerful army, which he used to conquer the neighboring countries and dominated Greece. King Phillip was at the height of his power and planned to lead the Greeks in a war

Philip II of Macedon was Macedonian who was able to take control of Greece. He was a member of the Argead Dynasty and the son of King Amyntas II. He was educated by Epaminondas, eromenos of Pelopidas, and the father of Philip III and Alexander the Great. Philip II made Macedonia a regional power using military reforms, political plots, and victories on the battlefield. He reformed the military by creating new military units and weapons. The hypaspists and the peltasts were the heavy and light infantry

Time and time again, Meraki’s has managed to bring the latest of gossip, fashion trends, and architectural digest for our devoted followers. And we will not disappoint in this latest edition. In this issue of Meraki we’ll be discussing our own Greece era. Because our city-states are located in the southern end of the peninsula and surrounded by the Mediterranean sea, we carry a Mediterranean climate. Therefore people from all over the world are attracted to come and experience the magnificent plays

Alexander the great project Alexander the great was born in 356 BC. His father was Philip II of Macedon and his mother was Olympias she was princess of Epirus. Growing up Alexander rarely saw his father he was usually in long military campaigns. Olympias, a fierce and passive mother, demanded her son’s youth and filled him with wit deep resentment of his father. One of Alexander’s first teachers growing up was Leonidas, a relative of Olympias, who struggled the defiant boy, Philip hired Leonidas

Alexander's army would’ve conquered all the way till China and maybe more, but his army of over eighteen years, had had enough travel on weary feet and wished for the comfort of home. During his time of travels created a Hellenistic belief, mixing greek, persian, egyptian, and indian cultures to a single pot. Alexander