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    from ancient Greek times, I couldn’t believe that these types of sports were still being played in today’s society. When the move 300 first came out in 2006, it just motivated me to learn more and more about the conflict during those times. Even during my eighth-grade western civics class when we discussed the structure of the United States government and democracy of Greece, it finally clicked that the Greek culture has had a huge impact in today’s modern culture. First of all, the Greek influence

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    today in so many ways. The first Greek people were the Minoans. Their success was based on trade, instead of conquest. They set up trade outpost throughout the Aegean world. They got new ideas about fields such as writing and architecture from Egypt and Mesopotamia. They used these ideas and adapted them into their own culture. We learned a lot about the Greek’s from their frescoes, which are colorful paintings completed on wet plaster. They often depicted Minoan society, and they told us that they valued

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    additionally started a dynamic exportation of Greek society. Greek writing, legislative issues, workmanship writing and law discovered their way into Asia, Africa, and Europe. The exportation of society in such a large scale was another wonder at the time. Greek society had a part in molding Islam, Christian, Roman, and Jewish societies. All through the new realm, Hellenization happened. Where Greek craftsmanship and structural engineering was presented, the Greek lifestyle and dialect were additionally

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    teaches me something I didn't know before. This week, what I learnt was ancient Greek actually forged Roman society and its past glories. Apart from their historical connections, it turned out Greek was an inspiration for Roman's outstanding achievements, to an extent, if the proverb "all roads lead to Rome" presents this city-state's central position in Antiquity, I will think Roman's success owed its origin to Greek, to say the least. In my opinion, Greece was the true begetter of Roman empire's

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    The Greek society believed in polytheism. They believed that their were many gods and that each god has the power to control different aspects of nature. In this paper I will be explaining why this has come to be. I will also tell you about the fact that no matter what the Greek Gods do it will affect the Greek Society, and no matter what the Greek Society does it will affect themselves or the Greek Gods. The Greek Society believes in many Gods. The first one that I will talk about is Zeus. Zeus

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    Hades, an Influence on Greek Society

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    Greek gods, the basis of Greek culture and religion, are the center of Greeks’ superstitions and ways to worship. These relate to the god’s origin and their deeds in their myths. Gods can either show jealousy, courage, or kindness to mortals and other gods, so Greeks label the gods based on their qualities. In most circumstances, the Greeks decide whether to worship or despise a god only by whom or what they rule over. For example, Greeks show reluctance in worshipping Hades, the Lord of the Underworld

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    Throughout Greek myths, Zeus plays a highly important role because he is the king of the gods, involved in many mortals’ lives, and continually effects these mortals lives. This effect mirrors many norms within Ancient Greek society which was highly focused on male figures who dictated the decisions of families and individuals and their choices were often not questioned or change by others. This presents a difference from many aspects of modern society, and at times, this difference shocks modern

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    The heavy influence of Greek mythology persists in today's society. Common name brand products echo the names of the gods. Popular movies and television shows portray the myths of ancient Greece, some creating exact replications and others adding a modern twist to the timeless stories.  Books are written about the gods’ lives and adventures in ancient as well as present times. These portrayals of gods and goddesses exist to entertain people today just as they did in Greece centuries ago. With such

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    At the beginning of chapter six, we learn that the Greek and Roman societies had a lot of things in common. The Romans self-sufficiently became a highly distinctive civilization, but with a great inspiration from the Greeks. I believe they could have accomplished this task on their own without any influence from the Greeks, but they were a great influence because they went through many comparable challenges. The Romans were better equipped to handle any problematic task that they were faced with

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    The ancient Greeks took their entertainment very seriously Legacy is a term that describes the culture, knowledge and contributions of previous eras. One of the many cultures that have inspired and influenced modern society is the Ancient Greek culture. Many of our fundamental constructs have evolved from the rich ancient Greek influence including medical science, veterinary, drama and theatre. Medical science has affluently improved our current society, allowing the production of medicine and

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