Research Paper On Greek Civilization

Ancient Greek civilizations mentality is what got them through life by their way of thinking. Even though Greece’s geography isolated the civilizations, it allowed them to see the world by providing the civilizations with the Mediterranean Sea. The geography divided Greece up into city-states that made them strive to do better than each other, which we know today as competition. This allowed for art, politics, literature, athletics, inventions, and new ideas to come about. Greece’s dry and rocky climate allowed for the civilizations to find two cash crops known as grapes and olives. Grapes and olives is what led to Greece civilizations trading around the Mediterranean Sea. This boosted trade, allowed settlement (colonization), and allowed new ways and ideas to come about. When the Persians tried to defeat Greece, Greeks not only

Greece was a beautiful country of the arts. Ancient Greece’s time was around 2000 to 30 B.C.E. Ancient Greece’s people had to deal with mountainous lands, making it hard to live there. Though these causes were against them, they survived and had beautiful and dramatic plays, arts, and architecture. Greece had many wonderful and terrible leaders, and took over much of the ancient world.. Greece had a very rich religion, counting up thousands of gods. Greece also was known for their arts, from pottery to dramatic plays.

In the year of 1906, the Holy Trinity-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church was established in Birmingham. When first created, the church’s population was minimal, but has continued to grow ever since. The Greek Church focuses on creating a personal relationship with God and discovering what the Orthodox faith has to offer. Throughout the years that the church has been open, many people from across Alabama have come to listen to unique services and participate in an unforgettable experience.

Mycenaean- emerged in Greece, rocky and arid climate, with small plains lying between ranges of hills meant it was only able to grow grains, grapevines and olive trees, transport came through the sea, most supplies had to be imported, as result the rise and fall of the society was closely tied to commercial and political situations with other regions, Greek culture is a blend of indigenous people and Indo-European language speakers, was a static nation living in the stone age till 1600 B.C.E., adopted Minoan ideas of palaces, centralized economy, administrative bureaucracy, writing, architecture, pottery and vase painting, it is believed piracy funded the nation, fortified palaces were built on hills surrounded by walls, graves were beehive shaped, great sailing abilities, evidence suggests that Minoans pioneered sea routes, then Mycenaean people used the same routes and eventually replaced them completely with trade

During the time period of 3200 to 146 BCE, ancient Greece went through a cycle of three different civilizations. First there were the early civilizations, then the classical Greece and lastly the Hellenistic age. All three of the civilizations were great and are known for many important things that are a key part of society in the 21st century. Ancient Greece is a wonderful place with many things to learn from which was all started by the early civilization.

Civilizations refer to the cultural and ethical values that sustain a given society. Each civilization is a cultural entity that brings together a more or less conscious sense of unity, and that groups in its bosom several different nations and individuals. In my opinion, living in either civilization (Greek or Roman) as a women would've been quite difficult. However, if I were to choose between both civilizations, it would definitely be Ancient Greece, as it closely resembles our current one.

Ancient Greece is perhaps one of the most extraordinary civilizations in history as it had remarkable advancements that altered the future of the world. During the period of 600 BCE, many new concepts originated from this location, such as Homer’s Ilad and the Odyssey. These acted as resources for Greeks to learn about their gods. A significant amount of culture in conjunction with religion was also generated in this region as well, including pottery and sculptures that were created for different purposes along with the creation of the music theory. In the end, Greece possessed city states that thrived united and individually, which is seen in Sparta with its highly trained Spartans, leading to an increase in military victory.

The war started from Sparta’s fear of Athens’ rising power. After fighting as allies in the Greco-Persian war and defeating the Persians. Athens began to solicit allied economic support from its dependent states in exchange for protection. With enough financial support Athens built a large fleet and the Long Wall

Greece is a country in southeastern Europe, known in Greek as Hellas or Ellada, and consisting of a mainland and an archipelago of islands. Philosophy (Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle), literature (Homer and Hesiod), mathematics (Pythagoras and Euclid), history (Herodotus), drama (Sophocles, Euripedes, and Aristophanes), these are the birthplace of Greece. And the Latin alphabet also comes from Greece.

Unlike many religions, Greek religion had no particular set of rules to abide by; they had no sacred scripture to rule by and no rule of life to live by. Greek religion was primarily a mixture of old Minoan beliefs, west Asian ideas, and central Asian gods.

Ten years later Xerxes I, Persian ruler Darius’s son, tried to attack Athens in the Great Persian Invasion. Athens was weak and had to put their pride aside to ask their former nemesis, Sparta, for help. Sparta could have refused because the problem was not with them, but instead they agreed and acted heroically in the battle of Thermopylae. During this battle, Sparta sacrificed their army to gain time for the Athenians. (Hunt 79) This gesture showed the solidarity Sparta was offering to the Greeks. If it would not have been for the Spartans, Athens would have most likely lost the war and would not have established the Athenian empire.

     The problem of the city-states not cooperating was resolved by forming a new alliance, the Delian League, which was converted into the Athenian Empire. At the heart of the union was a new form of tactic, a navy to control the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean Seas. With a navy to control the waters, the trade market grew and guaranteed the Athenian control of all

Contemporary Greek culture and traditions are rich and diverse. This rich and chaotic past greatly influences current lifestyle, the Greek perspective on the world, Greek music, food, customs, and traditions, even the way Greek do business.

Ancient Greek culture was a culture of poets, philosophers, warriors, and most importantly of all: athletes. As most young men today would wake up in the morning and go to school, young men from ancient Greece would wake up and go to their city’s gymnasium where they would workout and prepare for the highlight of every ancient Greek persons life: the ancient Olympic Games. The Olympic Games was an event so grand that it could be compared to the modern day Super Bowl, Thanksgiving, and Macy’s day parade put together! The ancient Olympic Games were also highly representative of ancient Greek culture at the time of its occurrence. These similarities were seen through many ways such as expressing the already established rivalry between Greek city-states,

The Greeks were one of the most powerful and smartest civilizations before the common era. There were many Greek civilizations and city-states such as the Myceneans, Dorians, Athenians, Spartans, and many more. The Greeks had many different types of government such as a Democracy, Monarchy, Oligarchy, etc. They had many philosophers such as Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. They had some of the most intelligent mathematicians and scientists like Euclid, Archimedes, and Hippocrates. Some things that the Greeks used to do back then we still continue to do today such as the Olympics and being a Democracy. The Ancient Greeks had huge impact and affected Western civilizations today.