drastically from Western forms. In modern Western communities religion and culture exists in separate spheres; however, Athens did not acknowledge a difference between the two concepts. The deities explained various phenomena in the Greek culture. Not only did Athenians rely upon religious entities to explain everyday occurrences, superstitious remedies and beliefs affected opinions of Athens’s citizens. In Athenian culture religion was promoted in multiple spheres. Religion has many aspects, in Athens
science, literature, art, language, philosophy, and many other fields of knowledge. Even the alphabet that we use today is derived from the ancient Greek alphabet that was developed from the Phoenicians, who emerged in history around 1150 BC. The Greek culture was developed through periods of time such as Minoan, Mycenaean, Archaic, Hellenic, and Hellenistic ages. "By the beginning of the Archaic Age, the Greeks emerged from their long years of stagnation and moved into an era of political innovation and
Cultures are often opaque due to its dense and rich nature as the collective foundation of a civilization. Due to the complexity of cultures, not every angle of ideologies of the society can possibly be clearly condensed into words, therefore visual representations are often times used to reflect the major sociocultural motifs. In Ancient Athens, the Parthenon was an architectural phenomenon built around mid 5th century that represented the integrity and cultural values of being an Athenian. Prior
Mediterranean Sea and the land was useless, as it lacked any natural resources, so culture grew along the sea and climate. With the ocean they had access to travel and trade fro any resources and the climate allowed for a new type of living, outdoor living. With outdoor living came a new government, (limited) democracy, first seen in Athens around 500 BC and it created equilibrium between the rich and
In encoint Griici, thiri wes uni dumonent coty-steti, ur Pulos es thi encoint Griiks cellid ot, end thos wes Athins. It wes e bieatofal sucoity thet injuyid ert end lotiretari viry mach end velaid thongs loki whuliniss end ixcillinci. Huwivir, uni thong thi Athinoens dod nut velai wes wumin. Thiy wiri diimid onfirour by min, end trietid muri es e dicuretoun rethir then e hamen biong. Athinoen wumin spint must uf thior lovis on thior humi anliss thiy wiri puur end hed tu hilp thi hasbend woth wurk
government existed, democracy and oligarchy. The city-states of Athens and Sparta are the best representatives of democracy and oligarchy, respectively. The focus of the times was directed towards military capabilities, while the Athenians were more interested in comfort and culture. It was the oligarchy in Sparta that put a war-like attitude as its first priority and best met the needs of Ancient Greece. These factors empowered Sparta and led to the development of an authoritative and potent state.
Ancient Greece was culture rich society comprised of multiple city-states that were located throughout the Mediterranean Sea. Even though these areas were in close proximity to each other their cultures, beliefs, and customs varied extensively. Some of these city-states focused on a traditional way of things where as others went on to form their own way of doing things. Sparta was by far the superior city-state in ancient Greece. This was due to its unique culture, its strong soldiers and army, and
Ancient Greece the city-states of Athens and Sparta represented two very different forms of living. Spartans directed their time towards their military capabilities while the Athenians were interested in comfort and culture. Sparta’s and Athens’ political and environmental differences along with their different views on women caused the two city-states to be very dissimilar. Two major forms of government existed during Ancient Greece: oligarchy and democracy. The government in Sparta was controlled
The Athenians held many ideals about individuals, households, and government all of which affected Athenian reality. The Athenians utilized a government controlled by the citizens of the polis and their elected leaders. Athenians also valued justice, intelligence, and freedom as the basis of their government. Athenians treated women as the head of the home, when a man was absent. Individuals must be successfully educated and trained. The Melian Debate, 415 B.C., is a prime example of Athenian treatment
Greek culture during the Peloponnesian war, focusing on the Lysistrata -- an old style comedic play written by Aristophanes in 411 BC which deals with the topics surrounding the Peloponnesian War. This play was written shortly after the Sicilian Expedition in which the Greeks were beaten miserably by the Sicilians. Alcibiades had lead them into battle, believing that Sicily would bring wealth and territory for Athens (Peruzzi, 11/20/2015, Slides 7&13). It isn’t hard to see why some Athenians had negative