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    Some of the types of buildings in ancient greece are temples. They used temples to worship or honor their gods and goddesses. They were a source of religion. A famous temple that they had was the parthenon. A way the greeks past the time was theatre performances. They were a big part of their lives. The theatres were mostly built into the side of a hill.Some of the theatres they made could sit tens of thousands of people. The U.S capital is inspired by the greeks because it has Corinthian columns

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    In the light of classical civilizations, Ancient Greece is seen as a very advanced one with many important ideas that we still use in the modern world. For instance, they achieved the democracy in Athens, logic, reason, and observation. Another one of their achievements is rhetoric, the art of skillful speaking and skills with words over substances. The ancient Greeks consisted of intelligent people in many different areas. For example, in the field of philosophy, the seeking to understand and explain

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    Babies In Ancient Greece

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    What was it like to be a child in Ancient Greece? Join me as we explore the lives of children in Ancient Greece. We will talk about their life span, education and much more. Babies who were born in Ancient Greece often had a hard time surviving. The reason for this was because of a decision made by the father of the child. In Ancient times you didn't always have to keep your baby. Instead of getting an abortion like you would today, you could abandon your child to die,but the child would not always

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    Taking a Look at Greece

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    Research Paper Greece Greece is a thriving country, but if it wasn’t for its beautiful islands, seas, and mountains, Greece would not be as strong of a country today. All these factors have helped Greece grow as a country. Throughout history, various mountains such as Mount Olympus and seas such as the Mediterranean have played an important role in the development of Greece history and culture. Greece is a country that is surrounded by mostly water, and the sea has played an important

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    Knowing Greece Have you wondered where several of the gods came from and what is the slipperiest country? The answer is Ancient Greece and Greece! To name some, Oenomaus had his games there so did Apollo, and King Cecrops had the building called Parthenon in Acropolis. Greece has over 5,000 islands but on the other hand, about 220 of them have humans living on it. Greece is known for it's historical sites, artifacts, sculptures, and being the birthplace of democracy, a system of government by a

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    helmets, decorations, jewellery and more it was one of the most important materials in specific time in history leading Greece to be one of the most important countries in the Mediterranean. To identify the people of that time historians have linked it to two significant civilizations of that time; Mycenaean and the Minoans, these two civilisations coincided throughout Greece. The Minoans were known to occupy

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    Meals In Ancient Greece

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    I'll first start off with, Greece is the oldest civilization in Europe. Meals in Greece are often times social events. Many facets of Greece reflects middle eastern cuisines. Some Ancient Greece favorites include baked fish, roast lamb, and honey cakes.Turks brought coffee to Greece and Persians introduced rice, yogurt, and many sweet deserts. Greek mountains are filled with herds of sheep and goats that provide meat and dairy products. Chicken and pork is eaten in Greece however lamb is the preferred

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    Health In Ancient Greece

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    Greece is a continent located in Europe that over 130,647 square kilometer. The language of Greece is Modern Greek. The capital is Athens which is also the political center of Greece. Greece also has many customs and traditions throughout their culture. Many of their customs are similar to that in the USA. In the healthcare environment, it is important to know the different cultures and the considerations that people have when providing care to a patient. Knowing the culture variations will help

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    in fold.”(Pindar: Olympian Odes, c. 470 BCE) These games were just one of the many things Greece and Rome shared throughout their long, intertwined histories. Rome and Greece have their distinct similarities and differences: spanning from their cultures to their forms of government to their wars. Both ancient Rome and Greece were bursting at the seams with culture, although in different ways; Greece was more focused on philosophy, mathematics, art, and science, whereas Rome boasted advances

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    Ancient Greece has always been an interest of mine I choose number two as my topic because the architecture is amazingly beautiful. Also a lot of ancient greece architecture has gone through hardship that there is little to no remains of the structure, trying to imagine what structure would look like or if reconstruction was added to the structure is very interesting. The Temple of Hera II or Apollo , Paestum, Italy, ca. 460 BCE. (Figure #1) and the Temple of Athena Nike, Acropolis, Athens, Greece, ca

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