Essays Tagged: "Classical Greece"

Greek Literature

he present day.To suggest that all Western literature is no more than a footnote to the writings of classical Greece is an exaggeration, but it is nevertheless true that the Greek world of thought was ... Greece. From the 4th century BC on, however, the alphabet became uniform throughout the Greek world.CLASSICAL PERIODThere are four major periods of Greek literature: preclassical, classical, Hellenist ...

(17 pages) 569 2 4.3 Mar/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

A Comparison of the Status of Women in Classical Athens and Early Christianity

A Comparison of the Status of Women in Classical Athens and Early ChristianitySince the beginning of time the treatment of women has improv ... ts.Albeit in Lysistrata the women were shown as revolutionaries rising up against the men, women in classical Greece were never like that. Aristophanes created the play as a comedy, showing how the wo ... e they did in the play, the women were shown as revolutionaries rising up against the men, women in classical Greece were never like that.The activities of women in Classical Athens were confined to ' ...

(2 pages) 98 0 3.5 Oct/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Learning Through Computer Interaction. Speaks of the implications that human-computer interaction has on learning

ntly in human history, and even now in early childhood, this has been the principal learningmode.In classical Greece, several new learning modes became prominent. One of these was based on the technol ...

(4 pages) 208 0 3.8 Nov/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

GREEK LITERATURE.

e present day. To suggest that all Western literature is no more than a footnote to the writings of classical Greece is an exaggeration, but it is nevertheless true that the Greek world of thought was ... reece. From the 4th century BC on, however, the alphabet became uniform throughout the Greek world. CLASSICAL PERIOD There are four major periods of Greek literature: preclassical, classical, Hellenis ...

(17 pages) 391 4 3.7 Dec/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

How Athens was the better city-state.

Many historians of today debate which is the most prestigious city-state of Classical Greece - Athens or Sparta. The greatest city-state of all time was Athens from which we mo ... r government is arranged today.Today we base our lifestyle much like the way the Athenians lived in Classical Greece. The proper definition of a civilization is having time for activities, government, ...

(5 pages) 42 1 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Renaissance.

tence chiefly as preparation for an afterlife, the people of Renaissance, following the examples of classical Greece and Rome, believed that life on earth should be lived as fully as possible.The Rena ... n earth should be lived as fully as possible.The Renaissance people had new attitudes borrowed from classical times. The people of the Renaissance were interested in the unique qualities that made one ...

(2 pages) 78 0 3.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The Celts.

While textbooks stress the descent of Europe from classical culture, the face of Europe throughout most of the historical period was dominated by a si ... south, and the Germans, who were derived from Celtic culture, from the north. Through the period of classical Greece (corresponding to the La Têne culture in central Europe) to first centuries A ... ded and sacked several Greek cities in 280 BC. Though the Celts were preliterate during most of the classical period, the Greeks and Romans discuss them quite a bit, usually disfavorably.From this gre ...

(15 pages) 98 1 3.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Bill-C250 and The Issue on Same Sex Marriage

t contains substantial evidence that same-sex unions were about during those times. In the times of classical Greece and Rome, there is also tangible evidence of same-sex unions and even marriages wer ...

(5 pages) 117 0 3.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

The Individual in Ancient China and Greece

Classical Greece and classical China became two different societies because of their differing gover ...

(4 pages) 43 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Compare and Contrast : Classical Greece and China

The civilization of classical Greece and China has a lot to compare and contrast. Though formulated in different region ... more effective than that of Greek. Another point is, that condition for women was better in Classical Greece. Artists and playwrights showed interest. Though it was true that women's daily dut ...

(1 pages) 46 1 3.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

The Status of Women in New Testament and Lysistrata

hts.Albeit in Lysistrata the women were shown as revolutionaries rising upagainst the men, women in classical Greece were never like that. Aristophanescreated the play as a comedy, showing how the wor ... ike they did in the play, thewomen were shown as revolutionaries rising up against the men, women inclassical Greece were never like that.The activities of women in Classical Athens were confined to " ...

(2 pages) 38 0 3.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

An Analysis of Learning and Memory.

ntly in human history, and even now in early childhood, this has been the principal learningmode.In classical Greece, several new learning modes became prominent. One of these was based on the technol ...

(4 pages) 95 1 4.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Pericles Speech Position Paper(Position :Pericles' Speech was not an accurate representation of Athenian society)

Pericles lived in Athens of Classical Greece around 431 B.C. He made a famous speech around this time to the Athenian people abo ...

(4 pages) 68 2 4.9 Feb/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Medea's Notes

text of Medea.The cultural concerns which prevailed the time was it was Athens in the Golden age of classical Greece. The year Medea was first written was 431BC. This marked the period that began the ... time. Philosophy and science grew as ways of trying to understand the world. Art and sculpture were classically constructed to reveal the ideal. Athenians believed their city to be the epitome of huma ...

(11 pages) 26 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The Role of Athenian Women in Classical Greece (MLA Bibliography)

In Classical Greece, Athenian women played an important role in Athenian society, however they were not ... ligious festivals. It is remarkable that women were able to accomplish so much in Athens during the Classical Period, since during that time, Athenians were closer to becoming a hedonistic society com ...

(8 pages) 26 0 0.0 Apr/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Virtual Museum Tour

g Visual Art, Architecture, Music and Literature. The six selected pieces span historical eras from Classical Greece of 500 - 323 B.C., the Late Roman Republic era of 509 B.C. - 27 B.C., and all the w ... . Enjoy the tour.Calyx-Krater With the Death of Aktaion - Visual Art PieceThis piece comes from the Classical Greece time period (500 - 323 B.C.), was created in 430 B.C., and is from Greek Mythology, ...

(11 pages) 37 0 0.0 Jan/2009

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

Age of Discovery-Architecture

nter-regional contest to build a church as high as possible.Between 1400 AD and1600 AD, a return to classical ideas ushered an "age of awakening" in Italy and northern Europe called the Renaissance. T ... ornate Gothic architectures to creating highly symmetrical and carefully proportioned buildings of Classical Greece and Rome. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the us ...

(1 pages) 4 0 0.0 Dec/2013

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History