Ancient Greece Compared To Today

Mayans were a polytheistic society that built temples for their gods. Priests are held in high respect. Since it was said only specially trained people could only hope to understand the gods(Walker 450). Priests also took up the main jobs within the Mayan society ie.) astronomy, math, hieroglyphics, calendrics, rituals, medicine, teachers, prophecy(Walker 450) and more. The gods were very tricky to please which meant rituals had to be done at the right time or the purpose may fall short of the goal.

In Homer’s Epic Poem The Odyssey, Odysseus is portrayed as godlike, but at the same time he is a vulnerable mortal. In Greek culture gods were considered inspiring figures. Gods were well known and played an essential role in Greek culture. Gods had absolute power over mortal action.

Social Group: Fathers During this time period, fathers were the “breadwinners” and expected to work and provide for their families. However, black fathers in the 1950’s particular had to work long hours because the only jobs available to them were often low paying. This directly correlates with African-American’s low place on the social ladder during this pre-Civil Rights era. It was also extremely difficult for African-American women to find work during this time, placing the financial buren solely on the father.

Mesopotamians and Egyptians believed that deities intervene again really in human affairs and that proper cultivation of the Gods was an important community responsibility. Before the creation of Egypt, Mesopotamia inhabitants have had the idea of worship in their lives for decades. With majority of the population of Mesopotamia being polytheistic (meaning believing in more than one “God”) there were many “gods” that were based on natural objects. One noted example of these worshipped “gods” was the “god of air” named Enlil, which he was considered one of the most powerful “god” in the Sumerian States. With having more than one “god” being worshipped by the people, many religions have been created in the future to be carried on to the other society, Egypt.

More importantly, “the elites’ legitimacy derived from their ability - through divination - to define, explain and control reality, a reality that, in a Bronze Age theocracy, was primarily conceived in a religious and familial terms” (De Bary and Bloom, 16). Once considered a superior in their society, one was able to conduct sacrifices and other religious practices. The king was one of the leaders of religion and seen as a person who was in between the gods and humans. He had servants who lived with him alongside his extended family. The aristocrats and the king were the only people able to have extended family living with them because they had the money to support all of them, while the rest

According to them, communities believed that everything was created by different gods and ruled by them. At first there was only fresh (Apsu) and salt (Tiamat) water. Later, outgrew of these gods created everything else, for instance, components of nature such as mountains, forests, and features of humans such as wisdom, intelligence, anger and so on. Another most mentioned god was the Marduk, which was served many main temples. It was believed that Marduk was one of the gods who created the new world by winning the battles among the other gods (Heidel, 1952, p. 153).

The knight is a soldier during the Middle Ages and protects the lord. In return, the lord or king will give the knight land and money. They fight wars and promote peace in the kingdom.  Daily Life The daily life of a knight was pretty monotonous.

They are anything dedicated by a person to a deity which in turn becomes the deity’s property and therefore retained within the god’s temenos, religious area dedicated to the deity. Votives can be personal objects like spindle or armours, purpose-made objects like small figurines, and gifts of high value like the Phoenician bronze bowls. These offerings were kept on display in the god 's sanctuary for a period before being ritually discarded (Penn Museum, n.d.). Votives reflects the dedicators devotion and wealth therefore it not only has religious but social and political significance. Dedication of offerings are usually a public affair and also made sanctuaries a key arena for display.

Few experiences in life are universal. Events such as death, and even love, are all part of the human experience. To understand and be exposed to these things gives one an insight into what motivates the behaviors of humans. In The Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh is the king of Uruk, a very discontented city. Gilgamesh is said to have been two thirds god and one third man.

The King gave the Lord resources for his survival needs. The King owned a huge amount of land, to which he shared with the lower classes. He kept a part of his land for himself and gave land grants called fiefs to his lower vassals (Frey 3). The feudal system ran on people owning and taking advantage of the land they had (Nardo 15). The land was used to produce crops and provide his lower class with the food they make.

Do you believe that the geography of Ancient Greece can change how Ancient Greeks continued their daily lives? This can happen in many ways. For example, the sea gives many people fish, trading opportunities, and being able to buy or sell materials and tools. In addition, Greece's mountains and hills are used as places to worship. These geographic features affect Ancient Greece in a positive, helpful way.

The Olympics began centuries upon centuries ago. Most people today recognize the Olympics as a game between countries where skilled athletes from many parts of the world come to compete. But, people may not know or understand how the Olympics came to be, and what contributing factors influenced ancient civilizations and society. In these next paragraphs, I will be explaining the benefits of the ancient Olympic games.

Impacts of Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece on America Most of America considers itself a “Great” nation. Whether this means powerful, intelligent, flourishing, thriving, et cetera, is unclear. In order to explore where America obtained the inspiration for its greatness, I am going to walk through the influence of the great Greek and Roman cultures and Empires (so to speak). These ancient civilizations were among the first that had governments of democracy and sophistication, of elections and thriving economies on a mass scale.

How did geography effect in Greek history? Or in other words what effects did geography have on Ancient Greece positive and negative? Well you could start by saying how the mountains served as natural barriers and divided ancient Greece. The mountains in Ancient Greece had a lot to do with some negative and also positive effects on Greece.

Early Romans wore very simple styles of jewelry that represented Greek culture, but as their empire grew and more countries were conquered, the wealth of the Romans grew. This meant that their jewelry became more intricate and colourful and that every conquered civilisation’s way of life influenced the type of jewelry they made. The Romans managed to collect different ideas from their many conquered nations. They adapted them for their use and the use of future generations after them.