Similarities Between Ancient Greece And India

Dissimilar ideals make all the difference A resolution of a story might be different from others. Some might have a full resolution, while some might have an incomplete resolution. Book One of The Iliad had a different resolution than the Hebrew Selections, they took different approaches in resolving their conflicts.

They also share many similarities such as, economics, artistics, and social classes. The Indus River valley and Sumer have differences between the two of them. Those differences are their religion, politics, and their language. The Indus River valley and Sumer’s religion are different because Sumer’s religion was anthropocentric and The Indus River valley had multiple religions such as animalism, buddhism, polytheistic, and jainism.

The great awakening and the enlightenment are similar in many ways but different in others. One way they are both similar is that they both defy traditional authority. Another way is that it taught them to seek truths for themselves. This shaped their beliefs. However they still had many differences.

Although justice cannot be defined, many countries strive to demonstrate this concept through maintaining an effective legal system. The country of Greece did not begin with a written set of laws, but rather the role of creating unwritten laws, to maintain society, fell into the hands of the civilians. This was unsuccessful for several reasons and, therefore, written Greek laws were created to serve the interests of the citizens. The first known written laws of Ancient Greece were created by Draco, the lawgiver; however, the laws formed were harsh and unreasonable. An Athenian statesman, Solon, altered Draco’s laws and introduced the justice system to establish democracy by making the Courts attainable to Greek citizens.

The stories of the Greek gods provided entertainment to the people. People found amusement in the stories of heroes confronting challenging tasks and even in Zeus 's attempts to hide his affairs from his wife, Hera. The Greeks tried to avoid the unexplainable things that they could not comprehend in their culture. The mysteries of the universe that left humans baffled instigated fear, and to

“You may do as you like, Since apparently the laws of the gods mean nothing to you.” (Sophocles, et al. 192). This argument, though quite passive aggressive, is more ethical. The religion of the people of Ancient Greece was held to the utmost of importance, which is why such epics are written about them when someone dares to defy them. In this case, Antigone calls out Ismene for choosing to obey the rule of Creon rather than the rule of the gods.

Woman as a source of strife was important in ancient Greek culture because men had the need to be dominant in ancient Greece. Men made women seem evil and sinful in the eyes of the community. This value means that women are blamed for bad occurrences in the world. This value came to be because men needed a reason to be dominant over women when there was no reason to be. For men to be seen as better in the community they had to create lies to make women seem evil and sinful.

The ancient Greek world did not have a single, unified culture but rather a collection of different ones within the various poleis or ‘city states’. Two poleis whose cultures greatly varied were Athens and Sparta and this is reflected by the lives of women in these cultures who were influenced by them in different ways. As a result of this, there are many ways in which Spartan women were different from their Athenian counterparts. The main differences between Spartan and Athenian women stem from the fact that Athens was largely more conservative which, in turn, led to women playing a more traditional role. The type of education that Spartan women received made them different to their Athenian counterparts.

Women in Ancient Greece and The Odyssey In ancient Greek culture, restrictions and rights were affected by one’s gender. Women were mostly treated to be in a lower social class than the men. Men were allowed to do certain actions more freely, such as deciding to be in bed with women other than their wives. Therefore, Greek myths began to reflect from the Greek culture, displaying clear signs of a patriarchal society.

Some men do not know how to have wealth and power because they may have struggled to survive in society. The men’s rights movement is serving a purpose in society

I would do better in Sparta, where women were treated more like equals than in Athens. In ancient Greece there was the philosophical view that there was a natural superiority of males, and I would not have been able to put up with that if I were a woman. I am sure if I were a male, I would have just gone with the flow because it would not affect me. However, I do not like anyone thinking they are better than anyone else, so it would have bothered me.

Ancient Greece has contributed more to modern knowledge than any other ancient civilization on earth. The people of Greece have developed many fields of knowledge including science, art, literature and most notably, philosophy. Even the english alphabet is derived from the ancient Greek alphabet. The people of ancient Greece were known for their ideas on how the government should be towards society. This lead to the first conceived idea of democracy and was soon implemented as the main form of government.

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.

While some say the Olympics is a direct cultural aspect plucked from Ancient Greece, it has been drastically changed since its inception. According to Kelley Duddleson, a student at George Mason University, “ the ancient Olympic games were held as a religious event to honor the Greek God, Zeus”(Duddleson). The man who reincarnated the Olympics, Pierre De Coubertin, brought it back as a way to unite thousands of international athletes. The ancient Olympics was seen as a very sacred event that only a select few should attend and compete in. Also, “only men were allowed to compete in the ancient Greek games”(Duddleson).

Zeus, Athena, Jupiter, Ares, Chronos, and Hades are most likely all names you have heard before, but do you know where they come from? What similarities they have? Where they differ? Roman and Greek gods, although from two completely different civilizations, share some very unique qualities. Greek mythology focuses mainly on just a collection of stories and myths about these “gods” who roamed the mortal world.