Western Civilization DBQ

Without a doubt, Ancient Greece has had great influence on the formation and development of western culture and civilization. Athens, arguably the greatest city-state of Ancient Greece, brought forth democracy into the world. It was during the golden age of Ancient Greece that Philosophy, Science, Math, Literature, and the Arts started to make their mark on western civilization. Greek thinkers established the modern fields we now take for granted. It was because of their cultural and intellectual revolutions that the world as we know it now exists.

Many of the roots of modern intellectual ideas and philosophies have stemmed from the ideas and philosophies of the ancient Greeks. While many other cultures had some impact, the Greeks most definitely had the most influence on modern math and science. Most notably, “the three Athenians that would come to dominate philosophy for the next 2000 years: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle”(p8). These three philosophers, along with many others from in or around ancient Greece set the foundation for Western intellect today. The communication abilities and location of ancient Greece allowed them to not only gather information about the ideas of diverse cultures around the world but also to have skepticism about the information and determine what was true.

Staging an ancient Greek play A tragedy or comedy in 5th century BC Athens was most definitely different from one today in the United States. One difference was that Greek plays were performed in an outdoor theater, used masks, and were almost always performed by a chorus and three actors. These actors would go backstage after playing one character, switching masks and costumes before reappearing as another character. Plays were funded by the polis, or the city-state of ancient Greece, and always presented in competition with other plays, where they were voted either the first, second, or third place. Greek tragedies and comedies would always be performed in outdoor theaters.

The Charioteer of Delphi is also regarded as one of the most important remaining sculptures of Ancient Greece, partly due to the fact that it vividly represents the passage from the Archaic conventions to the Classical ideas of Ancient Greeks. Furthermore the style itself which can either be classed as “Early Classical” or “Severe”, exemplifies the balance between stylized Geometric representation and idealized realism; with the contrast of its naturalistic essence but yet rigid pose. The piece is one that is common to this classical ancient Greek era due to its fluidity of style and the story it tells. It captures a moment in history where western civilization was beginning to flourish, leaping forward to define its self as not only primitive

Furthermore, the Aztecs had also developed many different type of technologies that we used today, such as the calendar systems, mathematical systems and even the form of astronomy. Moreover, games and sports were also important to the Aztecs culture. The Aztec’s entertainment and

Western Civilization is what resulted after many cultures came together and mixed which later spread around Europe and America. Rome and Greece are the main cultures that achieved major goals while developing. Throughout history, the Roman Empire, as well as Greece, was able to develop many cultural ideas that influenced today’s way of thinking. Among all of those ideas, the ones of science, government, mathematics, literature, and others, are the baseline of cultural diversity.

Ancient Greek shaped the ideas of the what art should look like, and Greek culture plays such an important role of building the foundation of the western civilization. His ideas is absorbing, spreading and developing along with the conquered by Rome. Greece is kind of materialism, they barely believe the world in the mental, they prefer the world is all made by material instead. All the art work is the best example of Greece philosophy of life. The ideas of democracy, wisdom, religion is reflected in the Greek artwork, also represent the ancient people’s intelligence and creativity.

They also were able to decode hieroglyphics written on walls explaining the Egyptian calendar and Egyptian myths, uncovering lots of information explaining the Egyptians technology, and beliefs. Ancient Egyptian Medicine, and how they used astronomy to connect with their religion, and in their daily life, are just some of the things that really changed history. As you can see, the Ancient Egyptians had medical treatment that was high-tech for their time. To begin with, Egypt was the first civilizations to create medicine and do surgery and dentistry. The Egyptians medical care was the best, and they even influenced the Greeks with their medicine making and surgery.

What this did was create a dynasty in the Land of the Nile a long time ago. They started the base to today’s building and architecture. I think they were the most advanced ancient civilization due to the fact that they had and have the greatest impact on our lives today in modern society. The ancient Egyptian technologies and creations were the most beneficial for them back in those times. They also have the biggest impact on our society compared to other ancient civilizations.

In American theatre, however, the 1950’s carried on the glory and success that was the “Golden Days.” One of the famous, notable plays from this decade was West Side Story, which was released in 1957. This performance became well known for its drama, excitement, and incredible music. Additionally, it was seen as being somewhat brash in language; for example, one scene featured the phrase “brass ass” (Fishko, 16). This is an interesting point to compare the changes in theatrical performances, as modern shows would not hesitate to include eve typically avoided four-letter-words. In addition to that, the play included darker, more dramatic themes and scenes that included murder, rape, bigotry, and other violent elements that were practically unheard of for musical theatre (Fishko,