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AP World History World Civilizations Chapter 4 Notes

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Chapter summary The civilizations of Greece and Rome rivaled those of India and China in cultural richness and their effect on world history Their institutions and values reverberated in the later histories Geography Very mountainous regions They have a Mediterranean climate Were traders and fishermen because no place to grow stuff Very prone to earthquakes and volcanoes Minoans Minoans weren?t Greek, might have come from Anatolia There was a disaster that caused them to go in decline Volcano went off and changed the climate Early Greeks, Mycenaean?s, came into the Greek Peninsula Their religion was weird Women had a lot of power in the religion One of their major gods was a goddess They were dark Caucasians Were influenced in art from the Egyptians Were overrun by the Myceneans

AP World History World Civilizations Chapter 4 Notes

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Chapter summary The civilizations of Greece and Rome rivaled those of India and China in cultural richness and their effect on world history Their institutions and values reverberated in the later histories Geography Very mountainous regions They have a Mediterranean climate Were traders and fishermen because no place to grow stuff Very prone to earthquakes and volcanoes Minoans Minoans weren?t Greek, might have come from Anatolia There was a disaster that caused them to go in decline Volcano went off and changed the climate Early Greeks, Mycenaean?s, came into the Greek Peninsula Their religion was weird Women had a lot of power in the religion One of their major gods was a goddess They were dark Caucasians Were influenced in art from the Egyptians Were overrun by the Myceneans

Mediterranean Society: The Greek Phase

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Kinberg, Nicholas Michael Chakmakian AP World History 14 July 2015 Chapter 10 Outline Mediterranean Society: Greek Phase Homer composed poems in ancient Greece, Iliad/Odyssey Scholars know that bards recited poems before Homer in 750 BC Homer was name for anon. Scribes who committed Iliad/Odyssey to writing Epics attributed to him influenced classic Greek thought/lit. Iliad offered Greek perspective on campaign waged by Greek warriors against city Troy in Anatolia during 12th BC Odyssey recounted exp's. Of Greek hero Odysseus traveling home after Trojan War 2 works testified to normality of travel, comm., interaction in Mediterranean basin during 2nd/1st millennia BC; portrayed Greeks as expert seamen

Ap Euro Essay World Geography

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Will Saunders 1 As of the twenty-first century, Europe?s geography, history, and cultural diversity have affected the world in many different ways. Examples of these ways are: the effects of Roman Catholicism, Greek and Roman civilizations, and the Mediterranean Sea. The majority of Europe is Roman Catholic. Other religions exist in the region, for example, Protestant. These religions, including Roman Catholicism, have spread from Europe, thus changing the cultures of many regions. Historically, Greek and Roman civilizations have influenced the world by conflict, invention, and conquering. The Mediterranean Sea greatly affects regions among the world. Together, these are just a few of the subjects that Europe contains, that affect the world.

AP World History Chapter 4 Outlines

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The Persian Empire After the fall of the Egyptian and Hittite Empires in the Middle East (1200 BCE) many smaller states prevailed the area. Then over time new powers came to attention with first the Assyrians, then the Persians. And then a great conqueror was well known named Cyrus the Great. Cyrus was known for establishing the Persian Empire located in the northwestern region of India. Cyrus allowed some of the empire to keep older traditions such as cuneiform. For quite some time the Persian empire was considered to be much more advanced and skilled compared to the Greeks. The empire also created many political and cultural traditions still used today in present day Iran. Political Styles and Innovations

Chapter 9

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Chapter 9 Civilization in Eastern Europe: Byzantium and Orthodox Europe I. Introduction A. Two major civilizations 1. Byzantine ? Orthodox Christianity a. Maintained high level of political, economic, cultural life b. Leaders saw selves as Roman Emperors c. Empire lasted for 1000 years until Turkish invaders d. Constantinople ? most opulent, important city in Europe e. Spread civilization to previously uncivilized areas i. Russia, Balkans ii. Russia inherits empire from Byzantine 2. West ? Catholicism B. Similarities 1. Both influenced by Islam 2. Both civilizations spread northward 3. Polytheism gave way to monotheism a. Some syncretism ? old religious beliefs maintained 4. Northern areas struggled for political definition

Chapter 9 Voc.

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Chapter 9 Civilization in Eastern Europe: Byzantium and Orthodox Europe I. Introduction A. Two major civilizations 1. Byzantine ? Orthodox Christianity a. Maintained high level of political, economic, cultural life b. Leaders saw selves as Roman Emperors c. Empire lasted for 1000 years until Turkish invaders d. Constantinople ? most opulent, important city in Europe e. Spread civilization to previously uncivilized areas i. Russia, Balkans ii. Russia inherits empire from Byzantine 2. West ? Catholicism B. Similarities 1. Both influenced by Islam 2. Both civilizations spread northward 3. Polytheism gave way to monotheism a. Some syncretism ? old religious beliefs maintained 4. Northern areas struggled for political definition

Kroisos

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Question:?The human body is one of the central subjects of ancient Greek art. In a short essay, explain why the human body was such an important subject to the ancient Greeks and how this sculpture reflects Greek ideas and ideals about humanity and the human form. You should identify this work and its stylistic period, and indicate how this sculpture is characteristic of that period.

Hippocratic Oath Then and Now

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Hippocratic Oath -- Classical Version??I swear by Apollo Physician and Asclepius and Hygieia and Panaceia and all the gods and goddesses, making them my witnesses, that I will fulfil according to my ability and judgment this oath and this covenant:??To hold him who has taught me this art as equal to my parents and to live my life in partnership with him, and if he is in need of money to give him a share of mine, and to regard his offspring as equal to my brothers in male lineage and to teach them this art - if they desire to learn it - without fee and covenant; to give a share of precepts and oral instruction and all the other learning to my sons and to the sons of him who has instructed me and to pupils who have signed the covenant and have taken an oath according to the medical law,
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