were three sisters whose sole purpose was to create man. By examining the fates background‚ relationships to other gods‚ and influence on man we see how they started life‚ assigned destiny‚and cut the thread of life and thus how he/she helped the ancient Greeks understand how they became who they are and were meant to be. The Fate’s are well known by the greeks as three sisters named Clotho‚Lachesis‚ and Atropos.Clotho would spin the thread of life; Lachesis‚ the dispose of lots‚who assigned destiny;
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different cultures around the world‚ but it is clearly significant in ancient Greek culture which is easily identified in The Odyssey by Homer. Additionally‚ loyalty also plays a key role in the modern society that we live in today. Slaves play a major role in ancient Greek culture. Anybody who was somebody had slaves in their home. Whether it was for preparing food‚ cleaning or something as puerile as bathing their masters‚ ancient Greeks had slaves for right about anything. Slaves were the lowest
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PARTHENON BUILDING The Parthenon is one of the many buildings on the Acropolis of Athens which symbolized the Athenians’ wealth and power. The original building on the site was built as an offering to honor the goddess Athena because the people of ancient Athens believed that she helped the Greeks conquer the Persian Empire in the Persian Wars as well as watched over them and the city. Therefore‚ the temple is dedicated to Athena Parthenos. Parthenon was built in the year 448 BC and was completed
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Rome: In Rome‚ there are three social classes‚ arranged according to wealth; Patricians‚ Plebians‚ and Slaves. Patricians are the upper class citizens; they are very wealthy and highly educated. They make up the majority of the senate and therefore control the laws. Plebians are the poor‚ lower-class citizens. They greatly outnumber the Patricians‚ make up most of the army‚ and pay most of the taxes. They are not allowed to marry Patricians or take part in government. Slaves are at the bottom of
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GRADE 6 INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL ASSESSMENT SOCIAL STUDIES “Unit 6: ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME DBQ” Student Name Period Date ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Print your name and the Social Studies Period on the lines above. PLEASE TAKE YOUR TIME A D USE YOUR TEST TAKI G STRATEGIES FOR DBQ ASSESSME TS Mr. Moore’s Ancient Greece and Rome DBQ 1 Name ____________________ Date ___________ Directions
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In ancient Greece boys went to school at age 6 while girls where tough by their mothers(. The richer boys had a slave escort them to school‚ the poor boys walked to school on their own. Slaves played an important role in ancient Greece. If someone became a trader they could move up in statues. Where someone was in statues depended on different things (Daily life in ancient Greece‚ women in ancient Greece‚ Robert). In Sparta the boys were taken at age 7 from their parents and put in barracks and
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In ancient Greece‚ Music was an important thing for the pattern and texture of Greek life. It was played at weddings‚ funerals‚ religious festivals‚ gatherings and etc. Although Ancient Greeks were familiar with a vast amount of instruments‚ they favored three particular instruments which are the Kithara‚ the Lyre‚ and the Aulos. Instrumental music or the singing of a hymn was included in everyday activities and formal acts of worship. Of Greek philosophers believe that there is a relationship between
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In 1942. Sir William Beveridge delivered ’The Beveridge Report’. He recommended that the government create a welfare system for the people in Britain to reward them for the sacrifices they made during the war. A welfare state would ensure that every citizen has a minimum standard of welfare for a decent life -- job‚ home‚ healthcare. In 1942‚ William Beveridge released a report which was called the “beveridge report”. This said that the level of poverty in the uk was so severe that the government
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Greece was the birthplace of Western Civilization because its culture became the embodiment for the other western civilizations. The tale of the ancient Greek civilization showed an immense painful history of foreign supremacy. But their civilization was built on solid foundation and led by powerful leaders that created values‚ norms and customs that are still being practiced and observed by many modern societies. This is the reason why the Greek civilization continued to flourish‚ remembered‚ celebrated
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Ancient Greece 3000 BCE was the start of one great civilization which became known as ancient Greece. Throughout the years there have been many cultures to adopt the many accomplishments that the Greeks have made. This civilization had many accomplishments such as those in art‚ architecture‚ sports‚ government‚ and education. One accomplishment that the Greeks have made has to do with the art. Arts and architecture had become a way of living for ancient Greece. Because Grecian life was dominated
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