How does the civilization Of Ancient Greece Influence our daily lives?

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How does the civilization of Ancient Greece influence our daily lives?Perseus Digital Library ProjectArticle from History King on America

Topic Additional Info

Topic Democracy Architecture

Athletics (Olympics)

Basic building blocks of education

Localized government

Additional Info Only 10% of men voted Pillars on government

building and circular rooms for voting

Different and fewer events – Free Men only

Foundations of basic fields of study

Greece had a common language, but local rulers, culture, and religion

How does the civilization of Ancient Egypt influence our daily lives?

Odyssey: Egypt

Rediscover Ancient Egypt (Go to 2nd bold question on influence of USA)

Eternal Egypt

How does the civilization of Ancient Egypt influence our daily lives?

Topic Additional Info

Topic Burial

Architecture

Symbol of Justice Prescription

Abbreviation Cinderella Story

Additional Info Embalming is similar to

mummification. Objects are still placed into coffins.

Pyramids and obelisks (Washington Monument)

Lady blindfolded Rx from the symbol of

Horus, an eye Girl With the Red Rose

Slippers

Discover many other ways that ancient cultures have influenced our daily lives by investigating the website on Ancient Civilizations from Thinkquest.This ancient tablet from the

7th Century BC depicts the world at the time of Sargon (2300 BC) as a circle surrounded by water, with Babylon at its center. (British Museum)

Ancient Civilizations, 2000.Thinkquest. http://library.thinkquest.org/C004203/index2.htm Ancient Greece Influence On America, 2008, History King. http://www.historyking.com/Ancient-Greece/Ancient-Greece-Influence-On-America.html Ancient Greece: The Influence of Ancient Greece, 2008, How Stuff Works. http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/12373-ancient-greece-the-influence-of-ancient-greece-video.htmEternal Egypt, 2005, SCA, CultNat, and IBM Corporation. http://www.eternalegypt.org/EternalEgyptWebsiteWeb/HomeServlet?ee_website_action_key=action.display.views&language_id=1 Odyssey Online, Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University. http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/EGYPT/d&b.html Rediscover Ancient Egypt, 2004, Tehuti Research Foundation. http://www.egypt-tehuti.org/abouttrf.html The Ancient Olympics, 2004, Perseus Project of Tufts University. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/