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The Classical Era
Question One
The civilization of ancient Romans and Greeks started in city-states. In the last two centuries, archeological evidence in different areas (for instance, Mesopotamia, Indus Valley, and Crete) revealed rich cultural similarities during the Greco-Roman Era (Malkin 23). The similarities were mainly as a result of invasions and migration. These features were prevalent from Sicily to Po River in Italy. Overall, there were several similarities and differences between civilization in the ancient Greek and Rome. It is the two civilizations that informed the classical era because of their rich history dating back to when Greece was part of the Roman Empire.
Their social structure was similar since there was an emphasis on slavery. In this era, Athenians and Romans segregated the population based on social statuses. …show more content…
For example in the 4th century, BC, Archimedes of Syracuse began using mathematical analysis in practical and definite mechanical problems (Cook and Ronald 76). For example the Byzantine siphon was made to discharge fire from warships. The romans learnt much of their civil engineering from other people such as the Etruscans and the Greeks. For example they used the Nabataean engineers to developed irrigation systems.
New viewpoints on sexuality dominated the early centuries of the medieval worldview. For example, church leaders, such as Augustine, discussed sexuality and its relation to gender roles (Cook and Ronald 81). However, he did not dwell on the equation of “masculinity to power” and “femininity to passivity,” which was dominant during this era. More so, he did not describe women as carnal and men as spiritual. Instead, he argued that sexuality was natural to both genders. This informed the religion view in Rome concerning celibacy on whether Christians are better servants if they abstained from