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Both religions were polytheistic.

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Greek religion was based on mythical gods and goddesses. These gods and goddesses controlled all things in their lives.

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Roman religion was closer to Christianity than Greece's mythology. They were Roman Catholics.

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Both places each spoke and wrote different languages.

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Download this free picture about Writing Write Fountain Pen from Pixabay's vast library of public domain images and videos.

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Greek writings were all the same throughout each independent city-state in Greece

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They had many similarities when it came to jobs.

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Roman writings were in Latin, which was a romance language.

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Roman job specialization was almost the same as Greece, but theirs also included priests.

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Greek job specialization included many of the same jobs as Rome. and also "aristocrats" (wealthy).

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The Ladies Waldegrave, a portrait of three English aristocrats from the Waldegrave family by Joshua Reynolds

A château, the primary form of residence for the French aristocracy

The aristocracy is historically associated with a "hereditary" or a "ruling" social class. In many states, the aristocracy included the upper class of people (aristocrats) with hereditary rank and titles. In some, such as ancient Greece, ancient Rome, or India, aristocratic status came from belonging to a military class. It has also been common, notably in African societies, for aristocrats to belong to priestly dynasties. Aristocratic status can involve feudal or legal privileges. They are usually below only the monarch of a country or nation in its social hierarchy. In modern European societies, the aristocracy has often coincided with the nobility, a specific class that arose in the Middle Ages, but the term "aristocracy" is sometimes also applied to other elites, and is used as a more general term when describing earlier and non-European societies. Aristocracy may be abolished within a country as the result of a revolution against them, such as the French Revolution.

2nd Earl and Countess of Harcourt, in their coronet and coronation robes by Joshua Reynolds. The countess was a confidant of Queen Charlotte.

The term aristokratia was first used in Athens with reference to young citizens (the men of the ruling class) who led armies at the front line. Aristokratia roughly translates to "rule of the best born". Due to martial bravery being highly regarded as a virtue in ancient Greece, it was assumed that the armies were being led by "the best". This virtue was called arete (). Etymologically, as the word developed, it also produced a more political term: aristoi (). The term aristocracy is a compound word stemming from the singular of aristoi, aristos (), and the Greek word for power, kratos ().

Hon. Arthur Wellesley later made Duke of Wellington after defeating Napoleon.

From the ancient Greeks, the term passed to the European Middle Ages for a similar hereditary class of military leaders, often referred to as the nobility. As in Greece, this was a class of privileged men and women whose familial connections to the regional armies allowed them to present themselves as the most "noble" or "best" of society.

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The aristocracy is historically associated with a "hereditary" or a "ruling" social class. In many states, the aristocracy included the upper class of people (aristocrats) with hereditary rank and titles. In some, such as ancient Greece, ancient Rome, or India, aristocratic status came from belonging to a military class.

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Greece is more famous for their art and architecture than Rome is.

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Greek's is most known for their statues, vases, temples, and buildings with columns. Invented drama AND history.

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Greek government in Athens was a democracy, and was the beginning of democracy as a government. In Sparta, their government was an oligarchy, and women had little rights.

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Romans built very many great buildings such as Pantheon, Coliseum, and Hagia Sophia. Rome had more realistic sculptures than Greece.

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Roman government was a republic (tripartite). It was made of senate, magistrates, and assemblies. Although, dictators served temporarily.

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These two governments were both similar to each other and to our government today.