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http://www.saylor.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/HIST101-6.4.2-ChristianityAndTheRomanEmpire-FINAL1.pdf
http://definitionofphilosophy.blogspot.com/2013/05/roman-influence-on-western-civilization.html
https://www.reference.com/history/were-roman-contributions-western-civilization-c8175972e44e18e4
http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-greece
USED THE TEXTBOOK GIVEN ON SCHOOLOGY

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First Greek State:Mycenae
This Greek Civilization flourished between 1600 and 1100 B.C. Ancestors were from southern and western Europe, India, and Iran. This civilization reached its highpoint between 1400 and 1200 B.C.

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Classical Greece:
A time in history around 500 B.C until the conquest of Greece in 338 B.C. This time was marked by two wars, the first one was between 499 B.C and 479 B.C. The second war was fought between 461 and 429 B.C.
Culture, during this time, experienced a lot of cultural and intellectual growth.

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Alexander the Great:
Alexander's conquest led to a spread of Greek language, art, architecture and literature throughout Southwest Asia. Alexander was 20 when he came into power, where he quickly invaded the Persian Empire. After fighting for so long, his soldiers refused. Returning to Babylon, he passed away at the age of 32.

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Hellenistic Era:
Alexander the Great created this Era. It is appropriate because of the expansion of Greek language and ideas to the world.After Alexander's death, many kingdoms fell apart and any hope of unity was dead. Although there were hard times, this Era was known for their poets, writers, philosophers and scientists. Many statues were built that had a lasting impact on Greek culture.

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Contributions of Early Greece to Western civilization

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Contributions of Early Greece to Western civilization

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Early Greece lead to such a lasting imprint on Western civilization.Politics, philosophy, science, art, architecture and sports made Greece's impact completely outstanding.

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In the United States, the Washington D.C building was based off of old Greek structures. The Lincoln Memorial was also inspired by the Parthenon, as was the Supreme Court building.

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Greek architects would always strive for perfection and their equations would impact the next two thousand years. Greek temples are an example of Greece's impact. These temples impacted many other countries to design structures the same way.

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Contributions of Early Greece on Roman culture and society:

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When the Greek empire fell to the Roman Republic, Romans took Greek slaves who ended up as teachers for the great Roman children. This was one educational influence which led to a strong cultural influence. Roman education relied on Greek writer. For example, Roman religion has similar gods to the ancient Greek, just with different names.

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Greek philosophers translated many of the texts from Greek to Latin. Most philosophers were also teachers for Romans and shared their perspectives to others.

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How did christianity spread throughout the empire and eventually become the state religion of Rome?

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How did christianity spread throughout the empire and eventually become the state religion of Rome?

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Christianity becoming Rome's state religion, it became the most successful and influential religion in the world. Christianity was spread by the early followers of Jesus. It was in Egypt, Antioch and Jerusalem.
Christianity was illegal in some countries so it grew underground. Conservative Romans did not accept Christianity because they thought it would threaten their society. Christianity became the most used religion due to the acceptance of it in Rome.