THE RISE OF MULTICULTURAL EMPIRES: GREECE AND ROME
The Rise of multicultural empires: greece and ROME 6
The Rise of Multicultural Empires: Greece and Rome
A’Jeenah D. Chavez
Western Governors University
C375 Survey of World History Task 2
The Geography of Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece focused on maritime trade as their natural resources included mountains, rocky soils, deep valleys and narrow coastal areas from the Mediterranean Sea was less than suitable for stable crops like wheat for its population. Because of this, resources became scarce and Greeks became to migrate up the coastal areas and focus on using ships trading with the mainland and the islands of Greece and other countries. Based on their geography, the area was susceptible to natural disasters without notice like earthquakes, volcanoes and ocean storms. (Acrobatiq, 2017)
The Geography of Ancient Rome
The ancient city of Rome was founded on the Tiber River serving as a trade post of the Etruscans to the north. Once free of Etruscan control, the Romans conquered the entire Italian peninsula and acquired significant farmland. The Roman farmers cultivated wheat and barley for consumption, for barter as well as payment for taxes to the government. The Greeks introduced the Romans to cultivation of olive trees and grapevines. (Acrobatiq, 2017)
Greek Culture
The ancient Greeks were known to be deeply religious people. They believed that many gods appeared in human form yet were given superhuman strength and ageless beauty. The most well-known unique characteristic of Green culture is what we have all learned in school, Greek mythology. Greek mythology is the body of myths and teachings that belong to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, playing a huge part in their religion. Another unique characteristic is how ancient Greeks considered their children to be ‘youths’ until the age of thirty. Men was heavily involved in politics or spent time in the field while women and girls would attend to the households and children. (Crystal Links, n.d.)
Roman Culture
The ancient Roman culture had equally unique characteristics in its time. In an effort to enhance loyalty, the inhabitants of the empire were called to participate in the Imperial cult to revere emperors as demigods upon their deaths. An emperor’s successor deified that emperor upon his death, usually to enhance his own prestige. Deification was one of the many honors as a dead emperor was entitled to, as the Romans placed great prestige on honors and national recognitions. Some Romans ridiculed the notion that a Roman emperor was to be considered a living god and would even dismiss and make fun of the deification of an emperor. (Rodriguez, 2008-2017). One of the most unique cultural characteristic of Rome that the United States of America uses to this day, is the role of the Senate. (Study.com, n.d.). The Senate ruled Rome outright for over 500 years as a place for more mature attitudes to prevail and Roman offici...
