Greek_and_Roman_Cultures

Shandrika Sutton Unit 1 IP Greek & Roman Cultures Comparison between Greece and Rome | Rome Differences | Greece Differences | Greece and Rome are both Mediterranean countries. | Rome is located on a plain that borders on the east with mountains and on the west by the sea. | Greece is located on an irregular coastline in which the mountain terrain of the Greek peninsula isolates various Greek city-states from one another. | Both cultures began their history as city-states. | Rome was easily exposed to migrations and invasions of people in the north by the Po River and in the south by Sicily. | Greek city-states had to be united by force. | Rivers and Oceans were used as forms of trade. Agriculture was the stimulant of the economy. | Romans brought communities that were on the Italian peninsula and controlled them. | Greek cities strictly forbidden the creation of a Greek empire. | Greeks and Romans worked in mines and used slaves. | Many of the Roman gods’ names were changed to names that were more Roman sounding. | Greek women had no rights, no citizenship, nor free will. | The women wore long tunics called “stola” and had no rights until almost 200 years later. They were also considered property to their husbands. | The Romans held gladiatorial games as well as executions in arenas. | Greeks had a more festive and artistic religion. | Rome and Greece has Democracy as a form of government. | Romans were master sculptures. | | Plays were performed in arenas in both Greece and Rome. | Women gained a sense of freedom to participate in daily social life, own land, run businesses, inherit wealth, and work. | |