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最新.课件 The Greek Civilization 最新.课件 * “The glory that was Greece... the grandeur that was Rome” To Helen Helen, thy beauty is to meLike those Nicean barks of yoreThat gently, oer a perfumed sea,The weary, way-worn wanderer boreTo his own native shore.On desperate seas long wont to roam,Thy hyacinth hair, thy classic face,Thy Naiad airs have brought me homeTo the glory that was Greece,And the grandeur that was Rome.Lo, in yon brilliant window-nicheHow statue-like I see thee stand,The agate lamp within thy hand,Ah! Psyche, from the regions whichAre Holy Land! Edgar Allan Poe (1809?– 1849), American author, poet, editor and literary critic. 最新.课件 * Helen of Sparta In Greek mythology, Helen of Troy, also known as Helen of Sparta, was the daughter of Zeus and Leda, wife of Menelaus (legendary king of Mycenaean Sparta). Her abduction (诱拐) by Paris (the son of Priam, king of Troy ) brought about the Trojan War. 最新.课件 * Greek Contributions to the Western Civilization and the Modern World Greece is the cradle of Western civilization, the origin of drama and history and philosophy, and the birthplace of democracy as well. It is hard to imagine what civilized life would be like today without the influence of ancient Greece. Thus, Greece has made several long lasting contributions, especially in classical art, drama, medicine, architecture, sports, mathematics, philosophy, and government. The Greek culture has had a very profound impact on the way people live nowadays. 最新.课件 * Greek classical art Discus Thrower Venus de Milo Laocoon and his sons 最新.课件 * The arts of ancient Greece have exercised an enormous influence on the culture of many countries all over the world, particularly in the area of sculpture. In the West, the art of the Roman Empire was largely derived from Greek models. In the East, Alexander the Great’s conquests initiated several centuries of exchange between Greek, Central Asian and Indian cultures, resulting i