希腊文明论文 西方文明基础

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About 500 years before the rise of ancient Greek civilization,Aegean Sea area has nurtured a

splendid civilization of Crete and Mycenaean civilization.At the end of the era of Homer, iron

promoted,replaced bronze.The sea trade is also developed, and the new city states are

established.The Greeks used the Phoenician alphabet created their own characters.About 750

years ago, as the population grew, the Greeks began to grow out.The new Greek city states,

including the Mediterranean and North Africa, Asia Minor.In all the cities, the most powerful is

the.The dispute of the famous Golden Apple, Paris in wealth, wisdom and beauty of the three

chose beauty, which is typical choice of Greek.Will be superior to the wealth and wisdom of the

United States, revealed a strong sense of beauty of the Greeks.Headed by Zeus Olympus Gods

and not some boring bore the moral idol, but a large group of handsome appearance, strong

physique of flesh and blood of the gods.Gods in mental or moral and not Superman, just in

physically stronger than men, more strong and handsome, and immortal.These highly emotional

colors of God became the ideal of life for the Greeks.The Greeks to please Zeus every four years

in the Western Peloponnese Olympic held near a tournament will, each athletes shall be naked

appearance.This will make the Olympic Games become a show of strength and beauty, and the

athletes who have won the games are worshipped as ually sculptor attention to the

external image of the characters whether bodybuilding, trying to through the form of beauty

depicted show the character's inner rhyme beauty.Even from the religious themes of gods

carving, still pursue the external beauty of body sculptor.In the concept of the Greeks, the beauty

of the mind is placed in the United States of the body, the body should be inclusive of the body of

wisdom, kindness, virtue. The idea of all things is a typical characteristic of the Greek spirit.

The relentless pursuit of beauty made the Greeks pay more attention to the real life than

the other side of the world.The Greeks loved life but they were not afraid of death. The ancient

Greeks believed that there was another world after death, and the death of man was only a

change of life to the world.Because these dead heroes have a good home, so the Greeks can take

the usual heart to death, and then make them have the courage to face the tragedy of life.The

Greek nation has a strong sense of tragedy, a unique understanding of life, so that they choose

the art form of tragedy to view life instinct world.By Sophocles' Oedipus revolt against fate trying

to show that,By Sophocles' Oedipus revolt against fate trying to show that,Oedipus spirit is

essentially the courage to accept the challenge, refuse to be cowed or submit the enterprising

spirit.Oedipus spirit is essentially the courage to accept the challenge, refuse to be cowed or

submit the enterprising spirit.

Religion and culture are closely related to the development of all nations in the

world.Culture is the essence of religion is a form of culture.The interaction between religion and

culture constitutes the basic spirit of a nation.n depth study of ancient Greek religion, we can see

the fact that:The ancient Greeks in the long-term religious influence in the formation of freedom,

aesthetic, optimistic, positive enterprising spirit has become the ancient Greek national cultural

phenomenon of the most basic spiritual characteristics.It is this kind of the basic spirit of the

ancient Greek culture, which has become a powerful spiritual power to promote the ancient

Greek national culture to achieve brilliant achievements, and thus promote and influence the

development of the western culture.