Assignment: Artistic Themes from Ancient Cultures:
Greece and Rome
Prepare a 1,050- to1,400-word paper exploring a topic from one of the following themes as they relate to the ancient cultures through early Greek and Roman times as described
in the course readings:
• The purpose of human life
• Free will and destiny
• Suffering
• Striving for perfection
• Gender
roles
• Religious expression
• Love
• Sex
• Understanding of wealth
• Work
• Determine how the theme is reflected inthe cultural and world developments from each time period.
• Compare andcontrast the development of the theme within each of the historical periods listed while relating past attitudes to modern ones.
• Format your paperaccording to APA standards