Why do history teachers want to know how Greeks pick their teeth and yawn differently than Americans?

Question

These are two questions that I have searched for three days for. And still - no answer. This was my last resort. I've learned quite a bit about Greek culture and people, but I couldn't tell you (with the exception of the yawn - Ancient Greek mythology) why they have personal habits that differ from ours. I need the answer by tomorrow or I'll take a reduced grade.

I suppose I'll have to take a reduced grade. Because I've exhausted every know source and I'm tired. But I greatly appreciate your answers - especially Chani - and no - I'm not obsessed with Greeks - just trying to get a decent grade on a stupid History project.

Thanks again. Julie D.

Answer 1

Moieties, cultural norms.

A nation of islands and peninsulas, always near the sea, with a warm climate and numerous polytheistic gods and goddesses is going to have different eating habits, gestures and customary behavior than people living on a large continent with four distinct seasons and a monotheistic belief system.

Another reason for those cultural differences is that the Greeks were fundamentalists about their polytheistic universe --Zeus or Apollo or Athena could disguise themselves as human and be among them at any time for any reason. In modern western culture, our values and expectations and sense of magic are far different, and these are necessarily reflected in our personal habits and means of communication.

Answer 2

please do not defile history. I am working on my history degree so that I may become a professor. Teachers already know the answer- they want you to know the answer so that you can be more aware of other cultures. Etiquette is a big deal in most cultures even here in America back in the day. Today people who are a higher socio-economic standing still prize such values. Sorry I can't help you with Greeks I am not that fond of their culture

Answer 3

i'm no longer a Greek citizen, yet around the international infants who're schooled are given history classes. the classes are uninteresting and therfore no longer extremely remembered. i'm partly Greek and that i could be involved to evaluate approximately Greek history. the story is a protracted one. It encompasses the story of the Roman empire, the way it took over the Greeks and its very final fall to boot. Telling a narrative approximately history from the perspective of a kinfolk or individual could make it greater exciting. seem on the information superhighway website under.

Answer 4

Probably to test if you've read the assignment. Am I right assuming you haven't? Crack open the book!