Study report on ancient Greek history and culture. Including thoughts and experiences, about 600 words

The famous scholar Russell once said: Greek culture, Christianity and industrial civilization are the three pillars of Western civilization. Indeed, ancient Greek civilization has always been regarded by the world as the cradle of Western civilization. Ancient Greek myths and legends, like the Bible, have always been an inexhaustible source of Western literary creation. Ancient Greek city-states, democratic systems and other political initiatives have influenced Western political reforms since the Renaissance, and their legacy The various arts and works of art to this day are among the brightest pearls in human history. Anyone who wants to understand Western civilization cannot help but first understand the ancient Greek civilization.

With its superior geographical position, ancient Greece widely absorbed the essence of the surrounding great civilizations. At the same time, due to the land geography of the Greek islands, it developed into city-states one after another. The people cultivated, and the city-states occasionally Continuous trade through sea routes has made the island prosperous. At the same time, a unique and rich civilization has developed along with the economic development. What impressed me the most and interested me the most was the cultural life of the Greeks. In addition to their many advanced political initiatives, the cultural life of the ancient Greeks was actually richer and more exciting, and attracted my attention even more. For example, when I think of Homer, I think of his two outstanding epic poems. I think Homer was able to write "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey", especially "The Odyssey", by wandering the streets of Greek city-states, absorbing the stories of other folk artists year after year, and adding his own experiences. . In addition, one of the greatest treasures that Greece has left to the world - drama, is also fascinating. From previous readings, we know that drama originated in ancient Greece. But it was only later that I learned more about it. The ancient Greeks created drama in their worship of Dionysus. Dionysus was the god who represented wine and fertility in ancient Greek mythology. The Greeks’ worship of him and all the ritual activities they produced were all for prayer. A good harvest next year. Tragedy shows, comedy and drama festivals followed. While listening to the lecture and reading the materials, I kept imagining the scene at that time. In that magnificent theater, bonfires were everywhere, and the seats were packed. The audience watched the performance on the stage attentively, and the actors wore masks on the stage. Perform selflessly.

Then I remembered that when I was a child, I was lucky enough to see some of our country's more traditional folk art performances. In the past, at a certain time of year, I have forgotten the specific time, there would be some cultural parades similar to Western carnivals in Guangzhou's cultural parks. There was a joyful atmosphere everywhere, and artists wearing various folk costumes and traditional costumes shuttled among the crowds. middle. What attracts me the most is the people on stilts. They walk with their feet on the tall wooden sticks, and their upper bodies are constantly swaying. They look like they are about to fall to the ground. Even though I was lifted up by my father, Over his head, he was still much shorter than them. But this kind of parade no longer exists. Apart from occasionally seeing Mr. Stiltman when watching foreign travel programs, it seems that he has never appeared in Guangzhou. Also, when watching acrobatic shows in the past, there was often a program in which a child curled up into a small barrel or box, but you can no longer see that in acrobatic shows now. Since I was a child, my family would always listen intently to the novel series on the radio while eating. At that time, the radio station was open every day from 12 to 1 in the afternoon and from 6 to 7 in the evening. Plays serials of various historical novels and martial arts novels. Although Mr. Gu's voice can still be heard in the sound waves of the Pearl River Delta region, the number of radio stations retaining this project is declining year by year, and the time has been adjusted to increasingly unpopular times. I have rarely listened to it since high school. .

Putting the two together is not just about looking back from one to the other and remembering some of my childhood experiences. Rather, we should see that ancient Greek epics and dramas were popular and developed in city-states. The spread of human culture has generally gone through the process from oral to written to modern media. The overall development process of human civilization has also been roughly the process from tribes to villages to cities. Although the civilizations of that period generally had this traditional, oral, and popular cultural style, such as oral epics, rituals for sacrificial purposes, etc., their vigorous development in the city-states of ancient Greece shows that these ancient cultures The performance model does not necessarily have to be developed well in primitive tribes or villages, but cannot develop in cities. Whether these traditional cultures can survive in the city depends on how those responsible for cultural development in the city view them. We should see that ancient Greece, especially Athens, which practiced democracy, paid special attention to the lives of citizens, and the people of Athens themselves also paid special attention to their own citizenship under this policy, so they often gathered in the square to discuss matters in the city-state. For major events, it is precisely because of this democratic atmosphere and system, and the manifestation of citizens' self-awareness that great philosophers like Socrates will have a large audience when they speak on the streets, and some people will argue with them, and drama Only then did it achieve lasting development in Athens. Athens also benefited from the existence of democracy and citizens, and the culture it produced was the most outstanding and widely spread among the many city-states in ancient Greece. Therefore, when we talk about protecting our folk culture and traditional culture today, it does not mean that there are no other feasible methods except using rigid measures and investing a lot of money in protection. It is because these are things that will disappear with the development of human beings. In ancient Greek city-states, The path of cultural development provides us with a good solution.

Therefore, the first and most important thing is to cultivate the citizens' true sense of citizenship. This is the premise and foundation. Without a large number of qualified citizens, cultural development is absolutely impossible. Secondly, the government should adopt more tolerant policies and attitudes toward culture, and society should be more open to various cultures. This will be of great benefit to the survival and development of various cultures, including traditional culture. Third, encourage the private sector to engage in some large-scale cultural activities. Just because there are already citizens, they will participate in these activities, and precisely because the private sector engages in spontaneous activities, the content will be richer and more colorful, which is more conducive to the promotion of traditional culture. When competing with other cultures in the market, they will strive to change the content and form to make themselves in line with the development trend, thus playing a protective role.