The document compares and contrasts the ancient Greek and Islamic civilizations. While the Greeks were composed of independent city-states and the Islamic civilization began as a religion, both contributed to modern life. The civilizations differed in their treatment of women, religious beliefs, and food customs, though they shared access to resources like olive oil and wheat in the Mediterranean region. Women had more rights in Islamic societies compared to Greece, and Islam recognizes men and women as spiritual equals. The civilizations eventually declined, but aspects of their cultures and architecture remain today.

1. Andrew Reyna4/28/11<br />Greeks v. Islamic<br />A country that is separated by each city state versus a civilization that started as a religion. The Spartans and Islamic empires existed on different parts of the timeline. Both civilizations contributed to today’s life and remains are found today. The two civilizations had differences in their food, religion, and the way that women were treated. <br />In most Greek city-states women had little while in the Islamic civilizations women had nearly as many rights as men. The Quran said men and women have the same spiritual natures. So men and women are both humans so they can’t be treated differently. The Quran never sells out Eve for eating the apple first but it makes them suffer together. The women in the Islamic civilization worked in politics, religious ceremonies, and be in war. Where the Greeks differ is women were thought to have poor minds. Women wouldn’t own property like land, jewelry, or slaves. Women couldn’t vote either.<br />Muslims only believes in one god unlike the Greeks who believed in many gods. Islam is based on the vision Muhammad had of the perfect man named Allah in a cave in the 7th century A.D. The word “Islam” means submission. The whole religion is based on submitting to the will of the father. On the other hand the Greeks worshipped many gods for different things. They had gods for wine, harvest, war, death, and a bunch more. Greeks worshipped gods by doing things like sacrificing animals temples and building statues to gods. But the gods played a big part in both lives. <br />The two civilizations both existed around the Mediterranean Sea so food access was nearly the same. The Greeks loved wine they drank it with everything while one, Islam rule is they can’t drink any alcoholic beverages. They both had access to olive oil, wine, and wheat. The Greeks also ate a lot of bread while citrus fruits became more popular for Islam. The Greeks had to sacrifice the animals to the gods before they killed it. They Greeks also ate less meat while the Muslims ate a lot of goat and sheep. even thought the food they had was nearly the same they ate totally different. <br />The Islamic and Greek empires where different in many ways with the way the women were treated, the food they ate, and religion. The two empires had two totally different believes and they still found at least some ways to act the same. The two civilizations had began in different time peroids but like most civilizations they both fell. <br />carr, Karen. quot;
Medieval Islamic Food.quot;
history4kids.com. portland: 2011. Web. <http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/islam/food/index.htm>.<br />carr, Karen. quot;
Ancient Greek Food.quot;
history4kids.com. portland: 2011. Web. <http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/food/greekfood.htm>.<br />