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  • Ubaid - Ancient Civ

    Ubaid - Ancient Civ

    Political power, religion, and economy are the three basic components that determine how any type of chiefdom, state, or even empire is to prosper and properly run. Dating back to before 5000 BC the first settlement of Ubaid in southern Mesopotamia used these tools to run a functional community. These traits showed their importance by how they were carried all the way on to the first civilization of Olmec in Mesoamerica. Although the Olmecs revitalized

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    Submitted: March 23, 2010 By: July
  • Compare and Contrast Ancient Art

    Compare and Contrast Ancient Art

    In this essay I will compare and contrast two ancient three-dimensional sculptures. The first is The Laocoon Group; it is a masterpiece of the Hellenistic Age in Greece. This sculpture dates back to the 1st Century BC. This sculpture now resides in the Vatican in Rome. The second sculpture is Augustus of Primaporta, a life-size Roman sculpture from the Pax Roman time period, circa 20 b.c.e. The artist of both sculptures are unknown. Both sculptures

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    Essay Length: 583 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 28, 2010 By: Mike
  • Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Hebrews

    Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Hebrews

    October 10th, 1994 Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Hebrews Their development from the 3rd millennium to 2nd C.E. When the canonization of the Hebrew Holy ("TaNaKh") took place. Frank Mancini irg@ix.netcom.com MESOPOTAMIA Mesopotamia was the land of four primary civilizations: the Sumerian, the Akkadians, the Babylonian and the Assyrians. The Hebrews, like the Akkadians, belong to a group of people known as Semites and from there we can see the influence of Mesopotamian culture in some

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    Submitted: April 3, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Ancient Greek Science and Astronomy

    Ancient Greek Science and Astronomy

    The Ancient Greek culture has had such an impact on the world that no matter where you look you're sure to find something Greek about it. Out of all the areas that the Greek culture is famous for there are two that tend to exert themselves into our own culture even today. That would be their Science and Astronomy fields. If one were to look up in a library books about ancient Greek science and

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    Submitted: April 3, 2010 By: Vika
  • Differences Between Aristotle's Rhetoric and Ancient Chinese Rhetoric

    Differences Between Aristotle's Rhetoric and Ancient Chinese Rhetoric

    Differences between AristotleЎЇs Rhetoric and Ancient Chinese Rhetoric Theories develop and evolve in particular cultural contexts. When I finish reading AristotleЎЇs Rhetoric, I began to think about the rhetoric in ancient China. Since I grew up in a typical eastern culture, according to my understanding towards both cultures, there are similarities and differences existing between AristotleЎЇs rhetoric and ancient Chinese rhetoric. IЎЇll give a general analysis of those differences in terms of morphology of theory,

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    Essay Length: 633 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 5, 2010 By: Mike
  • Ancient Greeks

    Ancient Greeks

    Today's western ideas, institutions, and values were mainly created by the Ancient Greeks. The western culture has been influenced by the Ancient Greeks in many ways. The westerners learned the concept of hominocentrism, sea trade and sea power; raise livestock, democracy and creation of the Olympics from the Ancient Greeks. The concept of hominocentrism, saw human beings at the center of the universe, was created by the Ancient Greeks. Even though today we don't use

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    Essay Length: 255 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 10, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Women’s Roles in Ancient Greece and Rome

    Women’s Roles in Ancient Greece and Rome

    Women’s Roles in Ancient Greece and Rome Women have played important roles throughout history. They have been responsible for the rise and fall of nations, sustaining families, and have been the focal point of worship in ancient religions. Moving forward in history, women’s roles have continually changed. Their status as matriarchs changed as the more advanced ancient civilizations rose. The patriarchal societies of ancient Greece and Rome viewed women differently from some societies of past

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    Submitted: April 12, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Supremecy of Ancient Greek Gods as Displayed in the Odyssey

    Supremecy of Ancient Greek Gods as Displayed in the Odyssey

    Upon completion of this epic, many evident and plausible themes could be identified. The one that lingered in my mind best concerned the gods, and the idea of fate vs. freewill. This idea can be expressed through a claim. In The Odyssey, through skyward images, organic similes, and dynamic epithets, Homer muses that deities have supreme control over all actions in the world. As a result of skyward images, the gods are portrayed as superior

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    Essay Length: 1,000 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: April 20, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Ancient Wonders of the World

    Ancient Wonders of the World

    The anicent wonders of the world included The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, which is no longer standing. It was built around 433 BC by the Greek sculptor, Phidias, he created an ivory Zeus seated on a throne, draped in a gold robe. Zeus had a wreath around his head and held a figure of his messenger Nike in his right hand, and a scepter in his left. The statue was part of a great

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    Submitted: April 22, 2010 By: regina
  • Women in Lysistrata and Women of Ancient Greece

    Women in Lysistrata and Women of Ancient Greece

    Sam Nelson English 190: Critical Reading and Writing Fr. Fitzgibbons 10/12/04 Women in Lysistrata and Women of Ancient Greece If one were to read Aristophanes’ Lysistrata, he or she would get an interesting look at life in Ancient Greece, but he or she would also be deceived. Women, at the time Lysistrata was written, had very little to no power. The roles of women consisted of taking care of the family, the husband’s desires, and

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    Submitted: April 22, 2010 By: Max
  • Ancient China

    Ancient China

    Today, we live in a world that is run by computers and electronics. Whenever we wake up, we use some type of electronic, may it be a toaster or a car. China is one of the very few countries that has top notch technology and is still in roots with their past rituals and tradition. This project is based on their past traditions and rituals, and I will also cover what has changed since these

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    Submitted: April 27, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Symbolism in the Ancient Marinier

    Symbolism in the Ancient Marinier

    Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s use of symbolism in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner lends the work to adults as a complex web of representation, rather than a simple story about a sailor. The author uses the story of a sailor and his adventures to reveal aspects of life. This tale follows the Mariner and his crew as they travel between the equator and the South Pole, and then back to England. Without the symbols, The

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    Submitted: May 3, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Women in Ancient India

    Women in Ancient India

    In ancient India, women occupied a very important position, in fact a superior position to, men. It is a culture whose only words for strength and power are feminine -"Shakti'' means "power'' and "strength.'' All male power comes from the feminine. Literary evidence suggests that kings and towns were destroyed because a single woman was wronged by the state. For example, Valmiki's Ramayana teaches us that Ravana and his entire clan was wiped out because

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    Submitted: May 4, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Ancient Celtic Mythology: A Vision of Gods and Goddesses

    Ancient Celtic Mythology: A Vision of Gods and Goddesses

    Ancient Celtic Mythology: A Vision of Gods and Goddesses Upon investigating the supernatural reality that the Celts endured, it is necessary to somewhat overlook the myths to see what lies behind them. It is essential to find when and from where the myths originated and how true the storytellers, or narrators, really are. The Celtic gods and goddesses, in such an early mythological time defined as " 'a period when beings lived or events happened

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    Submitted: May 5, 2010 By: Top
  • Death and Funerary Practices in Ancient Rome

    Death and Funerary Practices in Ancient Rome

    Death and Funerary Practices in Ancient Rome When many think of Ancient Rome they might think of a very rich society with magnificent architectural and beautiful dwellings or a powerful imperial society. Many don't realize that everyday life was rather uncivilized and that the concept of cleanliness had not progressed too much. The most common form of death in Ancient Rome was from illness or disease, aside from war and military. Illness and disease all

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    Submitted: May 7, 2010 By: Beatrice
  • Death and Funerary Practices in Ancient Rome

    Death and Funerary Practices in Ancient Rome

    Death and Funerary Practices in Ancient Rome When many think of Ancient Rome they might think of a very rich society with magnificent architectural and beautiful dwellings or a powerful imperial society. Many don't realize that everyday life was rather uncivilized and that the concept of cleanliness had not progressed too much. The most common form of death in Ancient Rome was from illness or disease, aside from war and military. Illness and disease all

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    Submitted: May 7, 2010 By: Beatrice
  • Death and Funerary Practices in Ancient Rome

    Death and Funerary Practices in Ancient Rome

    Death and Funerary Practices in Ancient Rome When many think of Ancient Rome they might think of a very rich society with magnificent architectural and beautiful dwellings or a powerful imperial society. Many don't realize that everyday life was rather uncivilized and that the concept of cleanliness had not progressed too much. The most common form of death in Ancient Rome was from illness or disease, aside from war and military. Illness and disease all

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    Submitted: May 7, 2010 By: Alex
  • The Similarities of the Ancient Roman Government and the American Government

    The Similarities of the Ancient Roman Government and the American Government

    Jarad Klaus IN-150-11 Final draft The Similarities of the Ancient Roman Government and the American Government Have you ever thought that the U.S. government is easily comparable to the Roman’s version of government? Maybe that’s because the U.S. government is roughly parallel with the Ancient Roman Government. The Romans did not have a constitution, like us Americans, but their division of executive, legislative, and judicial branches is similar. The Roman government served as a template

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    Essay Length: 1,759 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: May 15, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Ancient Greek Technology

    Ancient Greek Technology

    When most people talk about ancient Greek civilization, they usually think about the humanities (philosophy and literature) that flourished in ancient Greece. They know Plato and his theories about the ideal forms, they admire the depth of Aristotle's thought. However, few people heard about the contribution of the Ancient Greeks in other sciences like medicine, which was made by Hippocrates, or mathematics and geometry by Pythagoras, Euclid and Archimedes and fewer know about technological achievements

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    Submitted: May 18, 2010 By: Anna
  • Ancient Greek Contributions to the Wester Civilization

    Ancient Greek Contributions to the Wester Civilization

    Ancient Greek Contributions to Western Civilization The Ancient Greece culture has made many contributions to western civilization. The ancient Greeks affected our fine arts, government, sports, medics, and philosophies. The Greek culture has had a very profound impact on the way people live nowadays. One way that ancient Greece affected western civilization is politics. Greece had the first known democracy. The Greek states man Pericles had three goals, to Strengthen Democracy, Hold strength in the

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    Submitted: May 19, 2010 By: Anna
  • Consider the Ancient Imperative "know Thyself". How Can Different Ways of Knowing Help Us as Individuals and Communities to Achieve This Goal?

    Consider the Ancient Imperative "know Thyself". How Can Different Ways of Knowing Help Us as Individuals and Communities to Achieve This Goal?

    Consider the ancient imperative "know thyself". How can different ways of knowing help us as individuals and communities to achieve this goal? Shakespeare once said, "Life is but a stage and men merely players on it." In order for us to become main characters on this stage, instead of mere extras, we must be able to truly identify who we are as individuals first. After this has been accomplished we can find out how we

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    Submitted: May 26, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Use of the Sun and the Moon in Rime of the Ancient Mariner

    Use of the Sun and the Moon in Rime of the Ancient Mariner

    Both Sun and Moon play significant roles in this old poem, in a symbolic and supernatural way, in order to reinforce the mood that Samuel Taylor Coleridge has attempted to create in his use of old legends and superstitions. The role that the sun and moon play in this tale of cursed sailors is an old one, retold over and over the years that Coleridge adapted for his own. Although mentioned several times before, the

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    Submitted: May 27, 2010 By: Steve
  • Conflicts Ancient and Modern in the Human Stain

    Conflicts Ancient and Modern in the Human Stain

    In Philip Roth’s The Human Stain, Roth utilizes multiple conflicts and allusions within the story to explore human nature and the reasons that people choose the paths to settle conflicts. In the opening and closing scenes, many conflicts are being discovered as well as resolved. The conflicts include white versus black, right versus wrong, ideology versus ambition, and loyalty versus betrayal. Roth uses the Berkshire community and the small Athena College in 1998 as

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    Submitted: June 9, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Ancient Roman Politics

    Ancient Roman Politics

    Ancient Roman Politics The rich and powerful people of ancient Rome were the patricians, who governed the city from the Senate ( the Senate was Romes governing body during the republic voted into office once a year by an Assembly of citizens ), and the equites, or men of property. All the social and most political power was in the hands of a few ancient families, such as Cornelii, the Julii ( the family of

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    Submitted: July 13, 2010 By: Andrey
  • Dance in Ancient India

    Dance in Ancient India

    DANCE IN ANCIENT INDIA EXPLORING THE MELODIES, POSTURES AND RHYTHMS OF THE AGES INTRODUCTION "The truest expression of a people is in its dance and in its music. Bodies never lie. " -Agnes de Mille Dancing is the natural expression of human feelings. It is a rhythmic movement of body in pace with the music accompanied. Many religions like Hinduism and Buddhism use dance postures in the shrines, which itself depict the importance of dance

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    Submitted: April 26, 2011 By: Ashter

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