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    The Colonisation of the Dark and Archaic Ages By *************** The colonisation during the Dark and Archaic ages‚ as well as developments made during these ages was very beneficial to the development of Ancient Greece. This hypothesis is supported by five key facts‚ Colonisation provided a solution to overpopulation‚ allowed for new skills and techniques to be learnt from other cultures‚ as well as a general broadening of knowledge‚ the development of the city-state or “polis” and the

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    The importance of the Archaic Era is beyond what words can begin to describe. This era existed between 2‚500 to 10‚000 years ago‚ and the traditions that started back then by the Native North Americans‚ are still carried out to this very day in time. Yes‚ many things were introduced and created during this time‚ however‚ agriculture was known as the "main attraction" in the era. When agriculture was introduced‚ not too long after‚ a world changing product was also brought to the table‚ maize. Maize

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    Development of the Polis Extended Response The polis first originated in Greece‚ which was built by the people who had colonised in Greece. This was all during the archaic period which was c. 8th and 9th century in 800-500BC. The Hellenes (the Greeks) of Archaic Greece had extensive knowledge on how to make a working successful city-state. The Hellenes settled into many places or “city-states” which later on became known as‚ Athens‚ Sparta‚ Thebes‚ Corinth‚ etc. Many city-states were built on the

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    In “The Sphinx” by Edgar Allen Poe‚ the narrator accepts an invitation brought forth to him by his relative to stay at his cottage. He accepts the invitation and spends the summer with him. They enjoy the summer together but what got to them were the unpleasant signs of death from the cholera outbreak. Every morning‚ more and more people would die from the disease. Their best bet was to stay indoors secluded from the outside world. The relative was so shocked at what was going on‚ that he became

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    The Out of Africa hypothesis explains that modern humans first evolved in Africa and then migrated out to Asia and Europe‚ displacing the archaic Homo sapiens already habituated there. In contrast‚ the Multiregional Continuity hypothesis explains that evolution of modern humans occurred regionally and without replacement‚ meaning that each continent’s archaic H. sapiens gave rise to their own modern H. sapiens individually. There have been several discoveries of early homo. These discoveries begin

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    archaic     ar·cha·ic [ahr-key-ik]   adjective 1.marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated:an archaic manner; an archaic notion. 2.(of a linguistic form) commonly used in an earlier time but rare inpresent-day usage except to suggest the older time‚ as inreligious rituals or historical novels. Examples: thou; wast;methinks; forsooth. 3.forming the earliest stage; prior to full development: the archaicperiod of psychoanalytic research. 4.( often initial capital letter 

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    Tyranny in Archaic Greece In the sixth and seventh century‚ Archaic Greece saw to the emergence of tyrants as a form of government due to social and political inequality. The tyrant’s form of government was effective economically and socially as it stabilised social disruptions and economic distress. However‚ it eventually led to political rivalry‚ which destabilised their form of government. With an increase of vicious infighting amongst the aristocratic families‚ and the lack of social and

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    Shakespeare Consciously Use Archaic English ? A question that no one can really guarantee is if Shakespeare had used archaic English consciously. In some cases It seems as if he may have used archaic English purposely. In other cases It seems that he used archaic English unconsciously. So the simples answer is yes and no. I feel some of the vocabulary he uses could have been what people said in the past which are not common words no more . But I don’t believe all the archaic words where common words

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    fascinating achievements is The Great Sphinx and The Egyptian Pyramids. These are two superb achievements because of the details‚ precise planning‚ and advanced technology and knowledge needed to complete these massive structures. The belief that the Egyptians made these structures is on a very thin line. Many individuals believe because of the Egyptians time era and the technology within that era‚ that it is possibly impossible they could create The Sphinx and Pyramids. Some have even said it was

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    Know the approximate time boundary between prehistory and history and what development it is based on. Archaeologists define prehistory as that portion of human history that extends back some 2.5 million years before the time of written documents and archives. History is the study of human experience through the time of written documents‚ has a much shorter time span. Written records go back to the 5‚000 years ago in western Asia. 1. What percentage of human existence has been in prehistoric

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