RIVER CIVILIZATIONS 1. Mesopotamia: First and longest civilization in the world Government Type: Combination of monarchy and democracy Law and order Sumerian Laws: Sumerian laws were not written down‚ but people knew what they were and they knew what could happen to you if you broke the law. Babylonian Laws: The laws that were later written down by the ancient Babylonians were‚ for the most part‚ laws first created by the ancient Sumerians. Achievements: Pythagoras’ Law and 360 degree circle
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1. “ Bapu Gandhi said “All religions are true” I just want to love God” Theme: understanding religion The quote is stating that all religions have a similar structure of having a supreme being which followers worships. 2. ‘The reason a lion will tear you to pieces is not because it is hungry… but because you invaded its territory.” Theme: truth The quote is stating that once you have enter a predators territory it will begin to feel threatened an natural reaction is to defend its self by attacking
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Who Said It Better? Two of Shakespeare’s most famous monologues appear in Julius Caesar. After Julius Caesar was killed by the conspirators and his close friend‚ Marcus Brutus‚ he‚ along with Mark Antony‚ deliver a speech at Caesar’s funeral a few days after his death. Brutus delivered his speech first‚ soon to follow Antony’s after he departs the crowd. Although Brutus’ speech was convincing to the crowd‚ it was not as strong as Mark Antony’s speech. “As Caesar lov’d me‚ I weep for him; as
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Caitlin Moody Mrs. Lopez English 12 March 29‚ 2012 UCLA Said Yes Already discouraged‚ Karina De La Cruz walked aimlessly down Bruin Walk where there were sororities recruiting new girls. She combed through her hair trying to look acceptable into her new environment. As she walked by a blond sorority sister‚ she was judged instantly‚ and got handed a dirty look instead of a flier to join. Karina found it amusing and ironic how well she was accepted to a Latina sorority only moments later. Karina
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and egyptologist Amelia Edwards once said‚ “Were I asked to define it‚ I should reply that archeology is that science which enables us to register and classify our knowledge of the sum of man’s achievements in those arts and handicrafts whereby he has‚ in time past‚ signalized his passage from barbarism to civilization.” To put that in simpler words‚ Amelia means to say that archeology is the study and understandings of our past ancestors‚ who have grown to modern civilizations. If one is to imagine
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The Second Great Awakening was a Protestant revival movement during the early 19th century in the United States. The movement began around 1790‚ gained momentum by 1800‚ and after 1820 membership rose rapidly among Baptist and Methodist congregations whose preachers led the movement. It was past its peak by the late 1840s. It has been described as a reaction against skepticism‚ deism‚ and rationalism‚ although why those forces became pressing enough at the time to spark revivals is not fully understood
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The rise of civilizations began with the settling of nomads. It was the end of hunting and gathering and the beginning of agriculture based civilizations. Early civilizations commonly settled near bodies of water for resources‚ created a form of writing‚ established a form of government‚ developed a form of religion‚ and established a hierarchy system. All of these are common features in the history of the rise of civilizations. The government of early civilizations was commonly run by either a
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The dominant theme of Edward II is the theme of many of Marlowe’s (and Shakespeare’s) histories: the will to power and ultimately‚ the corruption inherent in power. Edward isn’t murdered because of his affection for Gaveston. Rather‚ it is because in bestowing such extravagant favors on Gaveston‚ a commoner‚ he is subverting the ‘natural’ order of his position‚ neglecting both his kingdom and his family. He comes to realize that Gaveston wrongs him and he confesses in Act V‚Scene III- “O
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Neo-Babylonians‚ and Persians are considered to be amongst the first successful civilizations of first millennium B.C. It can be argued that each civilization was better than the others in terms of treatment of common people‚ but that’s a issue for another essay. What we want to know right now is‚ why? What made their model of civilization more effective than that of previous empires? According to Western Civilization Beyond Borders the answer can be attributed to the fact that these three empires
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Disobedience can be said to be a distasteful quality. One that I might agree on most occasions‚ but I disagree. Oscar Wilde once said that disobedience is a virtue and just this one I would have to agree. One example of having a good outcome after disobeying is about the split‚ known as the Protestant Reformation‚ would shape the cultural and political development of the future United States. The process that began with Martin Luther’s efforts to reform the Catholic Church’s practices in the early
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