It is difficult to value the role of scientific invention of the second half of XX century. But we shouldn’t forget that it is would have been impossible without countless ideas and inventions which mankind had made before. Every minute of our life is history in the making. Nowadays technical progress is developing so fast‚ that people who lived 50 years ago even couldn’t imagine our modern way of life. They couldn’t realize things‚ which is widespread and habitual for us. Today’s events can soon
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Cole Mills - World History 11/12/2012 Contributions of Ancient Greece – Alexander III the Great Alexander III the Great‚ the King of Macedonia and conqueror of the Persian Empire is considered one of the greatest military geniuses of all times. Alexander was born in 356 BC in Pella‚ the ancient capital of Macedonia. He was son of Phillip II‚ King of Macedonia. He spent his childhood watching his father make Macedon a great military power‚ winning victory after victory on the battlefields. When
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medicine Chinese medicine is based on the text written by Huang Di‚ The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine. This book was written before the birth of Hippocrates‚ the father of modern medicine. Ancient Chinese medicine was based on the idea of balance. Life energy means (Chi-Qi_Ki) in Chinese‚ constantly flows through the body. When a person is healthy‚ the energy remains balanced; however‚ if it becomes unbalanced then an illness will occur. The job of ancient Chinese physicians
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Ancient Egypt’s Religious Contributions to Western Civilization Behind all aspects of life of those who dwelt on the Nile in ancient times—behind their art‚ political structure and cultural achievements-one may sense forces at work which are religious in origin. Essentially‚ the principles of ancient Egyptian religion were significantly influential on all aspects of their daily life choices. The existence or absence of such things as ceremonies‚ buildings‚ language‚ and customs were dependant
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ANCIENT GREEK CONTRIBUTIONS DBQ This task is based on the accompanying documents. Some of these documents have been edited for the purpose of this task. This task is designed to test your ability to work with historic documents. As you analyze the documents‚ take into account both the source of the document and the author’s point of view Historical Context Many of the roots of Western civilization can be traced back to the ancient Greeks. They made long lasting contributions in areas of
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Instruction 2 Definition: That which instructs‚ or with which one is instructed; the intelligence or information imparted Instruction 3 Definition: Precept; information; teachings. A basic command. The term instruction is often used to describe the most rudimentary programming commands. For example‚ a computer’s instruction set is the list of all the basic commands in the computer’s machine language. a·cil·i·ty (f-sl-t) n. pl. fa·cil·i·ties 1. Ease in moving‚ acting‚ or doing; aptitude: "an
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operations. Discovered in the ninth century Chinese alchemist developed something with the potential of conquering nations. Gunpowder is used in many weapons throughout history and to this day‚ but one of the first was flying fire. With the simple invention of the gunpowder cannon‚ a totally new type of defense was unearthed. When the devastating power of the cannon was shrunken down into a handheld weapon‚ the course of warfare changed forever. Ancient Chinese alchemist were trying to find a potion for
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major achievement was government. The most significant person in history was Jesus Christ. A crucial event that happened was the plague. All four parts have paved the way to present day and has shaped modern civilizations. The most important time period was the Golden Age in Greece. Advances in philosophy‚ entertainment‚ and the arts helped modernize ancient Greece and influence other nearby areas. Philosophy was monumental to Greece because it created new thinking. For example‚ Plato
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Utilitarianism provides the most useful approach to business ethics. Discuss. The ethical theory of Utilitarianism follows the principle of utility. This is to provide the greatest number for the greatest number. Utilitarianism provides this through being a deontological theory – basing its ethics upon consequences. The consequentialist nature allows us to apply Utilitarianism to our own situation and also‚ unlike deontological theories‚ looks onwards and into the future. In terms of business ethics
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The four great reformers in ancient Greece and Rome made their contributions in various ways‚ and in various fields. The two famous Greek reformers are Solon and Cleisthenes‚ and the two famous Roman reformers are Gracchi and Marius. Their reforms ultimately helped to elevate the democracy of the country. However‚ the methods and the reformer’s thoughts in reformations were different. Solon‚ an ancient Greek reformer had reformed the country in mainly three ways: Constitutional‚ economical‚
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