Ana Decastro Western Civilization I Professor Sarah M. Lane The crusades were religious wars promoted by the Catholic Church to regain entrance in holy places in Jerusalem in the thirteenth century. Both‚ Muslims and Jews had similar opinions about the crusades differing from the Christians who approved of them. Pope Urban‚ organizer of the papal monarchy and the Roman Curia‚ was a faithful believer of the crusades. At his speech in Clermont in 1095‚ he warned Europeans to accept the crusades
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Western Civilizations HMS-301 Section A Project Topic: Futurism Prepared By: Bassel Paoli (12110518) Instructor: Dr. Karim Tannous Introduction Futurism Futurism is an artistic and social movement that began in Italy Milan in 1909 by the Italian poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti. The movement launched under the name Futurist Manifesto‚ written by Filippo‚ was published in the Italian newspaper Gazzetta dell ’Emilia in Bologna on 5 February 1909‚ and later on in French on 20
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The civilization of Ancient Egypt is known to be one of the earliest and strongest ones in the history. It’s unique because of its well-known architecture and artwork. The civilization is located at the northeastern Africa‚ bordering the Mediterranean Sea‚ along the Nile River. The climate’s hot and dry‚ mostly deserted‚ even today. The Nile River was its main source. The location was a great benefit to the nation. It brought the nation a lot of wealth and power‚ as the villagers started moving along
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look at how sports evolved in ancient Egypt. I will answer questions in respect to the many sports that were played. How sports became part of their ancient culture and the true value of being an athlete in the ancient world. My paper will also consider the development of sports for amusement versus competition. I will attempt to answer the following questions: Where did the Olympics originated and how did the Olympics evolve? What sports were available during the original Olympics in ancient
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1Western Civilization I Rutgers/McNair Prof. Mellen 21.510.210.07/.98 Socrates: the Apology Fall 2014 Reading response sheet Name: CONTENT SUMMARY: in your summary include responses to the following What is Socrates searching for in his consultations with wise men‚ poets and artisans? What does Socrates consider to be the basis or source of virtue? Knowledge Why are the Athenians troubled by Socrates? *How does Socrates’ description of his actions and ideas connect to
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Second Examination Review Sheet 1. What were the goals of the Great Powers at the Congress of Vienna? What were their aims and how did they redraw the map of Europe in the wake of Napoleon’s defeat? What did the chief architects of the Congress‚ such as Metternich‚ hope to achieve? Congress of Vienna was a conservative group that aimed to develop peaceful international relations system Goal: achieve postwar stability by establishing secure states with guaranteed borders. Restore regimes to
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There were many contributions to western civilization from the Ancient Greeks. Many roots of the civilization we have today can be traced back to the Ancient Greeks. They made long lasting contributions in the areas of art‚ architecture‚ philosophy‚ math‚ drama‚ and science. If the intelligent thinkers of the Ancient Greeks such as‚ Socrates‚ Aristotle‚and Hippocrates never challenged the way Greeks lived many of the ideas we have today would have never been established. The Greeks made contributions
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Ancient Greek Contributions It is always important to look to the past in order to move towards the future. This was done in the formation of Western Society‚ and more specifically the formation of American society. The Greek culture served as a frame of reference for many aspects of Western life including government‚ architecture‚ math and the arts. Ancient Greek culture served as a very broad base for our society to be built upon. During the age of Pericles‚ the ideal form of government
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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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With the fall of Rome‚ Western Europe was in shambles compared to its eastern counterpart. Roman influence would hold in some aspects‚ but things would change. Leaders would emerge to influence its culture. Religion would maintain a major role and influence. Rome’s fall would affect the outcome of Western Europe and its development. The Roman Empire started in 27 BCE to 476 CE (The Legacy of the Roman Empire and the Middle Ages in the West‚ 2012). It was in 476 CE when Rome was conquered by a German
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