The Business Life of Ancient Athens The Business Life of Ancient Athens is an informative book about different aspects of Ancient businesses and Ancient ways of dealing with money. This book first starts out by explaining the agricultural aspects of Ancient Athens. Agriculture was not well for Athens‚ so they had to trade a lot. It is recorded as early as the 6th century BC that grain was a very big part of an average Athenian’s diet. Therefore; much grain trade was necessary because Greece
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countries with more lax gun control laws. “But there have been no shortage of tragedies‚ no shortage of potential turning points at which‚ ultimately‚ no turn was made. There have been 142 school shootings in the United States since Sandy Hook‚” (Akkad). Criminals are increasingly using guns to target schools and other high profile facilities. Guns in many states are fairly easy to obtain even in those that require background checks. Gun shows/auctions are not heavily regulated and many guns used
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April 12‚ 2012 Art History Clash of the Titans (1981) Cultural Accuracy The classic cinematic masterpiece “The Clash of the Titans” tells the tale of Perseus‚ one of the first great hero’s of ancient Greece. The film has excellent set and costume design with very accurate depictions of ancient Greek culture. From comparing the art and architecture featured in the film to the examples we learned about in class and other examples I found myself‚ the film appears to be set around the high to
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The first full civilization emerged by 3500 B.C. in the Tigris-Euphrates valley in the Middle East. Relatively soon thereafter civilization developed along the Nile in Egypt‚ and later spread to other parts of the Middle East and one region in Africa. The advent of civilization provided a framework for most of the developments in world history. Additionally‚ the specific early civilizations that arose in the Middle East and Africa had several distinctive features‚ in political structure
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------------------------------------------------- Etymology Main article: Name of Syria The name Syria is derived from the ancient Greek name for Syrians: Σύριοι‚ Sýrioi‚ or Σύροι‚ Sýroi‚ which the Greeks applied without distinction to theAssyrians.[16][17] A number of modern scholars argued that the Greek word related to the cognate Ἀσσυρία‚ Assyria‚ ultimately derived from the AkkadianAššur.[18] Others believed that it was derived from Siryon‚ the name that the Sidonians gave to Mount Hermon
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Text The Search for Immortality -epic of gilgamesh shows search for immortality‚ oral then written down -epic=long poem w/ hero‚ reflective -shows immortality ideology RULERS -early: priet-kings ruled as agents to gods -Sargon I united city-states and created empire (consolidating peeps‚ langs under admin) -fell to nomads SOCIAL ORDER -specialization of jobs led to classes -magician priests‚ soldiers‚ farmers‚ -“standard of Ur” (wooden panel) depicted classes -shows
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5 billion years ago the earth came into existence around? 40‚000 years ago modern human beings arrived around? before writing the term ’’prehistory’’ refers to the period before? 1.6% In regard to genetic makeup and body chemistry‚ the difference between humans and apes is? australopithecus as early as five million years ago‚ which of the following flourished in east Africa? "the southern ape" what does australopithecus mean? intelligence and language skills the most important development of
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Correct Answer: volcanoes. Question 5 4 out of 4 points Venus of Willendorf’s original red color is suggestive of Answer Selected Answer: menses. Correct Answer: menses. Question 6 4 out of 4 points Why is the legend of Sargon I considered a "rags to riches" story? Answer Selected Answer: Child abandoned at birth grows up to be king Correct Answer: Child abandoned at birth grows up to be king Question 7 4 out of 4 points What was the role of the Hebrew
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THIS CAN HELP 7th GRADE STUDENTS STUDY FOR THE TEST. IT IS THE REAL TEST ANYHOW. The two neighboring sister-states of ancient Mesopotamia competed for dominance and as such grew widely different in character. History Assyria took its name from the town of Ashur‚ which was the main town but it may also apply to the wide empire that was captured and ruled by the Assyrians. Assyria had better climate than Babylonia owing to the fact that it was located in a highland region north of Babylonia
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we have fabricated the idea of power through imaginative creatures for protection. The origin of this idea dates back before the death of Christ with "bas" relief animals attached to gate walls. During the Assyrian Era‚ Lamassu guarded the gates of Sargon II in Bet-Nahrain. Lamassu is a Neo-Assyrian and/or Akkadian term used to designate a creature‚ combined of a winged lion or bull figure with a human head. As protective deities‚ it was a larger than life statue block that was placed on either side
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