Lecture Notes on Greek Civilization Greece part of the Balkan Peninsula maritime country in Southeastern Europe bounded in the north by Albania‚ Bulgaria‚ Macedonia‚ in the south by the Mediterranean Sea‚ in the west by the Ionian Sea and in the east by the Aegean Sea known as the first “Western” civilization; reached the peak of its advancement in the 5th century BCE had no unified government and consisted of city states 4 Major Greek Tribes: 1. Acheans 2. Ionians 3. Dorians 4
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Sean Chen Ms. Magnotte History 2015/5/14 How did the U.S. reacts when the USSR launched Sputnik 1? During World War II‚ the United states and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic were allies and fought against Nazi Germany. However‚ even before the war has ended‚ both countries identify each other as devil-incarnate. This “friendship” had and only could exist because of a mutual enemy‚ the Nazi Germany. After World War 2 had ended‚ there was no reason for the U.S. and the USSR to maintain their
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Greek Mythology I INTRODUCTION Temple of Apollo at Didyma The Greeks built the Temple of Apollo at Didyma‚ Turkey (about 300 bc). The temple supposedly housed an oracle who foretold the future to those seeking knowledge. The predictions of the oracles‚ delivered in the form of riddles‚ often brought unexpected results to the seeker. With Ionic columns reaching 19.5 m (64 ft) high‚ these ruins suggest the former grandeur of the ancient temple. Bernard Cox/Bridgeman Art Library‚ London/New York
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appeasement was not working and the only way to solve anything was through military force. Up until 1939‚ Britain found the easy way out of all of their problems (through appeasement)as was the case when Mussolini conquered Albania on April 13th 1939‚ UK did nothing. But as Hitler became an increasingly
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Why Did Islam Spread so Quickly Through the World There are 1.6 billion Muslim people in the world today‚ that is approximately 23% of the world’s population.Islam was founded in 610‚ by the Prophet Muhammad. The religion appealed to many people due to the fact its rules were right and just. Islam spread to many regions in the beginning‚ and now is the #3d largest religion in the world. One of the major factors of the spread of islam was trade‚ trading helped the spread of islam because it brought
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high regard for the arts‚ learning‚ and law as well as being an open minded civilization lead to their political advances and achievements through out their time period. I believe that Rome’s high regarding of the arts and learning lead to them being a strong civilization because it taught them how to be more open minded as well as to give them an insight into what their people want in their government and how they want to be lead. Rome’s strongest upholding of the arts was most prevalent
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Why did the Titanic’s maiden voyage ended in such disaster? One of the largest passenger liner of the early 20th century made in the history‚ having the first and final voyage 100 years ago‚ owned by the magnificent White Star Line‚ was travelling without interference through the calm waters until one of the sailors on board reported that the Titanic is heading for a vast and humongous iceberg in April 12 1912 at that lethal midnight. The disaster had caused 1517 deaths on board‚ though there were
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How much do you know about ancient Greek government and military? You may know that the Greeks had the first democracy. You also may know about the Spartans and how powerful their army was‚ but that is not all. The ancient Greek government and military was a lot more than that‚ and this document can teach you more. The Greek government was different from our present government and so was their military. The ancient Greek democracy was very different from the US’s democracy. Athens is the best-documented
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Greek Mythology is the teaching that belong to the ancient Greeks. It consisted of their God and heroes. One of the Greek God’s is Ares. He is the Greek God of War. His parents are Zeus & Hera. They are the God of lighting & marriage. He is from the city of Thracians and lives on Mount Olympus. One interesting fact about Ares is that he is one of the twelve Olympians. The Greek God Ares is the most careless and merciless God‚ because he fought without caring of the outcome. Ares is a fierce and
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Why was the Roman Army so successful? Dorothy Kwok The Roman army was the most successful and powerful army in history‚ they built the Roman Empire‚ which spread over continents and lasted for a very long time. The Romans achieved fame for its amazing army. There are many reasons why the Roman army was so successful. The army offered Roman citizens to return with glory and money after serving Rome in battles. Their weapons and equipment was a lot more advanced than their enemies‚ which requires
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