Athens vs Sparta Sparta is a strong wonderful place it is a lot better than you think. The reason is Sparta has a very strong Army and it could take down any other Greek city-state. They also have free rights for women unlike Athens. Sparta as you can tell so far is the better place between them and Sparta. Sparta tries to stay in content for the strongest Army‚ they have better rights for women‚ and they have a great lifestyle. Sparta had the strongest Army too. In fact
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Greece 431 B.C.E.‚ the two major cities states at this time are Athens and Sparta. Tensions among these two city states have always been extremely high. Sparta has an exceptional military and Athens has an extraordinary navy. Both of these city states have been competing for control of Greece for many years. Thucydides is the best source of knowledge we have about the Peloponnesian war. He was a general for the Athenians‚ and he documented everything that happened during the war. It is a miracle
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In ancient patriarchal civilizations‚ such as that of Rome‚ Greece and the Norse (or Viking) women had very little say in the public life. Yet religion and the goddesses they worshipped provided women with an opportunity for equal representation in society. The goddesses worshipped in some cases depicted the complete opposite of what was expected of women. In many of the ancient civilisations women were looked down on and limited rights‚ yet in societies such as that of Rome‚ Greece-and-the-Vikings
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Why ancient Egypt was remembered Ancient Egypt was mostly remembered from the buildings‚ language‚ pharaohs and statues. They were remembered for other things too like art‚ tombs and clothing. Buildings were probably the thing why they were remembered so much. The buildings are still standing and look amazing. Some people even tell stories about the temples as if the temples were cursed. A pharaoh was famous and remembered because he made a building that looked like himself. The pharaohs were remembered
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Ancient Greek History Why should one study the Ancient Greeks? There exist almost countless contributions that Greek culture has made to western society in the areas of art‚ literature‚ philosophy‚ drama‚ architecture and politics. Lasting visions of thought and inspiring intellect helped shaped today’s western culture with notions of democracy and personal freedoms. Greek scientists made revolutionary discoveries in medicine‚ mathematics‚ physics‚ and astronomy. It was the Greeks who‚ through
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one of the most influential leaders in Ancient Rome. H expanded Rome widely winning many battles in Gaul and even north of that. He was a favorite of all Roman citizens and was praised throughout his lifetime. Although Caesar was popular among the people he had many flaws. Caesar was always power hungry attempting to one day become the most powerful man in all of Rome. After a successful victory of the 8-year war in Gaul‚ Caesar was ready to return to Rome with motivation to be Dictator for life
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Nailah Newsome Sanjog Rupakheti Global History 1 23 November 2013 Africa and the Slave Trade PSA African slavery was an ancient practice that can be traced back to long before European interference. However‚ when the Portuguese began to realize all of the goods that Africa had to offer‚ they immersed themselves in the African slave trade‚ thus completely changing it. Much can be learned from about the slave trade through primary sources from the people involved. However‚ it is important to consider
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Banquets in Ancient Cultures: Mesopotamia and Egypt Celebrating events over a table of food is a common occurrence in today’s culture. Food and dining were also ways of celebration practiced in the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt. Both cultures practiced the art of banqueting for many of the same events‚ but also on many different occasions. The food at these banquets‚ however‚ was very similar in both early cultures. Food is perhaps the most important aspect at any banquet. In
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exhibited a cultural continuity spanning more than 2‚000 years‚ 1000 BC-AD 1542. Many aspects of this culture continue yet today. The Ancient Maya in their time had actually refined writing. They had an extensive written language‚ which was both phonetic as well as ideographic. One of only five independently created writing systems in human history. Maya words were in hieroglyphs‚ each picture with its own meaning. Unlike other ancient Central American civilizations‚ the Maya
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Ancient History Past HSC Questions Describe the importance of royal women during the reign of Ramesses II. (10) To what extent have the interpretations and images of Ramesses II changed over time? (15) * In the temples in the south such as Abu Simbel‚ reliefs of Nubian campaigns are shown but no details or dates have survived * One relief shows Ramesses leading two lines of Nubian captives and presenting them to Amen * A new era developed between them‚ however Ramesses depicted
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