Darius was the king of Persia and the first to attack Greece. The war was called The Battle Of Marathon it was the most famous. It was the very first battle to be recorded. After defeating the Persians the greek city states became more confident about themselves and how strong they are to defending their city states. The Persian armada of 600 ships an invasion force of of 20‚000 infantry and cavalry on just north of Athens in september 490 B.C. Their goal was to crush Greek states. The Athens had
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Shah Ismail‚ as a twelve-year-old boy‚ left the swamps of Gilan near the Caspian Sea‚ where he had hidden from the enemies of his family for five years‚ which to whom he sought revenge. Two years later‚ he entered Tabriz as a leader of an army and proclaimed himself as the shah. Now bearing the title of Shah Ismail‚ he proclaimed that the official religion of his realm would be Twelver Shiism‚ and he proceeded to impose it‚ by force when necessary‚ on the former Sunni population. Over the next decade
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The ancient ideal - the Greeks in ancient times and education - the tendency today - job - oriented education - the drawbacks of specialization - education for livelihood. The ancient ideal of education was that education should be for life and not for livelihood. Knowledge was regarded as an end in itself and not a means to an end. The ancient ideal of education was a liberal one. Students were required to make a study of a variety of subjects‚ so that they could make a comparative study and develop
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Ancient Greece is a very famous country that is known for its unique fashion styles. Years ago‚ ancient Greeks did not care about the type of clothing they were wearing. Men and women wore similar things. Not knowing that a few hundred years later researchers would argue over if their clothes were better than today’s or worse than today’s clothing. The Greeks had unique ways of making clothing but it does not compare to today’s clothing. In Ancient Greece there were many different fashion styles
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Ancient and Indigenous Religions Religion in Ancient Greece * Greek religion was a blend of Myths and Legends that explained how things came to be and why events happen. * Ancient Greeks believed that gods and goddesses controlled the lives of human and beings and always interfered in them. * They believed that spirits live within the landscape‚ water caves and mountains. This is known through the use of Myths and Legends * The two sacred books were the Theogony by Hesiod and
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“The Dominator‚” Trey stammered‚ his heart pounding. Instantly‚ the breath went out of him. How could his family end up dealing with the most powerful group in this country. The group that backed up by three largest corporations and had their control of government‚ the country representative‚ the biggest businesses‚ to the media. And the police? Trey didn’t know anymore. They were everywhere from the magnificent building in the downtown of the city to the narrow alley in the district. Even right
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Leonidas the First One of the greatest warriors in ancient Greek time was Leonidas the First. He ruled over the Spartans during the “Second Persian War.” He led in the battle between the Spartans and the Persians‚ which was called the Battle of Thermopylae. Leonidas’ contributions to Greek society helped many people continue fighting for what they believed in. Leonidas was the king of Sparta‚ after his brothers Dorieus and Cleomenes died‚ for 10 years from 490-480 BCE. He was born in 540
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He was one of the most influential Greek astronomers and geographers of all time. He was known as Ptolemy. In this biography you will learn what he has overcome and achieved in his lifetime. You will find out what his story is and how he dealt with all of it. He has created a twist in our lifestyle and you will find out how by reading on. Ptolemy was born about 90 AD‚ at Alexandria Egypt. He had his whole life ahead of him‚ but there was one thing‚ he had no idea who his family was. Nobody really
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Women have been treated unfairly for the most part by their government and different society. For most of history‚ most civilizations have restricted the rights and ability of women to own and manage property. Women in ancient civilization have had to fight in order to be treated fairly. Two major cities in Greek‚ Sparta‚ and Athenian even though they were in the same country they had two different views and treatment regarding women. Sparta women were treated a lot better and ha more freedom compared
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Ancient Greece art is beautifully decorated by the craftsmen. Art was made with bronze‚ gold‚ silver but the most that Greeks used to make is metal to make art. But there was something stronger than metal‚ it was…..iron‚ iron is harder than metal. Metal can be melted down and made into something else‚ many metal sculptures and other metal items were melted down so they could be for other things. The Greeks made many things like bowls and vases‚ cauldrons‚ knives and daggers‚ shields‚ armour‚ decorative
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