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    War in Ancient Greece

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    Economically‚ war is a smart way to boost your country’s money intake and spending. Politically‚ war is technique to show which countries excel and take over‚ and which do not. Ancient Greece experienced plenty of warfare throughout their years. Believe it or not‚ war has plenty of social aspects wound into it. In Ancient Greece the hoplite technique began to become more and more popular. In this technique‚ warriors would fight in a tight formation‚ also known as a phalanx. The warriors all held

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    Ancient Egypt.

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    When you think of a mummy what goes through your mind? The majority of us usually picture an Egyptian mummy wrapped in white clothes and buried deep inside a pyramid. You hear Egypt and think of mummies‚ pyramids‚ and all of the Egypt relics. The first mummies at Egypt were people who were buried in the desert. No one in Egypt had put them in a coffin so they turned into dust! Ever since that had happened they started putting people in coffins. Coffins are usually made out of just wood

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    Ancient Greece

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    Ancient Greece The Greeks become one people Greek myths Pandora’s Box In ancient Greece they had myths about gods in one of them Zeus asked Hephaestus to make him a daughter. They made her out of clay. Hephaestus made a beautiful woman named Pandora. Zeus sent Pandora to earth so she could marry Epimetheus. Zeus wanted Pandora to marry Epimetheus so he could get even. One of the brothers‚ Prometheus gave people fire without asking Zeus for permission. Zeus sent Pandora to earth with a box. The

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    An Ancient Gesture

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    ¡§An Ancient Gesture¡¨ by Edna St. Vincent Millay and ¡§The Sirens¡¨ by Donald Finkel. The poets use the legend of Ulysses as the background of the poems. The rhyming schemes are very obvious in the poems and they create fluent to the reader. The poets use allusions and style differently but they use the style to reveal the theme. Although ¡§An Ancient Gesture¡¨ and ¡§The Sirens¡¨ allude to the story of Ulysses‚ Edna St. Vincent Millay and Donald Finkel use allusion differently. ¡§An Ancient Gesture¡¨

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    Advancements and the Development of Agriculture in Ancient Greece and Rome Compare and contrast the development of institutions and traditions such as political‚ social‚ economic‚ or intellectual in any of the two classical civilizations: China‚ India‚ Greece‚ Rome‚ Mesoamerica‚ Andes. The rise of the Greek Empire was around 1000 B.C.E. The city of Rome was founded in 753 B.C.E. by Romulus; although‚ research reveals the area was inhabited before that time. The development of institutions

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    Ancient Olympics

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    Andrew Blue Mrs. Harris 18 March 2005 World History 1 History of the Ancient Olympic Games The Ancient Greek Olympics were not only sporting events‚ it was a celebration to honor the great and powerful Zeus. The Ancient Olympics were held every four years at the famous Olympia‚ a district of Elis‚ here all free Greek men were allowed to compete. The first record of the Olympic Games was held in 776 B.C. The main sports were the Pentathlon‚ the Equestrian Events‚ Pankration‚ and Boxing. The

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    The Ancient History

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    lack of financial support or consistent management‚ the environment‚ and previous damages done during the town’s violent disruption. However there are groups working to solve these problems. Tourism is a major problem in the conservation of these ancient towns. Flash photography‚ erosion from contact and perspiration‚ looting and general wear and tear form the 2.5 million visitors each year is having a harmful effect on the ruins. However‚ funding is received from tourism‚ so it is an essential factor

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    Ancient History

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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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    The Ancient Calendar

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    cultures by their beliefs. Therefore‚ by comparative to understand of different mean by visualizing and organize them. Into the historical development of culture in society. Without time people wouldn’t even know what time of the day‚ therefore; the ancient people were keeping on their task to focus. This relates to us‚ because we can be organized that the calendar is making a list to celebrated on holidays‚ history‚ religion and birthday by having a bless of our family and friends that we’ll never forget

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    Ancient Alexandria

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    Ancient Alexandria was first and foremost a Greek city. Its history‚ however‚ is framed by two religious events that were alien to Greek intellectual traditions: Ptolemy’s creation of the cult of Serapis‚ which helped him establish rule‚ and the Christian riots that massacred the pagan philosopher Hypatia in A.D. 415. Between these two events is an unmatched record of intellectual achievement‚ elegantly chronicled by documentary makers Pollard and Reid. Among the many scientific advances they cover

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