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    Ancient cave paintings and modern day graffiti in the context of communication are comparable in various ways. "Works of art from the Stone Age include cave paintings‚ reliefs and sculpture of stone‚ ivory and bone. The subjects consist mainly of animals‚ although some abstract human figures have been found. There is no surviving architecture as such. Many Stone Age dwellings consisted of caves and rock shelters. Some impressive monuments such as Stonehenge exist‚ but their functions remain a mystery

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    There are more differences than similarities between the lifestyles of the early and late mixed farming communities of precolonial Southern Africa. The main economic activity of the Early Mixed farmers was crop cultivation where as the main economic activity of the Late Mixed Farmers was the possession of cattle‚ they used the cattle’s hides for clothing‚ drums and shields and milk was part of their staple diet. They used cattle in order to trade with other people for luxury items‚ food or iron

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    Similarities between classical and modern liberalism are greater than the differences. Discuss. (45 marks) Typically‚ liberalism is categorised into two separate components; classical liberalism‚ which was fashioned during the 19th century as a result of the industrial revolution‚ and the more recent Modern Liberalism which emerged as industrialisation continued within the UK. Although both divisions of Liberalism unavoidably overlap in attitudes and approaches regarding the theory behind the ideology

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    Compare and Contrast Religious Beliefs of Ancient China and Egypt It is interesting to imagine a time when we did not know. We did not know if the sun would return to warm us after a cold winter‚ we did not know if the rains would come and saturate the dry earth and fill the rivers. Imagine a time when nature was the only thing outside of our self‚ we had to survive her and we needed her to survive. It is no wonder that people came to revere nature as she gave sustenance. In reverence for our

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    every-day songs that we listen to‚ but we never really look into it and compare and contrast it will ballads from the past. For example‚ "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" by S. Foster is a ballad that was written in 1853 and people still know it to this day. "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" is different from "There You’ll Be" because it rhymes. Where-as Faith Hill’s song doesn’t. Another major difference is that the modern ballad‚ "There You’ll Be" is much longer than the older ballad. There are

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    Democracy and Modern New Zealand democracies This essay will explain the themes and patterns of ancient Athenian democracy and modern New Zealand democracy‚ their similarities and differences‚ cultural expectations and codes of behaviour. Greek civilizations thrived for almost 1300 years ago. Ancient Greeks lived in Greece and countries we now call Turkey and Bulgaria. They became very powerful they were the most powerful between 2000 BC and 146 BC. One king or monarch did not rule ancient Greece. They

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    The Greeks‚ The Romans‚ The Jews‚ and the Christians were all important civilizations in Ancient History. Why? Because they all had a hand in forming what is now the government of the United States. All of these people had many similarities and many differences. For instance‚ the Greeks and Romans both had polytheistic religions‚ based upon many of the same gods‚ whereas Christianity and Judaism are Monotheistic Religions‚ based on parts of the same scriptures. Christianity is a derivative of

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    The ancient civilization of Egypt and Sumer were among the first in the world to arise from wondering people while also embodying the modern day characteristics of a civilization. They developed economies‚ advanced cities‚ religion‚ and mass farming were just a few similarities concerning the two river valleys. However‚ in the face of the common characteristics between ancient Egypt and Sumer the differences in aspects such as politics‚ and technology were what made them truly remarkable in their

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    Ancient India and China Did China and India have similar interests? Did they share common likes or dislikes? Yes they did. in fact they had several things in common so many they were like sisters or brothers. Although the two were similar they still had there differences and at some points in time one country didn’t like what the other was doing and decided to go kick em in the teeth and straiten em out. Here are just a few ways the two countries are similar and non similar. China has a history

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    The Difference between Greek and Modern theatres Kimberly Legaspi February 25th‚ 2013 Word count: 1478 Difference between Greek and Modern Theatres  Theatre today as in ancient Greek times is a popular form of entertainment. Today’s theatres share many similarities with the Greek predecessors however they are also very different. There are in fact many differences for example; layout‚ special effects‚ seating arrangement‚ the importance of drama and religion‚ setting‚ location and architectural

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