Hist 101-010 Western Civilization Summer 2012 “The ancient Greeks’ major contribution to the evolution of the foundations of Western Civilization entailed the foundations of the systems of thought which in many ways are still at work in the modern world.” How are your readings of Plato and Aristotle and the Play Oedipus the King evidence of the above statement. The first two might be examined in terms of how we come to know what we know and to what extent what we know approximates the truth.
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The Hundred Years’ War‚ 1336-1453 Western Europe in 1328 CAUSES The Battle for Flanders Flanders had grown to be the industrial center of northern Europe and had become extremely wealthy through its cloth manufacture. It could not produce enough wool to satisfy its market and imported fine fleece from England. England depended upon this trade for its foreign exchange. During the 1200’s‚ the upper-class English had adopted Norman fashions and switched from beer to wine. (Note that beer and
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Document Based Questions: Civilization of the Americas Document 1: 1) Describe the significance of Mayan architecture evidenced in this temple at Tikal? Answer: This pyramid temple is evidence of the architectural skills of the Mayans. The significance of Mayan architecture evidenced in this temple at Tikal is that they were able to build monumental temples of stone‚ which they dedicated to both the gods and important rulers. The Maya Architecture‚ as well as their Art‚ has been called the richest
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When Arnold Pacey was writing "Technology in World Civilization‚" he intended to write a book that would explain how the technology we have‚ and use every day‚ came to be and how it has traveled from its origins to where we live today. In his book‚ he shows challenges that the world‚ at that time‚ were facing‚ and how people used those challenges to invent something that made a part of everyone’s life a slight bit easier. Many of those inventions were the basic foundations for some of the most complex
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Contributions of Classical Period Grade 6 The following question is based on the accompanying documents (1 - 4). Some of these have been edited for the purpose of this task. This question is designed to test your ability to work with historical documents. As you analyze the documents‚ take into account both the source of the document and the author’s point of view. Directions: ♦ Write a well-organized essay that includes an introduction with a topic sentence that answers the essay question
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own actions‚ does not truly care about their own life. Aristotle believed in the concept of examining individual objects and being able to perceive their form and establish universal principles. These principles did not exist as a separate higher world of reality beyond material things‚ but were apart of things themselves. Aristotle has stated‚ “Since human reason is the most godlike part of human nature‚ a life guided by human reason is superior to any other….For man‚ this is the life of reason
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Science & Mathematics in Medieval Islamic Cultures Introduction: There were astonishing (surprising) achievements by Muslim scholars (people who study‚ students) and scientists during the period from approximately 750 to 1050 A.D. This period is called a "Golden Age" of the Islamic World. Great advances were made in the Abbasid Islamic Empire (with its capital in Baghdad) even up to 1258 when the Mongols invaded the empire and destroyed its capital. Great achievements also continued in Muslim Spain
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There are many products in the world that help improve the appearance of people‚ but too much of these products may be harmful. The amount of chemicals are a very large percentage of these products. According to Source 1‚ there are 12 chemicals used in products‚ all in which can be harmful. When it comes to being “beautiful” or being healthy‚ many people would choose beautiful‚ but don’t know the effects of all the products. Also‚ according to Source 1‚ “researchers report that one in eight of the
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1. Questions of periodization 1. Nature and causes of changes in the world history framework leading up to 600 C.E. – 1450 as a period During the postclassical era‚ we’re dealing with the rise of Islam‚ developments in Europe and the Byzantine Empire‚ developments in Asia‚ the rise and fall of the Mongols‚ developments in Africa‚ and the developments in the Americas. Technologies and innovations in this era include warfare and ship building. The role of women also changes‚ the wealthier
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Lord Gomez DBQ Essay The Ancient Greece culture has made many contributions to western civilization. The ancient Greeks affected the western civilizations math‚ government‚ sports‚ and medicine. They affected the western civilization in a big way. We even use some of these contributions today. A way that the ancient Greeks contributed to our government is that Greece had the first known democracy. As seen in document 3 Pericles had a lot to do with democracy. Pericles had three
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