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    Ancient Rome was mighty. Ancient Rome was founded in 753 BC and the first ruler was Augustus Caesar who ruled until his death. Augustus is considered the best ruler Rome has ever had. Augustus died during a war to keep his empire protected and at peace. After him a number of rulers took over and each of them brought something new to the empire which made Rome even more powerful and influential. Ancient Rome is the most influential to the modern world because they spread Christianity‚ Latin is the

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    Slavery is the ownership of one human being by another human. Slavery in the ancient world was very common among the Egyptians‚ Persians‚ Israelites‚ Sumerians‚ and Assyrians. They all were involved in slavery. Even ancient China and India was involved in slavery. In the Ancient World slavery was sometimes inherited‚ slaves were property passed down genetically. As the Ancient World became more advanced‚ slavery became a huge industry. Buying and selling slaves became a way of living. Some people

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    While both Roman and Greek cultures greatly influenced Western Civilization‚ Greeks contributed more to the western world than the Romans. The Greeks used their own ideas and thought of new ways to add to their culture‚ while the Romans mostly mixed and matched ideas from other civilizations and cultures to make their own. The Romans took up the inheritance of the Greeks adapted it to their own language and national traditions. (Grant 2)The Greeks introduced many new ideas and traditions‚ the most

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    For a long period of time‚ the way of life for most people were long‚ tedious days at work‚ with not much to show for‚ hardly any time to spend with family‚ and being fortunate to come home in a mildly presentable. Thanks to technology‚ most of these issues have been touched upon and improved. With inventions such as the steam engine‚ the water frame‚ the cotton gin‚ and the spinning jenny‚ our modern day might not have been so fortunate or plentiful. With the help of these inventions in the industrial

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    Introduction Wow things have really changed over time! The ancient country people used to call Rome is the country we call Italy today. Modern times and ancient are very different. Italy got its name from a small part of the Roman Empire. The country was renamed Italy in 1861 under the rule of Victor Emanuel II. Since he was ruler when Italy got its name he was considered the first king of Italy. Ever since Rome changed its name to Italy Italian people believe that they gave had good luck

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    What was the Bible Contributed to World? When I see the word‚ “Bible”‚ the first thing comes into my mind is Christians. Christianity is the largest religions group in the world‚ with an estimated 2.2 billion adherents. How the Bible can influence those people? I think one of the reasons is the Bible is valuable‚ since it contributed to the whole world. Likewise‚ the Bible is an influential book and affecting the society. There are 3 main ways that the Bible contributed: art‚ civilization‚ and morality

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    Campbell 1 Campbell Mr. Hockin English 421‚ Block B 19 April 2013 “Ancient Rome vs. Modern Times” “Peace‚ ho! Let us hear him.” (III.ii.79) Said the plebeians of Rome as they were about to be manipulated by Mark Antony the day that their mighty true leader had been brutally murdered minutes before‚ and will yet be easily contrived to switch side to a guy who was loyal to their leader. Although many people find his strange to do‚ Americans are just as easily manipulated when Barrack Obama

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    Romulus and Remus Romulus is given the credit for founding Ancient Rome – so legend has it. Children in Roman schools were taught the story and it became almost set in stone. What is legend of Romulus and Remus? Romulus and Remus were twin brothers. They were abandoned by their parents as babies and put into a basket that was then placed into the River Tiber. The basket ran aground and the twins were discovered by a female wolf. The wolf nursed the babies for a short time before they were found

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    When traveling to ancient Rome there are major differences between their customs and modern customs. In order to fit in‚ certain aspects of their life need to be followed; if they aren’t followed then it is possible to stand out and look out of place. Five major life aspects that need to be followed are Housing‚ Health care‚ Trade and travel‚ Recreation‚ and Family life. Ancient housing in Rome is has some major differences between housing in modern times. While in modern times‚ it is normally custom

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    became the greatest city. 2. Greeks they colonized near Sicily and the closet colony to Rome was Napal. They had a huge influence on literacy but the influence was not direct 3. Etruscans had the largest influences on Rome but no one knows where they came from‚ much like Greeks they had city-states. Were superior in metal working‚ had great resources for trade and had great weapons. They grew to over come Rome for a time. They’re art was an represtation on their life. Much more opportunity for women

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