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    What makes a great civilization? A civilization depends on a number of factors which are important. These factors are the components that make a civilization. The main factors are good government and control‚ good geographical location‚ labour specialisation‚ complex beliefs and a unique writing system. Good control and good government is the most important factor in the development of a civilization. Suppose‚ the geographical location is very good for the civilization; there is easy access to

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    The Western Crossroads

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    The Western Crossroads Gabrielle Arthur 12/2/2013 Hour E I. Indian Country Bureau of Indian Affairs- was the government agency responsible for managing American Indian issues. The 1851 Treaty of Fort Laramie had guaranteed American Indians land rights on the Great Plains A. Year of Struggle The army also enlisted some American Indians as scouts or as soldier struggling to perform their duties A.1. Sand Creek A.1.a) John M. Chivington- U.S. Army

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    Roman Tech

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    The Roman military technology ranged from personal equipment and armament to deadly siege engines. [ They inherited almost all ancient weapons. While heavy‚ intricate armor was not uncommon (cataphracts)‚ the Romans perfected a relatively light‚ full torso armour made of segmented plates (lorica segmentata). This segmented armour provided good protection for vital areas‚ but did not cover as much of the body as lorica hamata or chainmail. The lorica segmentata provided better protection‚ but the

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    Midterm Western Civ

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    The Greco-Roman tradition is our own. To understand ourselves we need to understand the forces that shaped the ancient Greeks and Romans. They are both similiar and different when it comes to development and their traditions. I will discuss the ways in which the society‚ military‚ and political forces have caused these two cultures to develop. The Greek’s society is unique in the way it developed. It developed around the poleis. A city usually formed around a hill that also encompasses the

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    Roman Colosseum

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    The ancient Roman Colosseum is perhaps the most astonishing wonder in the history of Architecture known to man kind. The Colosseum served to provide a place of entertainment for the people of Rome and dole out harsh punishments portrayed through shows ending with death to menaces of society. The basis for the idea behind the Colosseum began with the Roman Emperor Vespasian who overtook the Emperor Nero to gain control of the Roman Empire. Much like Nero and other emperors during his time‚ Vespasian

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    The Roman Aqueducts

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    “aqua” means water and “ductus” means channel. The most commonly known are the Roman aqueducts. Although‚ the romans did not invent the aqueduct they improved and developed the system with their exceptional skills in engineering. Aqueducts and other irrigation methods that were first used in early Egypt‚ Babylon‚ Assyria‚ and India‚ but they were not fully refined until the Romans. Some of the Aqueducts built by the Romans are still utilized today. The demand of water use surpassed the amount of water

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    Roman Aristocracy

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    Classics 105 – Roman History What virtues and attainments defined the Roman aristocrat in the Republic? How‚ if at all‚ did this conception of the aristocrat change during the empire? Select one biography‚ by either Suetonius or Plutarch: discuss its subject’s successes and failures in realizing the appropriate aristocratic ideal. Include in your essay some consideration of the importance placed on this matter by the biography’s author (that is‚ is the matter of aristocratic

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    Roman Government

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    Roman Government What Influence did Gaius Julius Caesar and Augustus have on the reforms of the government from a Republic to an Empire? By Daniel Shaw Table of Contents Synopsis…………………………………………3 Report…………………………………………...4 -Introduction………………………………………………………..4 - The Senate’s Rise and decline in power………………..4 -Gaius Julius Caesar………………………………………………5 -Caesar Augustus………………………………………………….6 -Conclusion…………………………………………………………..8 Synopsis The Roman government changed from a republic to

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    Chinese Civilization

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    being defeated‚ Wu become the first emperor of the Zhou dynasty. But Wu’s reign was short-lived and in result‚ rebellions and family feud ignited and so the Zhou period emerged into two parts‚ the Western Zhou which started on 771 BC and the Eastern Zhou which started on 770 BC up to 256 BC. From Western to Eastern Zhou‚ it started when Queen Shen was replaced by Emperor You with one of his concubines‚ Bao-si to be the new queen. Emperor You and Bao-si had a son and he is declared as the new crown

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    Revisionist Western

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    Samuel DeSarno 2-22-13 Doctor Novelli Film 192 Question # 3 To talk about how Pat Garret and Billy the Kid is considered a “dirty” and “revisionist” western‚ one must also look at what was occurring in our country historically at the same time. Our country went through a horrible period of civil unrest plaguing many cities with riots‚ blood being spilled with them and many anti-war movements in response to the much hated Vietnam War that had been raging for years that was

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