Western Civilizations HMS-301 Section A Project Topic: Futurism Prepared By: Bassel Paoli (12110518) Instructor: Dr. Karim Tannous Introduction Futurism Futurism is an artistic and social movement that began in Italy Milan in 1909 by the Italian poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti. The movement launched under the name Futurist Manifesto‚ written by Filippo‚ was published in the Italian newspaper Gazzetta dell ’Emilia in Bologna on 5 February 1909‚ and later on in French on 20
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There were many contributions to western civilization from the Ancient Greeks. Many roots of the civilization we have today can be traced back to the Ancient Greeks. They made long lasting contributions in the areas of art‚ architecture‚ philosophy‚ math‚ drama‚ and science. If the intelligent thinkers of the Ancient Greeks such as‚ Socrates‚ Aristotle‚and Hippocrates never challenged the way Greeks lived many of the ideas we have today would have never been established. The Greeks made contributions
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Second Examination Review Sheet 1. What were the goals of the Great Powers at the Congress of Vienna? What were their aims and how did they redraw the map of Europe in the wake of Napoleon’s defeat? What did the chief architects of the Congress‚ such as Metternich‚ hope to achieve? Congress of Vienna was a conservative group that aimed to develop peaceful international relations system Goal: achieve postwar stability by establishing secure states with guaranteed borders. Restore regimes to
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Neo-Babylonians‚ and Persians are considered to be amongst the first successful civilizations of first millennium B.C. It can be argued that each civilization was better than the others in terms of treatment of common people‚ but that’s a issue for another essay. What we want to know right now is‚ why? What made their model of civilization more effective than that of previous empires? According to Western Civilization Beyond Borders the answer can be attributed to the fact that these three empires
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The four factors that led to the economic boom in the 12th and 13th century were agricultural revolution‚ expansion of cities‚ advances in transportation networks and creation of new business techniques. These four factors contributed to the flourishing medieval cities. The agricultural revolution and expansion of cities allowed for populace increase and growth of cities. These factors helped the profitable boom while allowing residents to benefit from them. Advances in transportation networks and
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Origins Of Western Government Do you ever wonder where most of the things we have today originated from? Well‚ many of the things we have today originated from Ancient Greece. Democracy first started in Greece and now it is a big part of our governmental system. The architecture the Greeks developed has been around for decades including today. Finally their philosophy has been a major part in all of our thinking. Greek society has been a muse for the success that has shaped the base of western
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During this time weapons and other tools were made of bronze. 6. During the Bronze age social hierarchy forms. People become powerful and wealthy‚ resulting in the first governments. 7. Western Civilization began in Greece. Western Civilization is based upon reason and political liberty. Western Civilization then spread all over Europe through music‚ art‚ architecture‚ weaponry‚ clothing‚ and more. 8. The Peloponnesian war was fought by Athens and Sparta. Sparta won the war. The war lasted 30
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Civilizations are a group of humans living together in an organized way and have made advances in arts‚ science and technology‚ law or government. China is one of the world’s oldest continuous civilizations; it is the only ancient civilization that has continued to this very day. The lifestyles that the ancient Chinese had is extremely different then the lifestyle that the Modern Western Civilization which includes North America and Europe currently has because of the different way that people
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Crusades in Western Civilization Development Name :Yiwei Li Student ID : 1057005 Date : 5/12/2013 Western Civilization Development Introduction Western civilization has evolved remarkably over the centuries. Western civilization refers to the period when the world began to live in organized communities with distinct military‚ economic‚ social‚ and political structures (1). During this period‚ religious‚ artistic‚ and intellectual roles assume significant roles in the early societies. Historians
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Western civilization 10/15/2010 Growth of Christianity The religion of Christianity is the belief that Jesus Christ is god. Jesus lived somewhere between 4 and 30 BCE and was from Nazareth. Jesus was brought up an orthodox Jew and was born into a bit of a higher class family. Jesus became a Jewish teacher and was said to give a message of hope and moral demands. He was executed somewhere around 30BCE by the roman crowed and was crucified. After his death his body reportedly went pissing from
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