model of society‚ based upon the establishment of a covenant with God‚ was initially rather promising‚ they did not firmly follow what they
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the modern arts and sciences. Berlin‚ in particular‚ became a thriving centre of many new art movements. The Bauhaus school near Weimar‚ moreover‚ revolutionized architecture‚ and the theatres in Berlin and Frankfurt led to a revolution on stage. Great film companies made German cinema one of the most notable in the world (a position it never again achieved). Leading composers of atonal music taught and heard their works first performed in Weimar Germany. George Grosz painted satire in its most bitter
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Catholicism until King Henry VIII created the Church of England‚ which became the main religion until the rise of Judaism in the late 1800s. Roman Catholicism came to England after the Great Schism when medieval Christianity split into two branches. The Great Schism was caused because of disagreements between the Western and Eastern Churches that had been going on for quite some time. Most of the disagreements were about whether the pope in Rome or the Byzantine emperor had religious authority. An
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Olivier Clement. Project Alexander the Great Period 6 Alexander the Great was the ruler of Ancient Greece. He is considered one of the greatest military commanders in history. He was born in 365 BC and died in 323 BC. His style of administration and military skills impacted the world and set an example for rulers of all countries up to this day. Alexander’s reputation of being such a great ruler grew so quickly that by his death at 32 years old he seen as having godlike
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In fact‚ her paintings were especially important to Aboriginal people because she encouraged the white‚ mainstream society to acknowledge their culture and appreciate its uniqueness. She strongly believed that Australia deserved to develop their own style of art and nationality suggesting that her designs could be based on Aboriginal art. Her Aboriginal Glyph‚ painted in 1953 shows
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Culture is a term that can be described in several unique ways. Authors‚ such as Boccaccio‚ described culture through his writings and way of literature. Literature is a part of culture that has developed over centuries of authors and writings. Many aspects can affect literature and change the development of it. Some of these influencing factors are the development of technology‚ religion‚ and philosophy. All three of these are major advances in literature and influenced lives then‚ and continue
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during the Renaissance impacted western civilization economically through trade‚ politically through civic participation‚ and culturally through art. Culturally‚ city-states in Italy were big traders‚ and they came up with many new banking ideas. Politically‚ they started participating in democratic ways of governing. And culturally‚ Italy’s Renaissance artists made huge impacts on civilization. If not for the great contributions of Italian city-states‚ Western civilization would not be the same
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Andrew Poli 7A Alexander The Great Journey to the end of the Earth
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assumption that Alexander The Great was similar to that of Caesar; mainly in the sense that he was a general who gained power through conquest. Yet‚ to my surprise‚ I now know that Alexander was infact the son of a king‚ Phillip the second. Knowing this‚ I now view this discussion question a bit differently. There is no doubt that Alexander The Great was infact an influence character in history‚ but I wager his father deserves more credit than what common history gives him. The empire Alexander created both
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Alexander the Great Alexander the Great was the king of Macedonia‚ conqueror of the Persian Empire‚ and one of the greatest military geniuses of all times. Even at an early age‚ Alexander had the promise to become a great leader. Through all his victories and conquests‚ he has become a great hero and has had a large impact on history. That is why I chose he book Alexander the Great‚ by J.R. Hamilton for my review. Hamilton does a very good job with the story of Alexander the Great. The book
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