ALEXANDER THE GREAT BY: JOHN J. POPOVIC CATEGORY: HISTORY – GREEK HISTORY ALEXANDER THE GREAT Αλεξανδροσ Πηιλιππου Μακεδονον‚ Alexander the Invincible‚ later renamed by the Romans‚ Alexandros Philippou Makedonon‚ Alexander III the Great of Macedon (356-323 B.C.) PROJECT by John J. Popovic Alexander accomplished greater deeds than any other ruler before or after him. This project is dedicated to the most charismatic and heroic king of all times. Edition 9.2 SYNOPSIS Introduction Alexander’s
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Christianity would become the principal shaper of the European civilization that emerged from the ruins of Rome. AUGUSTUS AND THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE R O M A N EMPIRE After Octavian’s forces defeated those of Antony and Cleopatra at the battle of Actium in 31 B.C.‚ no opponents could stand up to him. The century of civil war‚ political murder‚ corruption‚ and mismanagement had exhausted the Mediterranean world‚ which longed for order. Like Caesar before him‚ Octavian recognized that only a strong
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* 2. The Land Located in Europe in the A egean Sea * The first great civilization in Greece and Crete3. Brief History of Greece Around 1400It lasted roughly from 2000 BCE until 1400 BCE. was the Minoan. BCE‚ the Mycenaean civilization supplanted the Minoan‚ and dominated Greece until about 1100 BCE‚ when barbarians known as Durians invaded. * 4. EXTEND EARLY BEGINING OF POLIS * 490 750-550 Age of Colonization c. 700 Homer 5. Greek Polis Time Line 479 Spartans 480 Xerxes invades
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Robert Sangen 1. Archaeology- the scientific study of historic or prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts‚ inscriptions‚ monuments‚ and other such remains‚ especially those that have been excavated. 2. Neolithic Revolution- The Neolithic Revolution was a fundamental change in the way people lived. The shift from hunting & gathering to agriculture led to permanent settlements‚ the establishment of social classes‚ and the eventual rise of civilizations. The Neolithic
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History 4A Lecture Notes Fall 2012 The Origins of Western Civilization: The Ancient Mediterranean World 8/24/12 Introduction (power point on bspace contains images if desired) * Instructor: Carlos Norena * GSI: Patrick Clark‚ Brendan Haug‚ John Olmsted‚ Norman Underwood * historia (history) – Greek‚ lit. “inquiry‚ learning by inquiry; a [written] account of what has been learned by inquiry” Resources of History (example) * clay prism (Sumerian King List) * marble etchings
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Chapter 1 Stone Age Societies and the Earliest Civilizations of the Near East 1) The earliest prehuman species thus far discovered is called A) Homo sapiens. B) Australopithecus. C) Homo habilis. D) Neanderthal man. E) Homo erectus. Answer: B Page Ref: 4 2) The first use of fire is attributed to A) Homo habilis. B) Cro-Magnon man. C) Neanderthal man. D) Australopithecus. E) Homo erectus. Answer: E Page Ref: 4 3) Neanderthal man lived primarily in A) North America. B) Europe. C) Arabia D)
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HISTORY TIMELINE WORLD HISTORY TIMELINE FROM ANCIENT HISTORY TO 21ST CENTURY COPYRIGHT © 2010 - www.ithappened.info Table of Contents Ancient history .................................................................................................................................... 4 100‚000 to 800 BC........................................................................................................................... 4 800 BC to 300 BC...............................................
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/WHAT IS HISTORY WHAT IS HISTORY? E. H. Carr Edward Hallett Carr was born in 1892 and educated at the Merchant Taylors’ School‚ London‚ end Trinity College‚ Cambridge. He joined the Foreign Office in 1916‚ and‚ after numerous jobs in and connected with the F.O. at home and abroad‚ he resigned in 1936‚ and became Wilson Professor of International Politics at the University College of Wales‚ Aberystwyth. He was Assistant Editor of The Times from 1941 a‚ 1946‚ Tutor In Politics at Balliol
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Sport in Ancient Times Nigel B. Crowther PRAEGER Sport in Ancient Times Recent Titles in the Praeger Series on the Ancient World Daughters of Gaia: Women in the Ancient Mediterranean World Bella Vivante SPORT IN ANCIENT TIMES Nigel B. Crowther Praeger Series on the Ancient World Bella Vivante‚ Series Editor Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Crowther‚ Nigel B. Sport in ancient times / Nigel B. Crowther. p. cm. — (Praeger series on the ancient world‚ ISSN
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Egypt 2012 Country Review http://www.countrywatch.com Acknowledgements There are several people without whom the creation of the CountryWatch Country Reviews could not have been accomplished. Robert Kelly‚ the Founder and Chairman of CountryWatch envisioned the original idea of CountryWatch Country Reviews as a concise and meaningful source of country-specific information‚ containing fundamental demographic‚ socio-cultural‚ political‚ economic‚ investment and environmental information
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