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    goods used in Western Civilization. Many important cities‚ such as Constantinople relied on the trade in order for survival. Without trade‚ many societies would not have discovered jobs‚ materials‚ and foods. Different cultures had different supplies which taught one another careers which would make trade successful. There were many important trade routes which were located on land and in the sea. The Tin Road/Silk Route was very important to eastern civilization. This route

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    The Most Successful Civilization Introduction The Roman people were the most successful ancient civilization. One reason why the Romans were a great civilization is that they conquered a lot of land with their great military‚ and weapons. My second reason is that Romans had a really good numbers. My last reason is that they had really good inventions. Roman Army The land the Romans conquered was Britannia‚ Egypt‚ Spain‚ France‚ Greece‚ the Middle East‚ and the North African coastal region

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    BODY PARAGRAPH 1 (art) From the beginning of civilization‚ the empire of summer’s main usage of art was for temple decoration and ornaments. Often the temples were ornate with skillfully crafted interiors. One of Sumer’s greatest displays of art and architecture came from the ziggurat‚ a huge rectangular pyramids formed with mud prick in the shape of steps. An example of one of the greatest Sumerian ziggurats would have been the Nanna Temple of Ur‚ with its blue enamel tiles‚ invaluable cedar and

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    Introduction: In ancient times‚ Greece was not a united country. It was a collection of separate lands‚ called city states where Greek-speaking people lived. There were hundreds of city-states in ancient Greece‚ some really small ones and some really big ones with large populations. The following are the five most powerful city-states in about 550 B.C.E; Athens (A-thens)‚ Sparta (Spar-ta)‚ Corinth (Cor-inth)‚ Thebes(the-be-s) and Argos (Ar-gos). Ancient Greece consisted mainly of a mountainous

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    Assignment #1 Sports and Society in Ancient Greece and Rome 1 Oct 2013 In the reading‚ Athletic Competitions in the Age of Heroes‚ a wealth of differences can be seen between the way sports are practiced in the Iliad and the way they were practiced during the time of the Panhellenic games. Prizes were distributed among all men that competed in events‚ there were many competitions that we have not covered as being present in the Panhellenic games‚ and matches sometimes had no conclusion. The

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    Ancient Greece: A Time Of Great Cities And Lives Ancient Greece was an interesting time and place with huge markets in which people could sell items of every kind. Strict laws with even stricter penalties if broken‚ a place where women were did not have as many rights as they do today‚ and along with the most outstanding army in their time. A quote that goes along with this time is; "I have killed one I have killed two -- the vampire who said he was youo." - Sylvia Platts. Likewise in the

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    In the ancient world‚ the Greeks believed that gods controlled everything in the universe‚ then some people tried to find natural ways for healing‚ mathematics and others. They called these natural ways‚ natural laws. These natural laws started the ways of modern science. The old science of greek has done a lot to influence the ways of modern science people use today. Greek was the foundation for modern science today that people learn more about every second of the day. Ancient Greek science and

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    conquered and colonized vast territories. However‚ unlike other ancient civilizations‚ the kind of treatment they had demonstrated with the inhabitants of their newly acquired colonial possessions were far different from other western civilizations. They have had governed them in a civilize manner specifically in organizing these territories as a compact society under its empire. When they had acquired the region of Latium in central western Italy‚ (Britannica‚ n.d) Romans had made a tremendous effort

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    Did you know that the watermill‚ odometer‚ and original alarm clock all came from Ancient Greece? Not only this‚ but Ancient Greece heavily influenced government‚ languages‚ cartography‚ current day math and so much more. Greece has made an overall larger impact on the world and the united states‚ along with influencing many languages and governmental styles. Body For example‚ the style of government greece implemented thanks to a popular leader‚ Cleisthenes‚ is now used in one hundred and twenty

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    1.) Discuss literature pieces that were famous in ancient Greece known as epics Greeks have always been known for their stories and mythological culture. They explained many things in life as affects of these mythological phenomena. It wasn’t until later that they began to use science to understand how things really worked. Mythology and story-telling was exceptionally popular during the Dorian Age‚ and this was a time when Greeks weren’t very advanced. They didn’t have any written documents really

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