history building in particular is hit worst of all. Some of the survivors begin to contemplate why their building was hit so hard‚ yet the english building is practically unscathed. As if it were something out of a writing prompt‚ three civilians from ancient worlds have come to offer their possible explanations in an attempt to comfort the professors. The first person‚ a Hebrew claims that the hurricane was a sign from God that they have sinned beyond return much like the flood from the book of Genesis
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Even to this day‚ ancient Greece’s complex culture has shaped modern day cultures. Some of the particular values they had highlighted among most others‚ counting religion‚ faith in their gods‚ justice‚ leadership‚ ‘moira’ (fate)‚ and honor‚ has shaped modern day society. To the Greeks‚ religion has the utmost influence. It pilots their lifestyle‚ describes natural procedures in the place of modern science‚ and sets their communal ranks. Even their observations of science are a quality to the
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Mesopotamian Civilization Mesopotamia was located between two rivers the Tigris river and the Euphrates river. The rivers were very helpful to them. The rivers gave them water and a way to travel. Between the two rivers was very fertile soil‚ which helped them‚ farm near their homes. They also had a semiarid climate‚ which is it rains a lot and the summers are very hot. The first civilization was Sumer and they believed in polytheism or the belief in many gods or goddess. They believed
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To what extent was Themistocles’ contribution the key factor in bringing about a Greek victory in the Persian Wars‚ 480-479 BC? To a very large extent Themistocles did play the key role in bringing about a Greek victory against the Persians in 480-479BC. His efforts in the pre-war years‚ his leadership and tactical skills at Artemisium and Salamis‚ and his persuasive arguments all combined to offer the Greeks hope of victory. However‚ Themistocles‚ alone‚ could not determine the fate of the war
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according to the Iliad‚ leader of the Spartan contingent of the Greek army during the War. Prominent in both the Iliad and Odyssey‚ Menelaus was also popular in Greek vase painting and Greek tragedy; the latter more as a hero of the Trojan War than as a member of the doomed House of Atreus. Menelaus fought bravely at Troy‚ although he did not occupy as important a position as his brother Agamemnon‚ who was the commander-in-chief of the Greek forces. At one point he agreed to settle the conflict by single
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In Ancient Greek society women had a lower social status than males‚ they were mistreated degraded and controlled. They were controlled by men whether it was their father or their spouse‚ females very given little voice‚ if any‚ in major decisions. The social life of women in Ancient Greek often mirrored the submissive female image. They were confined indoors because ‘working out of doors’ was thought to be a place for women to become potential ‘prey’ for rapists and seducers. Therefore they spent
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During the Archaic Age (c.750-500 B.C.E.) the creation of the Greek city-state began. The making of the polis after the Dark Age‚ created many independant cities along the countryside with shared government‚ which was dominated by mountains and islands. Just like any other city-state‚ Athens began as a small Mycanaean settlement. The name came from the Greek goddess Athena. Athena is the goddess of wisdom and military. The people chose her to protect their city-state of Athens. These new city-states
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After the fall of the third dynasty of Ur‚ King Hammurabi came to power in ancient Babylon from 1792 to 1750 BC. As an influential ruler‚ he accomplished many things‚ including the reunification of Mesopotamia. His interest in state affairs and his opinion of himself as a "shepard to his people" most likely led to his greatest contribution to Mesopotamian life‚ the Code of Hammurabi. The 282 laws mainly focus on responsibilities of public officials‚ standards for agriculture and commerce‚ expectations
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that affected Ancient Chinese art though. Chinese art was also greatly affected by religion at the time. Another factor that was important to Chinese Art was literature. Additionally‚ location was as well a very important component to how art was produced in Ancient China. Chinese Art had several components that had affected their art significantly‚ which led to how art is created today in China. Religion There were many things that affected Chinese art‚ one of these things was religion. One of the
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more advancements than any other country. However‚ we have actually borrowed many ideals from other countries and earlier civilizations. The question is often raised‚ which civilization have affected our modern-day society the most? I believe that Ancient Greece played a crucial role in the development of our society because of their advancements in government‚ science‚ and the Olympics. Our modern-day society is classified as having a democratic government‚ a government where the power is endowed
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