There are many ways to tell if a civilization falls into the proper characterization to be considered an ancient state or not. It is possible for one to meet the minimum requirements‚ but not the other characteristics. Characteristic of a state include the following: government‚ cities‚ religion‚ writing‚ social classes‚ and job specialization. I decided to look closer at the Inca Empire to see if it exceeds the minimum requirements for a state. For instance‚ the start of the Inca Empire is founded
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The Greek Trireme warship played a very important role in the ancient Greek culture. It shaped the Athenian Empire and allowed the rise of Greek power and naval warfare. The ancient Greek ship called the trireme was the largest warship. The designers started working on it by attempting to build a boat that would do better on the seas for longer distances and in storms. The boats before the Trireme were not built very well and could not get very big or hold a lot of cargo. The Triremes were the
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Did the Ancient Greek Gods exist? The Ancient Greeks regarded their religion and mythology with much respect and loyalty. Although the Ancient Greek Gods are now seen as an explanation created by man‚ for natural forces and the world around us‚ there has been much evidence both for and against the debate that these Gods were real. The Greeks believed that the Earth was created with the birth of Gaia‚ or Mother Earth‚ from the dark void known as Chaos. It was believed that Gods were all-powerful
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Ancient Greek culture was full of different types of art. Ancient Greeks decorated almost every part of their lives‚ from their buildings and city’s streets to the inside of there homes‚ many objects in Greek life were created with beauty in mind. Greek artists created masterpieces in painting‚ metal work‚ mosaic‚ sculpture‚ architecture‚ literature‚ and pottery. Until recently‚ archaeologists only knew about Greek paintings through Ancient Greek stories. These stories‚ which were written by authors
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With aqueducts‚ water was constantly flowing through the city in easy reach. In ancient Rome‚ they supplied clean water for almost a million people‚ in which they used to relax in bath complexes‚ decorate with ornamental fountains‚ clean themselves and their garments‚ and use for daily drinking and cooking. They symbolized wealth‚ power‚ cleanliness‚ and health. Today‚ aqueducts still symbolize the great civilization of Rome and innovation. Roman
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The contribution made by certain individuals in Western Civilization had an enormous outcome in the world. This essay will demonstrate which person had the greatest impact during that time‚ as well as in today’s society. In order to prove that‚ ideas‚ beliefs‚ influences and legacies from Alexander the Great‚ Julius Caesar and Jesus will help support this thesis. King Alexander the Great was one of the most powerful men during the Hellenistic Period. One of his biggest influences was that he fell
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Are the ancient biblical stories and the myths of the Greeks irredeemably male oriented? All ancient societies treated women as the inferior gender. It has been historically shown that in the ancient world‚ men were the leaders‚ heroes‚ and kings‚ and women served primarily as companions‚ helpers‚ and child-bearers. In the Old Testament and throughout ancient Greek literature‚ there is a constant theme of male superiority that cannot be ignored. Men did not believe that women were capable of existing
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Cole Mills - World History 11/12/2012 Contributions of Ancient Greece – Alexander III the Great Alexander III the Great‚ the King of Macedonia and conqueror of the Persian Empire is considered one of the greatest military geniuses of all times. Alexander was born in 356 BC in Pella‚ the ancient capital of Macedonia. He was son of Phillip II‚ King of Macedonia. He spent his childhood watching his father make Macedon a great military power‚ winning victory after victory on the battlefields. When
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In Greek religion and mythology‚ Pan (Ancient Greek: Πᾶν‚ Pān) is the god of the wild‚ shepherds and flocks‚ nature of mountain wilds‚ hunting and rustic music‚ and companion of the nymphs.[1] His name originates within the Ancient Greek language‚ from the word paein (πάειν)‚ meaning "to pasture."[2] He has the hindquarters‚ legs‚ and horns of a goat‚ in the same manner as a faun or satyr. With his homeland in rustic Arcadia‚ he is recognized as the god of fields‚ groves‚ and wooded glens; because
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The Papas were an ancient civilization that started in 700 BCE. This civilization started becoming strong and developed in the foundational time of the Fries. Part of what made the Papas such an intricate ancient civilization‚ were their ways of building roads‚ water systems‚ and their metalworks. These metalworks are what really made them famous. From the mine‚ they dug up a lot of iron ore. With this ore‚ they made many weapons and tools. The cities were sometimes near or on a mountain with not
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