were kept at home where they were taught the proper manners and duties of a desirable wife. "Marriage was the inevitable goal to which her whole life tended. To remain a spinster was the worst disgrace which could befall a woman" (Everyday Life in Ancient Greece‚ pg. 82). However‚ it was seen as more of a disgrace on her father who owned’ her until she was married. Although Athenian women were completely in charge of their household and slaves‚ they didn’t have much freedom. They rarely left the house
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Ancient Philippine Civilization | Period | | Governmental System | | State Religion | | | | | | 250‚000 - 323 BC | | Unrecorded Dawn Man (cousin to the Java Man or Peking Man) 250‚000BC-15‚000BC Protophilippinus 15‚000 BC Pigmy Negroid‚ Negritos‚ Aetas‚ Atis 15‚000-3000 BC Pacific Armenoids 3000-1000 BC | | | | | Semitico-Phoenicians 621 BC | | Sabaeanism | | | Malay-Armenoids 621 BC-1276 AD | | | 356 - 100 BC | | Alexander the Great-Helenico-Armenia Empire Armeno-Medan-Persian-Aryan
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The Ancient Rome Architecture is famous for many of its achievements. One of its historical sites that struck me the most is Forum Romanum‚ not only because of the grandiosity of its temples and buildings but also because of its architectural background. The development of Rome architecture was highly influenced by the Etruscans and the Greeks. From the Etruscans and early tribes the Romans found most of their basic architectural and engineering skills‚ which influenced the development of Roman aqueducts
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Government of the ancient Mayans The Maya Government was a hereditary absolute monarchy‚ ruled by nobles and kings‚ with a close union of the spiritual and temporal elements. This civilization developed into highly structured kingdoms during the Classic period‚ around 200-900 CE. the hereditary high priest‚ who was also king of the sacred city of Izamal‚ being consulted by the monarch on all important matters‚ besides having the care of ritual and ceremonials. The provincial governors were
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Archaeological evidence and pictures of building were used in the study of ancient Mesopotamian architecture. In addition‚ surveys were also used for the study of urban form in early Mesopotamian cities. Because brick was so freely available‚ it became the dominant material used in building. Also playing a crucial role in Mesopotamia was mathematics and science. These were based on a sexagesimal numeral system. This math is the reason we now have a 60-minute hour‚ a 24-hour day‚ and the 360-degree
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morality were not the focus of philosophy but ideas such as science‚ math and political theory were. “ ...contemporary desire for wisdom and an approach to attaining it owes much to the methods laid down by the Greeks. The first important step those ancient thinkers took was to ask such questions as‚ What is the nature of the world? What is the nature of man? Do we perceive the world as it actually is‚ or are we seeing just a reflection of an underlying reality? By asking those kinds of questions and
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Rime of the Ancient Mariner Hend Hamdy British Literature Mr. Nasir Kotelensky January 31‚ 2013 Hamdy 2 Man learns through experience‚ and the spiritual path‚ is full of different kinds of experience’s ‚ He will encounter many difficulties and obstacles‚ and they are the very experiences he needs to encourage and complete the cleansing process. This quote is said by the great Sai Baba. I believe that this quote sums up the poem‚ The Rime of the Ancient Mariner perfectly. Baba emphasizes
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of Ancient World‚ perhaps because of its size. The foundation of the temple was measured over 350 by 180 feet [about 110 by 55 meters] in size; probably one of the largest temples built in the ancient times. Temple of Artemis was built around 323 BC in Ayasalouk‚ Turkey. The city was once called Ephesus. The whole temple was built as a dedication to the Greek Goddess Artemis. When discussing about Greek Architecture‚ the most distinctive element is the classical orders. Columns in Ancient Greek
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the large storage bins that were located in the t-shaped temples of Eridu. T-shaped temple of Eridu was the center of the Ubaid chiefdom and run by rulers. Nobles were found to be not organizing considering the evidence of small-scale irrigation systems. Ubaid was a theocracy‚ where political role of leadership was in the hands of the priests (Lamberg-Karlovsky‚ Sabloff‚ 1995‚ pg. 114). The Ubaid temples portrayed religion to be extreme importance in the act of unifying political authority.
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women was at the Olympic Games‚ they would be punished expect if they just owned a horse in the chariot race. This event held every four years and approximately 50 thousand people came all over the Greek world to watch and also take part. In the ancient Greece Olympics there was no such thing as gold‚ bronze and silver medals therefore winners were presented a wreath of special olive leaves which were taken from a sacred tree that was located behind the temple dedicated to Zeus‚ and were
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