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    Palea and Lithos. And there is no evidence shows that about Palean boats to cross the river. However‚ I think the author should consider more details to support this claim. To begin with‚ the article does not mention about whether the geography in ancient is as same as now. We all know that it is possible that continent moving can contribute earthquake‚ and make dramatically change on geographic surfaces. Imaging that‚ Palea and Lithos might be linked in 5‚000 B.C.‚ when Palean were survived and woven

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    housing‚ education and employment. The government listened to Beveridges recommendations and in 1945 when the labour party won the election‚ the welfare stated was finally created. 2. A long time ago…. The Welfare state began during the second World War. However‚ the first old age pension was brought into use around 1906 – 10. During the war‚ the government appointed a committee under Sir William Beveridge – to investigate the problems of social insurance The report said that there were five evil

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    Ancient Rome had two recognized classes of people living amongst the populace‚ the patricians and the plebeians. A patrician was described as a person of nobility or someone of noble origin. They had wealth‚ influence and political power over the plebeians. The plebeians were the commoners of the time‚ simple farmers and workers who considered second-class citizens and could not be part of the political system. While at first they were united to get rid of the Kings‚ thing quickly got sour

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    Marriage in ancient Rome

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    were agreements between families instead. The families usually choose the spouse by who could improve their financial status. Marriage in Rome was arranged for many reasons‚ such as dowries‚ money and kids. Many marriages ended in divorce. There were many rituals Romans has to follow when getting married and choosing what type of marriage they wanted. In Rome there were two types of marriages. The first type was manus or controlled. This type the women left her own family and entered her husbands

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    prison or being on probation. But what was it like in Ancient Greece?After the Dark Ages‚ about 1200-900 BC‚ the Ancient Greeks had no official laws or punishments. Murders were settled by the victims family killing the murderer‚ but this was difficult if they were elderly or female. This often began endless blood feuds. It was not until the seventh century BC that the Greeks began to establish laws. Around 620 BC‚ Draco wrote the first law for Greece. This law said that exile was the penalty for murder

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    cultural life (Sayre 192). This style signifies anything of the highest class. The achievements of Greek art have extended to many other places throughout time. An example of this classical style from Greece is the Kritios Boy from 480 BCE. This sculpture signifies the growing naturalism in Greece. The boy is unclothed‚ displaying the perfect body that shows physical and mental supremacy. It also shows the contrapposto pose‚ which shows a weight shift. It is meant to capture the body in action;

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    Bastet In Ancient Greece

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    protective goddess. However‚ she sometimes appeared with the head of a lioness to protect the king in battle. The cat was a symbol of Bastet. The ancient Egyptians made many statues of cats like this one to honour Bastet. Bast‚ known as "Bastet" in later times to emphasise that the "t" was to be pronounced) was one of the most popular goddesses of ancient Egypt. She is generally thought of as a catgoddess. However‚ she originally had the head of a lion or a desert sand-cat and it was not until the

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    Seul Art History Research Paper November 28‚ 2016 Dr. Ali Mousavi Ancient Greece Over a period of time‚ Greek art has developed many new art forms and ideas. Although they were heavily influenced by Egypt and Mesopotamia‚ their unique innovations have made the foundation of the Western art. Despite the changes from the Geometric and Orientalizing period to the Hellenistic period‚ you can see one consistent characteristic. The Ancient Greeks continue to worship their gods and goddesses by building

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    justice and Roman authority” (Futrell 121). Thus‚ the lifestyle of the gladiator quite possibly originated from prisoners of war. During the second Sicilian slave war‚ the last standing survivors surrendered themselves to Aquilius who then took them to Rome where he “consigned them to fight with wild beasts” (Diodorus Historical Library 36.10). From there on‚ gladiators largely comprised of criminals‚ prisoners‚ slaves and other members of lower status within Roman society. Several literary inscriptions

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    be brothers and kin to the best families ….‚” (Plutarch‚ Lycurgus 15.6)..... “This is why [Spartan] women washed infants not in water but in wine‚ in order to test their strength. For it is said that undiluted wine causes convulsions in babies who are epileptic or weak‚ and that healthy babies are tempered by it and their frames strengthened‚” ((Plutarch‚ Lycurgus 16.1). Based off both of Lycurgus’ statements‚ another married man if given permission could sleep with another married women in order

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