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    primary source gives people insight on matters from someone who witnessed the event first hand. Primary sources were important to understanding the slavery debate because they reveal the beliefs of the author during the time of slavery‚ in this source‚ the author (a white male) shows that ‚depending on your class‚ occupation‚ personal experiences‚ and region you can have a totally different opinion than another person. The primary source reveals that even during this time people knew that slavery was

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    The people and culture of Ancient Greece have shaped the way modern civilization is today. Since 800 BC‚ the Greeks were the first to civilize their country and rid of the rule of kings‚ forming a democratic system of government.1 Greek Gods were also anthromorphic‚ but humanized‚ and had their own personalities and conflicts.2 The basic form of literature was developed‚ hence the reasoning for the many myths and stories behind Greek art.3 Exekias’ black figure paintings of Gods on pottery showed

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    Contributions from Ancient India Ancient India contributed many things in our modern culture. The Ancient Indians showed their intelligence in the many ideas that they had. We need to credit them for their advancements in many things. The concept of zero and the numeral system we use in our culture are examples of the Ancient Indian advancements in mathematics. They also deepened the knowledge and accuracy of astronomy. In addition the cotton developments sparked the Indian textile world. One

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    Ancient China was a country that was impacted by its geographic features. Ancient China was a very large country. China’s physical features were very greatly impacted by the contact of other cultures. Some of ancient China’s physical features that prevented them from having contact with other cultures were its large mountains and deserts. This had a good and a bad side to it. The good side was that China was well protected from intruders. However‚ the bad side to this was that it was it more

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    Statement…………………………………...1 Time period………………………………………...2 Geography/Location………….................................3 Political Characteristics……………………………5 Economy……………………………………….......8 Religious Beliefs………………………………….12 Social Structure…………………………………...15 Achievements/Accomplishments…………………18 Decline of Ancient Egypt…………………………20 Personal Observations…………………………….22 Bibliography……………………………………...23 Thesis Statement Ancient Egypt has made

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    and funerary customs of Ancient China and Ancient Egypt. Although the funeral beliefs of Ancient Chinese and Ancient Egyptian greatly resemble each other‚ the actual practices diverge significantly. These are mummification of the body‚ process of burial and the materials they used. Both civilizations believed in the afterlife and buried goods with the dead for the afterlife and protection. They also mummified the body to preserve them from rotting. Egypt believed when people passes‚ if they were preserved

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    World History H 27 September‚ 2013 Comparing Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece Alexis Windle Mr. Schugsta World History H 27 September‚ 2013 Word Count- 1‚332 Thinking about ancient civilizations is rather puzzling for me. Imagine no technological ways of communicating and not having many people to communicate with anyway. In the simplest ways‚ the first groups of people were able to create rather complex and often successful ways

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    The Impact of Poetry The legend of Homer‚ considered by most the greatest epic poets of ancient Greece‚ stretches beyond classroom conversations and readings in classics classes at Connecticut College. His legend transforms Homer from being a man of words into a man of impact. Words were just the way of delivering this impact to the masses. We see the importance of poetry to the people and culture of Ancient Greece in more places than just the oral readings of The Iliad and The Odyssey. Festivals

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    Ancient Chamorro Where did the Ancient Chamorros come from? The Chamorro race has never been definitively proven‚ the original inhabitants of Guam are believed to have been of Indo-Malaya descent originating from Southeast Asia as early as 2‚000 BC‚ and having linguistic and cultural similarities to Malaysia‚ Indonesia and the Philippines. Where did the word "Chamorro" come from? Chamorro comes from the native words "chamorri’ or "chamoli" words which signify "NOBLE". Spanish dictionaries

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    Mesopotamia (from Greek‚ meaning between two rivers - the Tigris and the Euphrates) was an ancient region in the eastern Mediterranean (corresponding to today’s Iraq‚ mostly‚ but also parts of modern-day Iran‚ Syria and Turkey). The ancient ruins of Sumer were discovered in the 19th century. We know a lot about Sumer through the study of artifacts and monuments found onsite. Dated anywhere from 4000-6000 BC‚ Sumer is the oldest known culture on Earth and Sumerians were the first to build cities in

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