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    in Classical Athens. The Aulos was a big part of Ancient Greece music. The Aulos was a common instrument in Ancient Greece. The Aulos was played at funerals and a lot of festivals. The Aulos has been seen as early as the Neolithic period in vase paintings. In Ancient Greece students were taught how to play the Aulos in school. The Aulos was double piped and required a lot of force to play it. The Classical period happened right after Ancient Greece won the persian were and were free from the

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    hunger in him to search for archaeological proof of the existence of the city of Troy‚ Tiryns and Mycenae. There are two main sources used to find and know about the Trojan wars‚ one of those sources are homer’s book the lliad witch was written in some time in the 8th century BCE. Where in this book he recounts 53 days during the final year of the ten years of conflict. The other mail source used is the archaeological site its self which is located in turkey‚ this is a big factor but Schliemann had to

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    The ancient Greek and Chinese civilizations were great periods of time in history‚ especially their golden ages. The two golden ages were very different‚ with some similarities‚ as seen in their foreign relations‚ governments‚ and cultural achievements. The even more influential golden age‚ in my opinion‚ was the ancient Chinese civilization. In foreign relations‚ golden age Greece and China traded in very different ways despite similar conflicts. Greece was successful with trade routes across

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    Two civilizations started out at the same time and evolved into empires of great similarities‚ yet compelling differences lie between them. The two countries represent societies beginnings with their impressive work and there astonishing achievements with such little technology at their disposal‚ nevertheless brilliant minds found ways to design massive buildings and a new form of language at their time. Mesopotamia and Egypt show there similarities in the aspects of economic‚ political‚ and social

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    structures. Egypt had more of authorial government‚ where one head person was in charge which in this case was the pharaoh‚ which was the head on Egypt social class‚ as well as leader of his society. The Pharaoh was basically a king ruling for his people‚ while Mesopotamia‚ had city states‚ which was controlled by priest kings. Another difference is that in Egypt the Pharaoh had complete control over the land‚ while in Mesopotamia the kings were not so powerful‚ and the land was split with others

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    together for the use of students. In addition‚ they learned the interpretations of the older writings and explanations of obscure words and phrases. 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

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    Assessment task 1‚ Heinrich Schliemann‚ Georgina Hollands‚ Ancient history‚ Year 11 Heinrich Schliemann’s life was a rags-to-riches story. A poor‚ uneducated‚ and motherless boy rose through his hard work lifestyle to the highest heights of wealth. Schliemann travelled the world and learned its languages‚ married a Greek bride‚ and together they discovered the treasures of Troy and the citadel of Agamemnon‚ thereby fulfilling the dream he had chased since childhood. The reality was

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    cruel Ranas ruled in Nepal for 104 years. Some of the people were well known about the cruel behavior of Ranas. These people got organized with each other and formed an army (liberation army). The liberation army captured the places of Terai like Bhairahawa‚ kailali‚ kanchanpur‚ Malangwa‚ Rangeli etc. and formed their own government. They created awareness among the people about the cruel and monopoly behavior of the Ranas . They made the people realize about their rights .They revolted against the

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    Advancements and the Development of Agriculture in Ancient Greece and Rome Compare and contrast the development of institutions and traditions such as political‚ social‚ economic‚ or intellectual in any of the two classical civilizations: China‚ India‚ Greece‚ Rome‚ Mesoamerica‚ Andes. The rise of the Greek Empire was around 1000 B.C.E. The city of Rome was founded in 753 B.C.E. by Romulus; although‚ research reveals the area was inhabited before that time. The development of institutions and traditions

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    Polytheism is the belief in many gods and goddesses. They also believed many things about afterlife. The Egyptians believed that whatever was buried with the the body would be in their afterlife. Some people even volunteered to die and be buried with the body so they could be in the deceased’s afterlife. This action was considered an honor in the culture of Egypt. The Egyptians even mummified the dead body. Mummification is the preservation of dead

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