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    Women of Ancient Greece

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    Women of Ancient Greece In ancient Greece‚ women endured many difficulties and hardships. They struggled to exist. It wasn ’t just a struggle to be equal to men‚ but even to be seen was unheard of. Some women married‚ some had demeaning jobs‚ and others were slaves. Their role in society was essential‚ no matter how poorly they were treated. Females were given little voice‚ if any‚ in major decisions. Greek women had very limited freedom outside the home. Marriage was considered one of the

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    As a way to look for ancient religions and by what I found about Judaism is one of the oldest religions in the world. Judaism is not just a religion‚ but it is the way and the law for Jews life. Judaism laws are based on Torah. The Torah is the writing of God. Torah is the basis for all sects of all Jews. Torah came from God so it is holey laws and the laws must follow. All Judaism believes in one God and creation. Israel is the Jews homeland. The place where the Jews pray in called Synagogues. The

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    People

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     stiff  drug  laws  that  were  set  under  the  Controlled  Substance  Act  during  this   era.  These  laws  have  been  criticized  harshly  by  a  variety  of  different  people  including  politicians‚   academics‚  and  activists.  These  critics  come  at  current  policy  from  a  variety  of  different  angles  but   agree  that  current  policy  is

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    agriculture‚ writing‚ and engineering and astronomy. Astronomy was one of the greatest achievements of the Mayan Empire. The Mayan Empire knew how many days were in a year and showed that they knew fall spring equinox. They demonstrated their knowledge of astronomy on their Pyramid of Kukulkan which they built their city around. The Mayan had 365 steps leading up the pyramid of Kukulkan one for each day of the year. They also demonstrated their knowledge of astronomy through the autumn and spring equinox

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    Ancient Greek Art

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    Art of ancient Greece My report is on ancient Greek art mainly sculptures and vase art I will also be writing about a day in the life of a Greek artist. Artists in ancient Greece varied from designing coins‚ mosaics‚ gem engravings‚ architecture‚ pottery and sculptures. I’m also going to talk about what tools the sculptors used and the various methods used to make pottery and vases. The second part of my report will be about a day in the life of a Greek artist for example how they were treated

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    Ancient Greece: The Most Influential Civilization Throughout history‚ civilizations have had many forms of government and many styles of art and architecture. But despite some fantastic architecture and some legitimate forms of government‚ no civilizations have influenced today’s government‚ art and architecture quite like the ancient Greeks. The Greeks invented democracy‚ which is the common government of the twenty-first century. Also‚ the Greeks were the first to create detailed sculptings and

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    Ancient Olympic Games

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    The Ancient Games were held in Athens where as today’s games are held world wide and a country can bid to host the games. The Ancient Games lasted only five days‚ whereas the games of today last seventeen. These differences are not really surprising as the size of the event has grown‚ so it takes longer to complete and it is only fair to change the location as so many countries are involved.  On the first day of the Ancient Games‚ the athletes had to complete a number

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    Ancient Greek Technology

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    When most people talk about ancient Greek civilization‚ they usually think about the humanities (philosophy and literature) that flourished in ancient Greece. They know Plato and his theories about the ideal forms‚ they admire the depth of Aristotle ’s thought. However‚ few people heard about the contribution of the Ancient Greeks in other sciences like medicine‚ which was made by Hippocrates‚ or mathematics and geometry by Pythagoras‚ Euclid and Archimedes and fewer know about technological achievements

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    About Time

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    grandest conception of the universe we human beings have been able to imagine and explore. At the same time embracing our most intimate and most personal experience of the world — the very frame of human life.” “This book is about time‚ both cosmic and human.” For those interested in the complex journey of humanity through the cosmos‚ Frank does not fail in his quest to unravel the unique web of ‘time’ into a thread of understandable science. That is if you can take a partially solved puzzle and write

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    Scarabs In Ancient Egypt

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    Scarabs were popular amulets in ancient Egypt. They survive in large numbers and‚ through their inscriptions and typology‚ they are an important source of information for archeologists and historians of the Ancient world. They also represent a significant body of ancient art. For reasons that are not clear (although no doubt connected to the religious significance of the Egyptian god Khepri)‚ amulets in the form of scarab beetles had became enormously popular in Ancient Egypt by the early Middle Kingdom

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