Victoria Sogbesan Ms.Skinner World History 20 April 2015 Greek: Geography played an important role in the development of Gee civilization. The mountains and the sea played especially significant roles in the development of Greek history. Much of Greece consists of small plains river valleys surrounded by high mountain ranges. The mountain isolated Greeks from one another‚ causing different Greek communities to develop their own ways of life. The sea also influenced the evolution of Greek society
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In the Victorian Era‚ there were many advancements in steam power. Before this era‚ “man relied on his own muscles and those of domesticated animals‚ wind‚ and water as sources of power” (Kras 6). Steam power was used for industry‚ transport‚ agriculture and generate electricity (Burton 3). Advancements in steam power enabled men to work more efficiently‚ trade goods overseas and across land faster‚ and provided transport for people. Steam power caused drastic changes such as people no longer worked
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I. Setting . I.A. Time of Action: About 3‚200 years ago in recorded history’s infancy‚ when humankind’s imagination peopled the known world with great heroes and villains and nature reflected the mood of the gods and goddesses. I.B. Place of Action: Troy (Asia Minor)‚ also Ilium (ancient Ilion)‚ famous city of Greek legend‚ on the northwestern corner of Asia Minor‚ in present-day Turkey. Anatolia is west of Greece (across the Aegean Sea) and north of Egypt (across the Mediterranean Sea). II
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The epic poem The Aeneid‚ written by Vergil‚ is considered one of the greatest epic poems ever written. Vergil wrote the Aeneid during the rule of Augustus. Like Vergil‚ Augustus was a man of the arts who built large monuments with ornate detail and opulence. This detail and opulence in Augustus’ visual arts is ever present in Vergil’s Aeneid. Both men used visual art in the same ways: to emphasize Roman glory‚ and most of all to “outdo” their predecessors. Images depicted by Augustus such as the
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Ben Jonson (Benjamin Jonson /ˈdʒɒnsən/; c. 11 June 1572 – 6 August 1637) was a playwright‚ poet‚ and literary critic of the seventeenth century‚ whose artistry exerted a lasting impact upon English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours. He is best known for the satirical plays Every Man in His Humour (1598)‚ Volpone‚ or The Foxe (1605)‚ The Alchemist (1610)‚ and Bartholomew Fayre: A Comedy (1614)‚ and for his lyric poetry; he is generally regarded as the second most important
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The Atchafalaya River is a 137 mile long distributary of the Mississippi River and Red River in south central Louisiana in the United States. It flows south‚ just west of the Mississippi River and is the fifth largest river in North America‚ by discharge. (From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia) The Atchafalaya River is navigable and provides a significant industrial shipping channel for the state of Louisiana‚ as well as the cultural heart of the Cajun Country. Fun fact it’s been closed
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This piece called the Funerary monument of Flavius Agricola was a large marble piece that is categorized as a piece of ancient art. This was depicted as a man being served at a party on a diner lid. This was a piece made out of white marble with scratchy black and brown lines that went in a vertical direction. Those black and brown lines also give it a visual texture of movement and realism. Since the man is lying in a half seat perspective you see the horizontal lines of his leg and his body. This
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Issues of identity in the 19th century and 20th century American Literature In the American Literature the major issue in every writer’s works was identity. Many people struggled to find their own identity. Some succeeded‚ some failed. The same issue will appear in the following works. In Good country people‚ the main character Joy/Hulga suffers an identity crisis just like Dee‚ from Everyday use by Alice Walker and the Swede‚ from The Blue Hotel by Stephen Crane. All of these characters have
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Instead‚ they worshipped many gods and adopted gods from every part of their conquered world. Heavily influenced by Greek tradition‚ the Romans had a Pantheon consisting of Jupiter‚ Juno‚ Minerva‚ Vesta‚ Ceres‚ Diana‚ Venus‚ Mars‚ Mercury‚ Neptune‚ Vulcan and Apollo (these were replicants of the Greek Gods). This religion is thought to be the most commonly practiced throughout Pompeii and Herculaneum and this is evident by extravagant Temple of the Capitoline Triad or Temple of Jupiter in Pompeii (Source
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on the altar from the ancient city of Gabii in Source A‚ showing the heads of these six Gods and six Goddesses. They were listed by the poet Ennius in the 3rd Century BC as Juno‚ Vesta‚ Minerva‚ Ceres‚ Diana‚ Venus‚ Mars‚ Mercury‚ Jupiter‚ Neptune‚ Vulcan and Apollo‚ shown in Source B. However‚ Christianity is a monotheistic religion and only believes in one Divine God. He is an eternal being that supposedly created the universe and earth in seven days‚ and preserves the world and everyone in it
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