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    Greek Mythology and Zeus

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    Zeus (Roman name Jupiter) Married to Hera. Zeus is lord of the sky‚ the rain god. His weapon is a thunderbolt which he hurls at those who displease him. Symbol or Attribute: Thunderbolt Poseidon Brother of Zeus. The God of the sea and worshiped by seamen. He married Amphitrite. His weapon is a trident‚ which can shake the earth‚ and shatter any object. He is second most powerful god. Symbol or Attribute: Three-pronged trident  Hades Brother of Zeus. God of the underworld‚ ruling over the

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    “Humans and Ideas” Some of the most powerful ideas humans developed during early divination of 3000 BCE to 618 CE have been about techniques to improve living. New technological ideas from the invention of the wheel to the hand crank pump have transformed how millions of people live. The way technological ideas have accumulated over time and the effects they have had on society is one of the main themes of world history. Shortly before 3000 BCE‚ Mesopotamians invented a technological idea

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    World Empires

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    World Empires Throughout human history we have seen the rise and fall of many great cities and empires‚ through archeological records and remains of cites. Mostly all of the empires that we have record has impacted and influence our world today. The most noticeable empires that have the greatest influence on today’s world are the early great empires of the Hittites and Assyrians and the later empires of the Romans and Chinese in the 2nd half of the first millennium. However both the early and later

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    Kinship has been around for many years and has been part of many societies since as far back as nearly the hunter gather period. Some societies today still have this monarch and kingship leading them but it is also seen that without this type of leadership societies and communities are able to run just as well without them. Countries like the United Kingdom and Sweden however still have some sort of kingship leading them. Up to the 18th century Ireland was ran by a sovereign but now is run by an

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    There are various interpretations of how the Great Pyramid was constructed‚ the three main explanations are: Von Daniken’s Chariots of the Gods‚ Davidovits/Morris’s An Enigma Solved as well as the more traditional theory‚ that the Egyptians built the Great Pyramid themselves by Sears/Wilson. In my opinion the theory written by Sears and Wilson most convincingly explains the construction of the pyramids. This theory provides a clear explanation to the questions‚ which the other alternatives posed

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    “An ignorant person is the blind instrument of their own deconstruction.” (Bolivar) In the story “Oedipus the King‚” Oedipus‚ not knowingly‚ tried to change his fate. A person’s fate is there to stick with them‚ it is inevitable and is not something to be tampered with. He did not know as much about himself as he thought he did and in the end‚ his stubbornness leads to a very tragic downfall. After Oedipus grows up‚ an oracle at Delphi tells him his fate is the death of his father by his own hands

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    The movie Troy (2004) was based on the stories told within the Iliad written 3200 years ago. The story is a tale of one mans greed versus the land loving‚ pride fighting Troy army. Troy seemed to be outnumbered‚ but their faith in the gods‚ and the love of their own country helped them stand up strong against the enormous Greek army. With the kings’ son‚ Hector a great war hero and powerful leader‚ the Troy army had seemed unbeatable. They were a very advanced and healthy city‚ protected by giant

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    CH 8: Networks of Communication and Exchange‚ 300 B.C.E.—1100C.E. I. The Silk Road * Silk Road—the trade route linking the lands of the Mediterranean with China by way of Mesopotamia‚ Iran‚ and C. Asia. A. Origins of Operations * Parthians—named after homeland east of caspian sea—took over Iran and then Mesopotamia. They were a major force by 247 B.C.E. And had few written resources. There were several wars between the Parthians and the Seleucids‚ and later the Parthians and

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    Ancient Greek Games

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    held a foot race or that Zeus himself held the foot race to celebrate his victory for control of the world. Another story says that Pelops‚ a Greek hero‚ won a chariot race in order to mary his wife. After the start of the Olympics‚ in approximately 776

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    Jump to: navigation‚ search |Sree Rama Navami | |[pic] | |Ram (center)‚ with consort Sita‚ brother Lakshmana and devotee Hanuman | |Observed by |Hindus | |Type |Hindu | |Significance |Birth day of Ram; Marriage ceremony of Ram

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