Classical Greek culture had a powerful influence on the Roman Empire‚ which carried a version of it to many parts of the Mediterranean region and Europe. Greek culture influenced the development of Roman civilization because at first Rome absorbed ideas from Greek colonists in southern Italy‚ and they continued to borrow from Greek culture after they conquered Greece. Ancient Greece has had an enormous amount of impact on culture in the western world. For this reason‚ Classical Greece is generally
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Before taking Religion class I know nothing about Western and Eastern religion. I was very surprised of how much I learned about religions that not in imagination had ever existed. Western and Eastern Religions shared many similarities and also differences. There are so much to mention if I write all of them but I will to choose to write about these two religions history‚ rules‚ and rituals. Christianity‚ Judaism‚ and Islam were the three main religions that you can find the in the West. Judaism
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were for other countries. Astronomy was for telling dates. Math was for his death heat ray for example; he needed to find the correct angle. Military tactics were for the Punic Wars happening at that time. Archimedes had to protect his city from the Romans‚ and Carthage. These studies came into play often. At his time‚ he invented a lot of objects. He created a perfect sphere and almost found the approximate value of pi (π) which is in the Greek alphabet. He made a death heat ray‚ which used sunlight
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The Roman empire and the Han empire collapsed for similar reasons as well as some different reasons. Firstly‚ both Rome and China’s governments became an ineffective way to control an empire. Secondly‚ nomadic tribes invaded both Rome and China. These tribes broke into their respective empires and laid waste to the land. Yet differences exist between the collapse of the two empires. A large part of the collapse of Rome was due to inflation. The Han empire was not as affected by inflation as the Roman
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ground to stand guard. But when a man falsely says the ground is shaking‚ Brutus is quick to leave his guard and believe because he is too trusting. Brutus‚ a major character in Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar‚ is a noble man‚ loving of his fellow Romans and is too easily persuaded. He is a friend and follower of Caesar but is convinced in Act 1 by Cassius that they must put an end to Caesar’s reign. Brutus is a patriotic middle aged man‚ who truly cares about the well being of
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democratic concepts‚ sciences and mathematical concepts and legal concepts of the modern day. The legacy of the Roman Empire pervades into multiple aspects of everyday life in Western society whilst simultaneously serving as an example of success and failure in a society through its contributions to the western legal systems‚ science and mathematics and language. The Roman Republic
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peak of their empire. The Mongol Empire lasted from 1206 to 1368. The Qing Dynasty‚ ruled by the Manchurians‚ was the last imperial dynasty of China. It lasted from 1644 to 1911. Although these societies are different in several ways‚ they are similar in important ways as well. The Mongol Empire and Qing Dynasty’s are similar in that in both societies‚ family life formed the basis of social life. However‚ the role of women in these two societies varied greatly; in the Mongol empire‚ women had several
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CULTURES AT BOTH ENDS OF THE WORLD The world we live in is made out of a vast differing quality of distinctive societies. One of the main contrasts within this diversity of cultures is the differences between the East and the West. Eastern and Western cultures differ with one another in a wide range of point of view. In this essay‚ I will discuss how the distinction between the two varies and how it influences the behaviors and practices of individuals. First and foremost‚ I would like to point
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The Roman Empire‚ at its peak was the most political and social object in “western civilization”. “The Roman Empire began when Augustus Caesar became the first emperor of Rome it then ended‚ in the west‚ when the last Roman emperor‚ Romulus Augustulus‚ was destroyed by the Germanic King Odoacer.” (Grummond‚ 2015) “In the Roman east‚ it continued as the Byzantine Empire until the death of Constantine XI and the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks” (Grummond‚ 2015) The influence of the Roman
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culture took hold in Eastern and Western Europe‚ but separation of citizens and invasions ultimately aided religious diffusion in Eastern and Western Europe over time. Eastern Europe had far surpassed Western Europe in trade‚ economics‚ and political unity. Eastern and Western civilization had very different government structures. The Byzantine Empire was ruled by an Emperor and instead of using direct rule‚ they used civil service to effectively run the empire. In contrast‚ Western Europe was divided
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