The ancient civilizations of Egypt and China were very similar in many different aspects. Their governments and their geography were extremely alike and the religions of the two civilizations had only tiny differences. The early Egyptians also had the same concept of writing as the Chinese people who lived across the continent from them. Suprisingly‚ these two ancient civilizations that existed very far away from each other show a enormous amount of similarities in almost every area. The government
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Han vs. Rome The Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire were both very prosperous during the time period of 200 B.C.E.-400 C.E. The Han Dynasty reached the Pax Sinica‚ under the rule of Emperor Wu Ti‚ while the Roman Empire reached the Pax Romana‚ under the rule of Augustus (Octavian). Their development was steady and with the right leader‚ both civilizations were able to reach a Golden Age. Rome and China progressed in different areas but they both benefited and were successful nonetheless. One
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Hans Holbein The Ambassadors ❦Introduction The Ambassadors is one of the most complex and arguably portrait which Holbein had painted. The purpose of this report is to analyze Han Holbeinfs painting‚ gThe Ambassadorsh. The main task of this report is to uncover the meaning of this painting‚ as it still remains unclear. Firstly‚ I will give a short introduction about the painter. Then‚ I will examine the characteristics of the people and the objects in the painting. Lastly‚ I will
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archaeological evidence of human occupation of the Rome area from approximately 14‚000 years ago‚ but the dense layer of much younger debris obscures Palaeolithic and Neolithic sites.[21] Evidence of stone tools‚ pottery and stone weapons attest to about 10‚000 years of human presence. Several excavations support the view that Rome grew from pastoral settlements on the Palatine Hill built above the area of the future Roman Forum. While some archaeologists argue that Rome was indeed founded in the middle of the
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The Legend of Rome Romulus and Remus Romulus and Remus were twin brothers. Their father was Mars‚ the God of War‚ their mother was Rhea Silvia‚ a vestal virgin and daughter of the King‚ Numitor. Numitor’s brother‚ Amulius‚ had taken the throne from him and had forced Rhea Silvia to become a vestal virgin so that she would not have any children who might try to take back the throne. When the boys were born‚ Amulius seized them‚ put them into a basket and threw them into the river Tiber. He hoped
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“A woman’s duty is not to control or take charge…a woman’s greatest duty is to produce a son.” ("Women and Confucianism”) This is a quote by the great Confucius‚ who lived as a well-known teacher and philosopher in ancient China. However‚ this simple statement very accurately sums up what many cultures throughout history have expected of women. Even across such different times and places as the ancient Roman Empire (510 BC – 420 CE) and the Chinese Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 CE)‚ women were considered
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There were many different religions of Rome‚ their many faiths was only equaled by the amount of nationalities that were woven onto the Roman republic. The Romans worshiped many gods and spirits‚ each of whom was in charge for a different part of life. The ancient Romans adopted gods from other cultures as well like Dionysus‚ the Greek god of wine or Isis from the Egyptian pantheon who was concerned with reincarnation. The Roman Emperors were sometimes worshiped after their deaths. The Roman Emperors
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The Rise of Rome The Roman Republic began in 509 B.C.E. with the overthrow of the Etruscan monarchy. In 27 B.C.E the Roman Empire began with Octavian Caesar becoming the emperor‚ this ended almost 500 years of republican self-government. There is much debate over why Rome became so powerful so quickly. Many think it had to do with Rome’s military strength. Others think that it was because Rome knew of and controlled most of the trade routes. Still others believed it had to do with the technology
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4th pERIOD | China | Report on China | | Willie Thomas | 11/6/2012 | | Table of Contents History‚ Culture‚ Clothing 3 Religion‚ Food‚ Major Languages 4 Bibliography 5 China History China’s first great thinker and teacher name was Confucius. He came up with the golden rule‚ which stated: “Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.” Confucius urged people to “measure the feelings of others by one’s own‚” for “within the four seas all
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