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    The Influence of Christianity on Western Civilization The positive influence of Christianity is far reaching especially in the rich history and culture of Western Civilization despite a long standing ignorance or adamant denial of its contributions. The Bible itself is responsible for much of the language‚ literature‚ and fine arts we enjoy today as its artists and composers were heavily influenced by its writings. Paul Maier‚ in writing the forward to the book How Christianity Changed the World

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    Our world today wasn’t entirely created from recent achievements. We have collected knowledge from ancient civilizations such as Mesopotamia and Greece by studying their history and improving their accomplishments. These cultures have had a major impact on the daily lives of the people in the modern world. Although Ancient Mesopotamia and Greece were some of the earliest civilized cultures‚ they differ greatly in their achievements and innovations that played important roles for future humans.

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    Lord Gomez DBQ Essay The Ancient Greece culture has made many contributions to western civilization. The ancient Greeks affected the western civilizations math‚ government‚ sports‚ and medicine. They affected the western civilization in a big way. We even use some of these contributions today. A way that the ancient Greeks contributed to our government is that Greece had the first known democracy. As seen in document 3 Pericles had a lot to do with democracy. Pericles had three

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    Ancient Egyptian Civilization The Growth of Egyptian Civilization Egypt has been called “the gift of the Nile.” Without this mighty river‚ all Egypt would be desert‚ for it receives little rainfall. Heavy spring and summer rains at the source of the Nile once caused the river to overflow regularly each July. The yearly flooding of the Nile made it possible for Neolithic farmers to grow crops in the valley. The flood waters brought moisture to the dry land and also left behind a layer of rich

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    examples of issues references - focused list of primary sources translation of ancient writings atlas one secondary source that directly addresses your issues read or at least skim any source in your list more focused = better! 1.1. there are some awfully black clouds in the western sky so 1 [it is likely to rain soon]‚ so C [ i had better take my umbrella 1.1 there are some awfully black clouds in the western skY (ULTIMATE PREMISE) 1 it is likely to rain soon (INTERMEDIATE CONCLUSION)

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    India¡¯s civilizations. India is cut off from other civilizations because of the various mountains ( for example‚ the Himalayas‚ Vindhya Mountains‚ etc.) and the rivers (for example‚ the Ganges River). Therefore‚ India‚ unlike many other cultures at the time‚ was free from the influences of the outside world. They were able to develop their own culture. In terms of the physical features‚ the value of the environment would have determined where people lived. For example‚ civilizations most likely

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    The Ancient Greeks were very proud of their art so it’s not surprising that it is one of the most valued things today. Art influenced the everyday activities of the Ancient Greeks so its very common to hear arts referenced throughout Ancient Greek history. The Ancient Greek culture was greatly influenced by the arts‚ like dance‚ theater‚ music and poetry. One of the most influential arts in Ancient Greek history is dance. It was quoted by Lawler that‚ "no people ever appreciated the dance more

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    hundred years ago. A government were rule by the people. Democracy push on to excel and progress‚ this was based on the greek society. The magna carta limited the king/queen power and they create due process that made a fair treatment throughout the normal judicial system. Since the time of cleisthenes democracy has evolved into a powerful political system and influenced western political thought the various stage of Greco/Roman philosophies Ethical judeo/ christian teaching and reforms in feudalist

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    The History of Western Civilization has proven to be one of the most imperative demonstrations of leadership‚ power‚ women‚ morality and immorality discussed in the many primary sources read throughout this semester. However‚ in this particular piece‚ we will look into depth and analyze how “Power” played such an important role in the ancient world. To help accurately discuss the textual analysis‚ quotes will be used from the text‚ Sources for the History of Western Civilization‚ edited by Michael

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    analysis....... 6. Hary Engle suggests that the company could be in trouble if Mike Anton\’s......... 7. Finally‚ assume sales volume reaches 1‚500‚000 units after mike........ 8. After computing all the numbers in the case..... The ancient Chinese civilization – one of the world’s earliest – flourished in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. For millennia‚ China’s political system was based on hereditary monarchies‚ known as dynasties‚ beginning with the semi-mythological

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