A.P. History Guided Reading 3 The Mediterranean and Middle East Terms: 1. 1. Iron Age– the period generally occurring after the Bronze Age‚ marked by the prevalent use of iron. 2. Mass deportation– the expulsion of a person or group of people from a place or country 3. Hebrew– West Semitic language of the Afro-asiatic language family. 4. Ten Commandments– Decalogue‚ are a set of biblical principles relating to ethics and worship‚ which play a fundamental role in Judaism 5. “Children of
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Which amendment do I believe is most important? There comes a moment in your life when you decide to grow up. For me that took place heading into my freshmen year of college. I was 916 miles away from home‚ in a little town in Nebraska called Crete. Crete had a total population of 10‚000 residents and compared to San Antonio where I was from the way of living and attitude was different there. I didn’t forget what my parents taught me however I did develop a different way of thinking and had so much
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the calm before the storm. Meteorologists explain that hurricanes sap energies in the atmosphere to produce a calm right before the storm. Not long after they sailed from Fair haven‚ a fierce hurricane called the ‘Northeaster’ swept down from the Crete and its mountains. It was strong and after the ship was caught in it‚ steering was impossible. The sailors lost control to the wind and the ship was driven out to sea by the hurricane. Luckily it was blown into sheltered section of the small island
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Archaeology The Nature of Archaeology History: Focuses on written sources‚ written sources restricted to the last 5500 years‚ written sources are limited to literate societies‚ written sources from ancient societies were mostly written by men‚ reflecting a male bias. Archaeology: Focuses on physical sources‚ physical sources extend as far back as the beginning of human history into prehistory‚ physical artefacts provide information about all human activity‚ and archaeologists usually study
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though they were seen as night/day. The Minoans were said to be one of Greeks earliest civilization that lasted from 1700-1450 BCE(video). It is said that their name derived from “ a mythical ruler named Minos‚” (126). They lived on the the island of Crete‚ where they build the palace of Knossos. The Minoans were known for their peaceful society. According to the video‚ they were not war-like people(video). Many people believed that the lack of war representation‚ which was common in other civilizations
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Minos of Crete had a son who had been killed in Athens and he demanded that every year seven men and seven women were to be given to him to be sacrificed to his Minotaur. The Minotaur was created by Daedalus to protect a labyrinth‚ and he was half-bull and half-man. When Theseus learned of this‚ he demanded to be one of the tributes of the sacrifice and he promised his father that if he survived‚ he would return on a ship with a white sail‚ instead of a black one. Theseus went to Crete‚ and with
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also exemplify the importance of the Mediterranean region in comparison to the world during the BC era and into early CE. First‚ the palace at Knossos is a Minoan architectural feat that exemplified the Minoan culture‚ as a whole‚ on the island of Crete. Dated to around 1700-1300 BCE‚ this early bronze age palace was a part of the new palace period. The palace was excavated
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bottom. Men are wearing kilts and loincloths and woman are in robes. It is a hot dry night in the city of Knossos‚ especially in the court. A man is going to bull jump tonight. Bull sports are very popular on the island of Crete. Bull sports are well favored on Crete because when you bull leap it shows that you worship the bull. The event got started‚
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AP WORLD STUDY GUIDE UNIT 1 Chapter 1 Before Civilization Around 10‚000 years ago‚ during the Neolithic Age‚ humans began to cultivate plants and to domesticate animals in various parts of the world. Climate change is probably the major reason for the switch from food gathering to food production. Although farming is often harder than hunting and gathering‚ agriculturalists‚ because of their capacity to increase their population‚ expanded across much of the planet at the expense of hunter-gatherers
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"Inferno" Notes on 7th circle of Hell-Violence Capeneus = Round Three- Violence Against God(blasphemy) A huge and powerful warrior-king who virtually embodies defiance against his highest god‚ Capaneus is an exemplary blasphemer--with blasphemy understood as direct violence against God. Still‚ it is striking that Dante selects a pagan character to represent one of the few specifically religious sins punished in hell. Dante’s portrayal of Capaneus in Inferno 14.43-72--his large size and scornful
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