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    The Athenian civilization was a community established around the arts. While the spartans focused on physical attributes and constant training for war‚ the people of Athens chose to encourage a system based on the crafts‚ art and knowledge. In fact there appreciation for the arts is the reason they named their city what they did‚ after the goddess Athena who is the god of wisdom‚ craft‚ and military victory. The Athenians were also remarkably accepting to the other legal citizens. There were even

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    Socrates (469-399 BCE) lived during the time of transition from the height of the Athenian hegemony to its decline with the defeat by Sparta and its allies in the Peloponnesian War. This was a time when Athens sought to stabilize and recover from its defeat. The Athenian public had started to contemplate the effectiveness of democracy as a governmental system. At the latter end of his life he was charged with teaching the youth to “disrespect” the gods of the city. Socrates was convicted of these

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    the Wall of DBQ in extreme weathers like -20 to -30 degrees‚ but the peasants and soldiers were doing for the greater good.The Great Wall of DBQ was 13‚170 miles long and it took lots and lots of years to complete. The Wall was built with a lot of curves and twists to cover difficult terrain that was the border‚ like mountains‚ hills etc. It increased trade and was used for protection from the Xiongnu. Did the benefits of the Great Wall outweigh the human cost. The Great Wall is DBQ of Worth it with

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    Every great empire‚ country‚ person believe that they’re the ones who are doing what is right. They see nothing wrong with what they’re doing and blind to everything that doesn’t go along with what they want. For example‚ the war between the Greeks and Persians between 492 B.C.E. and 479 B.C.E. resulted in two world powers going head to head with each other. Greece is believed to be the symbol of Europe and for freedom‚ while Persia represents Asia and despotism. This allegation towards the two countries

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    The primary strengths of Ancient Greece that led to its rise to power during ancient times include the following: their form of government‚ their strive for glory and bravery‚ and their culture as a means of expressing themselves and creating their own identity. The kind of government that Ancient Greece had was democracy‚ wherein everyone is given a chance to be heard and “the administration is in the hands of the many and not the few” (Reilly 91). This gave its citizens to have a say on the events

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    If I were alive during Ancient Greece‚ I would choose to live in Sparta instead of Athens. To start with‚ in Sparta‚ women had more rights than in Athens. For example‚ in Sparta‚ women had the same simple life as me‚ but they could speak with men outside on their own‚ own property‚ and even marry again if their first husband had been gone for a very long time. Meanwhile‚ in Athens‚ all women did was take care of the household‚ they couldn’t even go outside by themselves! Second‚ the education in

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    Sparta had a Political organisation unlike many other Greek states at that time that drew upon elements of all types of Government structures. The Spartan constitution contained elements of monarchy‚ oligarchy and democracy and was described by ancient writers as a mixed constitution. The four elements were made by the two kings (monarchical)‚ Gerousia (oligarchic)‚ the Five Ephors (limited Democratic) and the Ekklesia (democratic). This system all came about from the work of the law-giver named

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    Introduction Ancient Greece is normally associated with the origin of democracy. Basically‚ Greek government evolved from single rule to small group rule to rule by the people. Because each city-state in ancient Greece possessed its own government‚ some of these types existed other than democracy‚ namely monarchy‚ aristocracy‚ tyranny‚ oligarchy. This essay will compare and contrast the ancient governments‚ namely monarchy‚ aristocracy‚ tyranny‚ oligarchy and democracy in Ancient Greek city states

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    But as we know‚ Athenian democracy came to a bitter end due to incompetent leadership and rampant political corruption. This second experiment into democracy is no different‚ if we do not take care of it‚ if we do not ward of political corruption‚ modern democracy might

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    Erin Garcia  Social Studies P6  Due: November 4  DBQ ­ Progressive Era Essay    Where will you put your milion dollars?  Did  you  know  that  there  is  an  underside   to  America  that  people  do  not  talk  about? ​ During  1900’s  to  1920  in  America‚  there   have  been  many  troubles  in  which  a  reform  movement  called  Progressivism  is  working  to  try  and  fixing  these  problems.  Accordingly  to  Aunt  Bessie  where  will  you  put  your  million  dollars?  is  the  task  at 

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