The Trojan War‚ the event depicted in Homer’s Iliad‚ was the most popular subject in Greek drama and told its story elaborately to next generations. According to Homer‚ the war started because Helen‚ the most beautiful Greek woman and wife of a Greek king‚ Menelaus‚ decided to leave her husband and ran away with a Trojan Prince‚ Paris. This angered the Greeks so they sailed to Troy and fought for Helen’s return. As the war continued on‚ the Greeks were forced to plan a new strategy to attack Troy
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Ancient history. The Xia dynasty was the first Chinese dynasty‚ from 2070 BC to 1600 BC. Many historians debate on whether the Xia dynasty really existed‚ or was just a legend‚ there has not been any conclusive evidence on if it really existed or not. The Xia dynasty was recorded in ancient Chinese writings‚ but no archaeological discoveries can confirm these writings. The Shang dynasty took over in 1600 BC and ended in 1054 BC. The people
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What did Hitler do to make him one of biggest terrorists in the history of this Earth? We know the general story of Hitler‚ but do we know everything he did? Hitler became the worst terrorist of all time‚ because he rounded up several million Jews and killed them with poisonous gasses in Concentration Camps for 6 years and invaded various countries killing many other non-Jews too. Adolf Hitler started off running for president of Germany but ended up losing to Paul Von Hindenburg in
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Atlantis Constitution By: Maddey‚ Josh‚ and Bryce Preamble: We the citizens of Atlantis‚ wish to have peace and justice throughout the nation‚ that our nation will carry on as an united and civilized country. We hope to keep freedom strong‚ enhance justice‚ uphold laws‚ and through our democracy we will give equality to men and women through the Constitution of Atlantis. Congress: The Congress shall be made up of a Senate and a House of Representative with a total of 335 members. The Senate will
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his time was due to the unequal distribution of power and material in society‚ separating it into two classes; the upper and the lower class referred to by Marx as the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. Marx believed that the only way equality will exist is when the proletariat join together and revolt against the bourgeoisie to have the power and the wealth impartially distributed. Marx stated “inequalities of capitalism would become so extreme that workers would eventually
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Francis Bacon’s New Atlantis Francis Bacon was the founder of the modern scientific method. The focus on the new scientific method is on orderly experimentation. For Bacon‚ experiments that produce results are important. Bacon pointed out the need for clear and accurate thinking‚ showing that any mastery of the world in which man lives was dependent upon careful understanding. This understanding is based solely on the facts of this world and not as the ancients held it in ancient philosophy. This
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The Atlantis Gene is a thrilling book by A. G. Riddle. Mysteries will be unraveled. Possibly‚ a question that has been asked since the dawn of time. A question‚ as to what happened long ago. Over 1‚000 years ago‚ the human race almost went extinct‚ except for a certain few people with advanced genetics. What if we take another ride? That is the plan of the Immari. It may involve genocide‚ but with reason. Let’s put that on pause. Our two main characters need to be introduced. Kate Warner‚ is a geneticist
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hoped to be able to spread Christianity to ‘heathen lands’ in the east. In 1492‚ he sailed from Europe to America. He and his sailors crossed the Atlantic Ocean‚ not knowing where they would land. It was a voyage into the unknown as they say. Columbus did not find America‚ There were many people already living there Like native Americans. Vikings from Europe had landed in America many years before. Columbus and his sailors sailed bravely into the unknown. They brought home new foods‚ new knowledge and
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Hopkins University where I study marine archaeology. The legend of Atlantis has been one of the oldest and most spellbinding of all the world’s mysteries. It has puzzled civilizations for many years. Civilization first heard about Atlantis in 330 B.C by Plato. Plato was a Greek philosopher. He wrote stories about Atlantis called “Timaeus” and “Critias”. He lived from about 428 B.C to 348 B.C. For two millennia no one thought about Atlantis. Some people believe that the stories are fictional‚ made up
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Hampi: The Indian Atlantis Hampi! Its name conjures up visions of an exotic Indian spiritual paradise ensconced within the folds of a subcontinent of timeless beauty and vast cultural heritage. This ancient capital of the mighty 14th century Vijayanagara Empire that preceded the Mogul era‚ is located the on the banks of the Tungbhadra River‚ near Hospet in northern Karnataka. Abandoned after the 16th century‚ it was rediscovered by British explorers in 1800. I spent a rewarding weekend there last
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