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    Throughout history‚ Russia has developed differently from the “westerncivilization. Russia started off as being similar to the “western” culture‚ but overtime developed into one that the west never saw. Russia was influenced in it’s development from the conquest of the Mongols to Peter I. Russia also had unique features that were a first for societies in Europe and the rest of the world. Russia throughout history has been conquered by many different groups of people‚ from the Mongols to Peter

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    Greece & Its Theatre

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    Ancient Greece has been celebrated for its cultural achievements and its government. Although most of this culture was changed or altered after the Roman Empire came to existence Greek theatre has come to be the main contributor to the structure of theatre today. The style of writing the plays; comedy and tragedy‚ and the layout of the theater itself has evolved from the original format comprised by the Athenians. Theatre was a huge part of ancient Greek culture‚ with theaters in every town and

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    Rough Draft-Black Plague One of the greatest disasters of the Western Civilization is without a doubt the Black Plague‚ but the Black Plague isn’t like any of your other diseases‚ it was a plague that was determined to reduce more than half of the western population‚ this disease was destined to end all humankind‚ given it’s way. With the Europeans trading with the East‚ a rumor was being spread that an infectious disease was forming in Asia. In Jordan McMullin’s book‚ “The Black Death”‚ he discusses

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    Rome over one simple scrap of paper…” were Martins Luther’s thoughts of his 95 Theses. Luthers 95 Theses set the Protestant Reformation into motion. This scrap of paper sparked a conflict that changed the way the Catholic Church had a hold on Western Civilization. Very few men if any have shifted the course of history like Martin Luther. In a small time span of ten years‚ this German monk toppled the Catholic Churches hold on Christianity. Martin Luther was born into the corrupt world of Europe ran

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    republic. While doing so‚ he established a political system pertaining to a monarchy that would allow him to concentrate the power in his hands alone. This new system of governing would deliver Rome to its peak‚ allowing the Roman Empire to shape Western civilization through a process historians call “Romanization.” Fourteen years of bloody civil war followed the assassination of Caesar Augustus‚ who was often referred to as the greatest emperor of Rome. Several men of power attempted to take the throne

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    Greece‚ which is located in Europe‚ is one of the most gorgeous places to visit with beautiful beaches‚ great archaeological sites and cities‚ several historical monuments which have inspired some modern education and culture around the world. According to the 2001 census the population of Greece is home to 10‚964‚020 people. Greece has received a large number of immigrants since the early 1990s (Greece‚ 2008). The majority of them come from the neighboring countries. The population of northern

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    Ancient Greece Greece The Greek peninsula has been culturally linked with the Aegean Islands‚ and the west coast of Asia Minor since the Neolithic Age. The numerous natural harbors and close-lying islands lead to a unified‚ maritime civilization. However cultural unity did not produce political unity. Mountain ranges and deep valleys separated the peninsula into small economic and political units. Constant feuding between cities and surrounding empires for political power made Greece the sight

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    stood for freedom. The eastern and Western conceptualizations still exist but the idea of the East and West in a literal sense is a thing of the past. Today‚ both the Western and Eastern Civilizations influence each other heavily. Western civilization can be compared to modern day Capitalism and the Eastern Civilization can be considered communism. The relationship between the United States and China is a great example of how the ideas of the two civilizations may still be in effect but in the long

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    HIST121 Western Civilization before The Thirty Years War Charlemagne: Roman Emperor‚ Father of Europe‚ or the Chief Bishop Larry Ray December 15‚ 2013 Charlemagne was one of the greatest European rulers of medieval times. He was both part warrior and part scholar. He was also know to many as Charles the Great or just Charles in his inner circle. He lived from 747 to 814. Charlemagne was a Frank. Franks’ were German tribes who controlled the area of northwestern

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    Classical Greece and Hellenistic Greece have a lot of differences. They have differences in time as the classical Greek‚ or‚ Hellenic period was the time before the death of Alexander The Great. Some of them are the studies of philosophy‚ literature‚ art‚ science‚ and religion. As a result of Alexander’s campaigns‚ the Greek world was forever changed after his death in 323 BCE. Alexander’s campaigns had brought the Greeks into contact with a number of Asian cultures‚ and Alexander had wanted

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