between Mt. Oeta & Gulf of Maliakós; once a narrow pass along the coast Delian League- was an association of Greek city-states Helots- a member of a class of serfs in ancient Sparta Oligarchy- he people that control a country‚ business‚ etc Herodotus- Greek historian Xerxes- the Great king of Persia Ostracism- a method of temporary banishment by popular vote without trial or special accusation practiced in ancient Greece WIW Alcibiades- Athenian gen. & polit Socratic Method- the use of
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geographical name of islands that were regarded as situated somewhere near the west coasts of Europe. The traditional assumption‚ ignoring Strabo‚ is that Cassiterides refer to Great Britain‚ based on the significant tin deposits in Cornwall. Herodotus (430 BC) had only dimly heard of the Cassiterides‚ "from which we are said to have our tin‚" but did not discount the islands as legendary.[3] Later writers — Posidonius‚ Diodorus Siculus‚[4] Strabo[5] and others — call them smallish islands off
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Africa. It is south of the Mediterranean Sea. It Is on the Nile River which is the second largest river in the world. It is located near the Red Sea which is to its east. To the west is the Libyan desert which as the ancient greek historian Herodotus said‚ “is wholly the gift of the nile ‚ Egypt would be just the barren desert that surrounds the river.’’ Egypt had two regions. Upper Egypt which started from the first cataract that was one hundred miles away from the opening
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regions and could therefore initially be classified as emporion‚ or Greek trading colony. Corinth supports such a model. “’From an indefinite time’‚ writes Thucydides (i 13‚ 5)‚ she had been a commercial emporium; even Homer…called her ‘rich’‚ and Herodotus observes that it was her citizens who ‘despised craftsmen least’ (ii 167‚ 2).” Furthermore‚ Corinth’s historical founders and ruling class at the time‚ the Bacchiadae‚ were traders as demonstrated by the mention in a fragment of Aristotle (fr. 611
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settled around the Black Sea. Who mated with vanquished foes and only kept the female children they bore. 2. Where are references to the Amazons found? The first account was found in Homer’s ILIAD‚ an account of the Trojan War. Greek historian Herodotus talked about a group of women warriors in his writing around 5th or 6th century B.C. 3. What evidence is there that the Amazons may have existed in real life? The first evidence of women warriors came for the steppes of southern Russia from burial
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platform thought to have been topped with a temple but this was to honor the chief god or goddess. The Sumerians were polytheistic and worshipped many gods. They believed that the gods controlled every aspect of life. An ancient Greek historian named Herodotus said “is wholly the gift of the Nile” Without the Nile‚ Egypt would be just the barren desert. Where Egypt is
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ancient accounts about the history of a small kingdom along the Yellow River that existed from about 2‚000 BC to 1‚600 BC. The main ancient accounts are in the Records of the Grand Historian (史記) that were written between about 109 BC and 91 BC by Sima Qian and another textthat is called the Bamboo Annals (竹書紀年) that was a text that was said to have been buried with the King of Wei who died in 296 BC and was rediscovered in 281 AD during the Jin Dynasty. The text was written on flat pieces of bamboo
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The Phoenix Bird Name: Date: Block: Teacher: The phoenix bird is sometimes heard about and referenced in mythology‚ and even popular movies today like Harry Potter. But some don’t know its origin‚ and ancient mythological background. It starts with its symbolism. The Phoenix symbolizes rebirth‚ especially of the sun‚ and has alternatives in European‚ Central American‚ Egyptian and Asian cultures. In the 19th century‚ Hans Christian Anderson wrote a story about the phoenix. Edith Nesbit
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Introduction to Psychology APSS111 Reflective journal (1) Name: Zhang Jing Yi ID: 12133456d Among all the subjects and disciplines throughout the history of human beings‚ I believe psychology could be recognized as one that holds together the three attributes of complex‚ fun and amazingly close relations with life. The use of the word “amazing” stems from the initial impression I had on psychology before I set out the journey to know about it and I barely thought those theories
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References: 3.6 External links [edit]History The origin of the idea of seven wonders of the world dates back to Herodotus (484 BC – 425 BC) and Callimachus (305 BC – 240 BC)‚ who made lists which included the Great Pyramid of Giza‚ Hanging Gardens of Babylon‚ Statue of Zeus at Olympia‚ Temple of Artemis at Ephesus‚ Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus‚ Colossus
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