This was an area of Eurasia that included the Caucasians including Azerbaijan‚ the central Asia steppes including Uzbekistan‚ Turkmenistan‚ Tajikistan‚ and Afghanistan‚ the...valley of the Indus or that area between India and Pakistan‚ andthe southern Ukraine with the lower Danube and Bulgaria. Scholars regard the Scythians as an Iranian nomadic peoples peaking several languages but mostly Iranian (or Parsi which later became Farsi). Scythians have left important ethnological markers
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experts agree that they were constructed as burial monuments for pharaohs‚ but “how” these ancient people constructed monuments of such great size without modern machinery is a mystery which is still being debated. There is one theory from Herodotus‚ a polish engineer‚ which states that machines formed of short wooden planks were used to raise the stones. “After laying the stones for the base‚ they raised the remaining stones to their places by means of machines formed of short wooden planks
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The ancient pyramids of Khufu were built by slaves. In other words‚ a slave is an unpaid worker who is forced into labor. The quote from Document A‚ “Egyptians were compelled into labor” suggests that slaves built the pyramids. The important thing about this is that compelled means forced‚ so the Egyptians had no choice and were forced to obey the will of Khufu. Another quote from Document A‚ “for 20 years people wore themselves out” also suggests that slaves built the pyramids. This quote connects
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doctor interviewed in this article (The Minoans…) 14. Describe the role of women within Spartan society (Ch. 3) 15. Why was the Peloponnesian War considered a hopeless struggle between the 2 combatants ( Ch. 4) 16. Describe the differences between Herodotus and Thucydides in their work (Ch. 4) 17. How did the Greek philosophers Aristotle and Plato view democracy (Ch. 4) 18. Identify the Great Dionysia? (Ch. 4) 19. Identify the polis that defeated Sparta following their victory over Athens in the Peloponnesian
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CULTURAL RELATIVITY: THE ROOT OF CAUSE CONFLICT IN NIGERIA Nigeria is a multicultural nation with over 250 ethnic groups. Human beings are product of culture. Culture has made people what they are. Culture is the totality of experience of people in a given environment. Culture is complex whole of the people- this complex whole includes the beliefs‚ habits‚ modes and attitude of people. Culture is the result of interaction of people in a particular environment and the interpretation of their experiences
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“The creed which accepts as the foundation of morals‚ Utility‚ or the Greatest Happiness Principle‚ holds that actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness” (11). That quote is from “Utilitarianism” written by John Stuart Mill. Mill is noted in history as a man who pushed for radical change of social and legal principles using Utilitarianism as his guide. That quote sums up his belief in that theory. In this essay I will be discussing Mill‚ the theory of Utilitarianism and
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granite slab above the ceiling of the main chamber are roughly scribbled chalk marks that have a slight resemblance to a hieroglyphic symbol for the name of Khufu. The pyramids of Egypt have long captivated people’s imaginations. The Greek historian Herodotus described his visit to Egypt and its pyramids in the middle of the 5th century BC‚ and later Greek and Roman travelers admired and climbed the Great Pyramid. The Roman writer Pliny the Elder‚ who lived in the 1st century AD‚ told of local Egyptians
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Ancient Babylon Public Works and Writing One Public Work in Ancient Babylon is The Royal Road. The Royal road was an ancient highway rebuilt by Persian King Darius the great. The course of the road was reconstructed from the writings of Herodotus. The path traveled through what is now the middle northern section of turkey. The path is believed to be split into two paths‚ one traveling northern east and the other continuing east. The road did not follow the shortest nor the easiest between the two important cities
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1. What does 19th-century poet‚ Percy Bysshe Shelley‚ mean by “We are all Greeks”? What were the two ancient Bronze Age civilizations of the Aegean Sea? What myths or characteristics are these two ancient civilizations known for? He means that modern individuals- profoundly influenced by the Hellenic ideals of reason‚ beauty‚ and the good life on earth. Two bronze age civilization of the Aegean sea were the mycenaeans and the maritime. They were known for being prosperous and seafaring. 2. Who is
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1 To begin‚ Egypt was kept from outside influence because of its natural boundaries and the Nile. Therefore‚ this had positive effects on Egypt’s agriculture and development. The natural boundaries included the Mediterranean Sea‚ deserts and the six cataracts of the Nile. Since there were no outside influences there were no pressures and so this ancient river valley civilization could develop. The Nile did not only protect them but it also benefited them a lot. The annual flood of the Nile
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