Introduction: In ancient times‚ Greece was not a united country. It was a collection of separate lands‚ called city states where Greek-speaking people lived. There were hundreds of city-states in ancient Greece‚ some really small ones and some really big ones with large populations. The following are the five most powerful city-states in about 550 B.C.E; Athens (A-thens)‚ Sparta (Spar-ta)‚ Corinth (Cor-inth)‚ Thebes(the-be-s) and Argos (Ar-gos). Ancient Greece consisted mainly of a mountainous
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The essay about the Persian Empire The particular history-achaemenid The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). Persia’s earliest known kingdom was the proto-Elamite Empire‚ followed by the Medes; but it is the Achaemenid Empire that emerged under Cyrus the Great that is usually the earliest to be called "Persian. The first record of the Persians comes from an Assyrian inscription from c. 844 BC that calls them
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Thales (624 BC-546 BC) lived in Ancient Greece and was arguably the world’s first philosopher and scientist. Prior to Thales‚ supernaturalism was considered to be the cause of most if not all things. For example‚ the answer to a question such as‚ "Why does the wind blow?" or "What caused the epidemic?" would invariably involve a supernatural explanation such as‚ "It is the will of the gods." Explanations based on supernaturalism‚ however‚ are not really explanations at all. They represent non-rational
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The Nile River in Shaping Egyptians Life “Egypt is the gift of the Nile!” Herodotus The Nile‚ the World’s longest river‚ extends for 6400 km. It starts in the heart of Africa (the Lake Victoria) to pass Uganda Sudan‚ Ethiopia and Egypt to finally flow into the Mediterranean Sea. The Great Nile consists of several tributaries. The two main of them: the White and the Blue Nile meet in the Sudan capital of Khartoum to create a magnificent water line. This is the only river that crosses Sahara
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processing information about the physical earth and environment. Evolution of Surveying: The oldest historical records in existence today which bear directly on the subject of surveying state this science had its beginning in Egypt. Herodotus recorded that sesortris (1400 B.C.) divide the land of Egypt into plots for purpose of taxation‚ as consequence of the work‚ early Greed thinkers developed the science of geometry. Their advance‚ however was chiefly along the lines of pure science
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Early civilization often had firm beliefs religiously and rooted worldviews in their relationships respective to the environments that they occupy. In the early Mesopotamian civilization‚ they practiced religion based on deities of the environment. Similarly to the Mesopotamians‚ early Egyptian civilization also had deities of the environment including deities of the Sun‚ the Moon‚ and the Desert. Both resulting civilizations practiced religion that focused on their relationship with the environment
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very useful as it gave a brief overview of the education system in a clear manner. •Wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SyssitiaAlthough not too reliable due to the editing nature of Wikipedia‚ I did find a few useful quotes from Plutarch and Herodotus. This is good to read just to get a firmer grip on the topic. •Unit 6: Creating the Citizens of Sparta‚ Spartan Society‚ Kathryn WelchInformation provided here was solid‚ but didn ’t seem as extensive or specific as Medcarf ’s analysis. It did give
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Gates of Fire By: Steven Pressfield Subject Person- Spartan Warriors Place- Greece 480 B.C. Event- Battle of Thermoplae. Concept- Xeones recounts his life leading up to the battle. Object- Greek city-states consisting of 300 Spartan Warriors‚ 400 Thebans‚ 700 Thespian Volunteers And around 900 Helots Fought The Persian Empire at the pass of Thermopylae. Reason For Choosing Book Prior to reading this novel I had some knowledge of the Battle of Thermopylae. I watched the movie 300last year
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Italian psychiatrist‚ Enrico Morselli as “dysmorphophobia” in the year 1891. The term derived from the Greek word “dysmorphia”‚ meaning misshapenness or ugliness. The disorder first appeared in one of Morselli’s written works titled “Histories of Herodotus”. As Morselli was referring to the myth of the “ugliest girl in Sparta.”
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Hephaestus God of Fire‚ Metalworking‚ Stone masonry and the Art of Sculpture. Symbol : Hammer Anvil‚ Tongs‚ and/or quail Hephaestus (Vulcan) is the son of Zeus and Hera. Sometimes it is said that Hera alone produced him and that he has no father. He is the only god to be physically ugly. He is also lame. Accounts as to how he became lame vary. Some say that Hera‚ upset by having an ugly child‚ flung him from Mount Olympus into the sea‚ breaking his legs. Others that he took Hera’s side in
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