Lecture Notes on Greek Civilization Greece part of the Balkan Peninsula maritime country in Southeastern Europe bounded in the north by Albania‚ Bulgaria‚ Macedonia‚ in the south by the Mediterranean Sea‚ in the west by the Ionian Sea and in the east by the Aegean Sea known as the first “Western” civilization; reached the peak of its advancement in the 5th century BCE had no unified government and consisted of city states 4 Major Greek Tribes: 1. Acheans 2. Ionians 3. Dorians 4
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People and Civilizations of the Americas An ancient civilization called Mesoamerican of the Maya developed a written language which enabled scribes to record the important actions of rulers and military events. One of the scribes was called the Mayan Scribe. The Mayan Scribe used a complex writing system to record religious concepts and memorializes the actions of their kings. Lady WacChanil-Ahau‚ the Maya princess‚ mounted a litter decorated with rich textiles and animal skins. The Mayans had
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The Binks’ civilization began 1800 B.C.E. with settlements in Bink land. The were by Bink sea and Bink water. They were known for agriculture‚ such as beans and squash and even corn also known as maize. During the Middle Preclassic Period which started 1000 B.C.E. ;there was a big increase in the Mesoamerican population. The Binks‚ along with the Zapotec and Totonac were a part of that. The Classic Period began in 250 C.E. and was known as the Golden Age. The Binks built over 40 cities and their
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Western Civilizations HMS-301 Section A Project Topic: Futurism Prepared By: Bassel Paoli (12110518) Instructor: Dr. Karim Tannous Introduction Futurism Futurism is an artistic and social movement that began in Italy Milan in 1909 by the Italian poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti. The movement launched under the name Futurist Manifesto‚ written by Filippo‚ was published in the Italian newspaper Gazzetta dell ’Emilia in Bologna on 5 February 1909‚ and later on in French on 20
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* 2. The Land Located in Europe in the A egean Sea * The first great civilization in Greece and Crete3. Brief History of Greece Around 1400It lasted roughly from 2000 BCE until 1400 BCE. was the Minoan. BCE‚ the Mycenaean civilization supplanted the Minoan‚ and dominated Greece until about 1100 BCE‚ when barbarians known as Durians invaded. * 4. EXTEND EARLY BEGINING OF POLIS * 490 750-550 Age of Colonization c. 700 Homer 5. Greek Polis Time Line 479 Spartans 480 Xerxes invades
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Contribution of Babylonians in Science and Technology Babylonia was an ancient cultural region in central-southern Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq)‚ withBabylon as its capital. Babylonia emerged when Hammurabi (fl. ca. 1696 – 1654 BC‚ short chronology) created an empire out of the territories of the former Akkadian Empire. Babylonia adopted the written Semitic Akkadian language for official use‚ and retained the Sumerian languagefor religious use‚ which by that time was no longer a spoken language
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Prehistory and indigenous civilizations Further information: History of the Philippines (until 1521)‚ Kingdom of Maynila‚ Kingdom of Namayan‚ and Kingdom of Tondo Under the Malay aristocracy‚ the city was known Seludong/Selurung‚ which was the same name given for the general region of southwestern Luzon at that time‚ suggesting that it was the capital of Ancient Tondo. It was also known as Gintu ("The Land/Island of Gold") or Suvarnadvipa by its neighbors. The said kingdom flourished during the
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The Inca and The Egyptian Civilization Throughout history‚ civilizations of different epochs from many parts of the world shared multiple similarities and differences‚ whether in political‚ economical‚ social‚ or religious attributes. An example of similarities and differences can be seen between the Inca civilization and the ancient Egyptian civilization. Of the two civilizations‚ the Inca and the Egyptian‚ similarities in their religious beliefs can be seen through their structures and textual
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map of the Mediterranean Sea and adjacent regions by William Faden‚ March 1785 Greek Bronze Age[show] Ancient Greece[show] Medieval Greece[show] Modern Greece[show] History by topic[show] Portal icon Greece portal v t e Ancient Greece was a Greek civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to the end of antiquity (ca. AD 600). Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine era.[1]
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Ryan Burris HIS 121 (I2) Spring- 2014 Module 2 Egyptian Civilizations January 31‚ 2014 Egyptian Civilizations In the reading‚ "Justice for Everybody in Imperial Egypt"‚ the legal system of Imperial Egypt viewed people differently. It is believed that Egyptian law was based on a common sense view of right and wrong‚ following the codes based on the concept of Ma’at. Ma’at represented truth‚ order‚ balance and justice in the universe. This was the highest conception of physical and moral law
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