The Greeks’ history began around 700 B.C. with festivals honoring their many gods. One god‚ Dionysus‚ was honored with an unusual festival called the City Dionysia. The revelry-filled festival was led by drunken men dressed up in rough goat skins (because goats were thought sexually potent) who would sing and play in choruses to welcome Dionysus. Tribes competed against one another in performances‚ and the best show would have the honor of winning the contest. Of the four festivals in Athens (each
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History of India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search This article is about the history of the Indian subcontinent prior to the partition of India in 1947. For the modern Republic of India‚ see History of the Republic of India. For Pakistan and Bangladesh‚ see History of Pakistan and History of Bangladesh. "Indian history" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Native American history. Part of a series on the | History of India | | Chronology of Indian
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The History of the Catapult We usually think of a catapult as something that was used in the Middle Ages to destroy the walls of a castle. But catapults have a very long history dating long before the time of castles and they were developed in many different ways by many different cultures over the centuries. The catapult has been used from ancient times to modern times today. The purpose has remained mostly the same over all these years. Though more recently we have had different ideas for the
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of Che’s lasting legacy from one of being a self- confessed Marxist revolutionary and to his image being hijacked by commercial interests to sell products. The underlying aim is to respond to the core questions of the construction and recording of history over time‚ along with understanding the changing attitudes toward the personality over time. T he life of Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara is often described as heroic; the Guerrilla fighter assisting in the expulsion of societal injustice and economic inequality
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George Beauchamp and Paul Berth‚ in 1931. However it was Danelectro that first produced electric guitars for the wider public. Danelectro also first used tube amp technology. Application: The information that I gathered from wikipedia gave me a history for the guitar and the background behind my project. Now since my project is learning how to play the guitars not research the guitars lineage this wont directly help my project‚
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AIMS! ✔ ! What) the) syllabus) says:) The$ aim$ of$ the$ History$ Years$ 7110$ Syllabus$ is$ to$ stimulate$ students’$interest$in$and$enjoyment$of$exploring$the$past‚$to$develop$a$critical$understanding$ of$the$past$and$to$enable$them$to$participate$as$active‚$informed$and$responsible$citizens.”) What) the) plan) does:) The! plan! has! very! explicit! inquiry! questions! that! deal! with! the! importance!of!conserving!our!heritage!whilst!also!exploring!the!legacies!of!past!societies
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least five continents (North America‚ South America‚ Europe‚ Africa‚ and Australia). During this period of silence‚ spread was unchecked by awareness or any preventive action and approximately 100‚000-300‚000 persons may have been infected. (qtd in “History”) The first awareness of AIDS was in June of 1981‚ when they found traces of PCP in five men in Los Angeles‚ California. This event occured when they believed only gay men could get the disease‚ so they were not worried about it spreading to heterosexual
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AP WORLD HISTORY Introduction: This assignment will practice skills used in Document Based Questions which are an important part of the AP World History course. Read/analyze each document below. Answer the questions in the space provided. After doing this‚ use this information to write a DBQ essay based on the rubric provided below. You will be grade on perceived effort more than expertise. Do not copy or plagiarize someone else’s work. If you have specific questions about the assignment
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Brianda Arantxa LopezGarcia 10/01/2012. Writing 100 Informative Essay History of Tennis Most people are somewhat aware of the diverse array of sports that are played around the world. This awareness was probably attained firsthand‚ through actually playing these sports or observing these sports being played. This is because sports have somehow worked their way into our hearts‚ by bringing people from different backgrounds together to work towards to common goal‚ whether the goal is
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Adam Licht FYS Research paper Darft History of doping Texts going back in history suggest that men have always sought a way to work harder or at least to suffer less at what they were doing. It has even been argued that Adam and Eve were the first to take a substance (the forbidden fruit) to gain “god like power”. When the fittest of a nation were selected as athletes or combatants‚ they were fed diets and given treatments considered beneficial. Scandinavian mythology says Berserkers
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