Aristophanes was born in 450 BC. He was considered to be the greatest representative of the ancient Greek comedy. His works had been preserved in greatest quantity. Most of the known facts about Aristophanes’ life were derived from references from his plays. In 427 BC‚ he began his dramatic career with a play called The Daitaleis (The Banqueters). It was from the surviving fragments to had been a satire on his contemporaries’ educational and moral theories. He was thought to have written forty plays
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Christianity REL/134 February 6‚ 2013 Roy Whitaker Christianity After Jesus’ death‚ and the destruction of the Temple in 70 C.E.‚ the Jewish-Christian Church weakened to the point that it all but disappeared over the next 100 years. According to the text (Malloy 2010) the non-Jewish‚ Greek speaking branch of early Christianity‚ led by Paul and others like him spread the word throughout the Roman Empire. Paul’s efforts to spread his beliefs about Jesus signaled a turning point in Christianity
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Through the works of the Athenian historian‚ Thucydides‚ a myriad of information is shared pertaining to not only to his own life‚ but to the society and culture of Ancient Greece as well. He was born around 460-455 BC and through his life he wrote one of the most in depth recordings of the Peloponnesian War entitled‚ History of the Peloponnesian War. Not only did Thucydides live within the wartime period‚ he also fought in this war as well as a military general. The efforts that Thucydides contributed
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Regionalism art was had a big impact in the 1930’s when the great depression was at its greatest. This led to making people feel better and happier about the great depression. The great depression was a big part in shaping regionalism art. People would paint painting to lighten people’s feeling and also let people see what the world has to offer them and the beauty. Regionalism art was mostly used to show the beauty of cities and america heartland and new technology. It was seen more often in the
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Harriet Tubman served her life toward slavery and as a honorable women in history. She was born in Dorchester‚ Maryland in 1820. Harriet’s mother was Harriet Green and her father was Ben Ross. Harriet took many chances throughout history to help slaves escape as a symbol of bravery. Harriet Tubman was known as a conductor of the Underground Railroad. She helped many slave in the North and she never lost a passenger. Throughout time she made a total of nineteen trips. She traveled at night and rest
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Marie Louise Fuller‚ better known as Loie Fuller‚ was an American dancer born January 15‚ 1862 in Fullersburg‚ Illinois and died January 1‚ 1928 in Paris‚ France. Loie is known for her invention of “Serpentine dance” which became popular in the late eighteen hundreds and became something that was commonly seen in stage shows and early films. In her early years‚ Loie’s family struggled and was in search in work in business‚ so they moved north to Chicago. After her family successfully found business
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The scientific revolution of the Renaissance had its start with Copernican heliocentrism and its culmination‚ a century later‚ with Newtonian mechanics. His most eminent representative‚ however‚ was the Italian scientist Galileo Galilei. In the field of physics‚ Galileo made the first laws of motion; in the astronomy department‚ he confirmed the Copernican theory with his telescopic observations. But none of these valuable contributions have had such significant consequences as the introduction of
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Between 1917 and 1920‚ the Bolshevik party underwent a massive transformation‚ as it evolved from a revolutionary splinter group into the party in full control of the Soviet state. The Bolsheviks emerged from the Russian Social Democratic Party – who believed that the industrial workers were the only revolutionary class. In the February Revolution of 1917‚ Tsar Alexander II was overthrown‚ effectively ending the three-hundred-year-old Romanov Dynasty. During the February Revolution‚ Vladimir Lenin
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The Scientific Revolution was caused by a number of preceding events‚ such as the Renaissance. The Renaissance occurred from 1300 to 1600‚ and was a rebirth of learning after Europe emerged from the Dark Ages. The Renaissance inspired a spirit of curiosity and change from learning that aided the Scientific Revolution by developing a higher education that enabled them to make opinions for themselves. Furthermore‚ the Renaissance allowed people to question both the Church and the olden ways‚ which
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John Calvin John Calvin was a theologian/ecclesiastical statesman. He also fought as a protestant for the reformation he was mostly known for being one of the most important people in the reformation. John Calvin was born in France in July 10‚ 1509. In 1523 he went to the University in Paris where he studied theology then‚ in 1528 John Calvin went to law school at University of Orleans. The only reason he studied law was because his father wanted him to but in 1531 when his father died John Calvin
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