father to rule the universe. Hades‚ their brother‚ also fought by their side‚ but after the victory he was given rule of the Underworld‚ so did not sit atop Mt. Olympus with his brothers. Zeus - King of the Gods Zeus was King of the Gods and ruler of Mt. Olympus. He was the youngest son to Cronus and Rhea‚ Titans who were themselves children of
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A question that frequently crosses people’s minds‚ how did Europe become this advanced in several aspects of life? It all started when the Muslim civilization took place in Europe. Islam stepped in Europe through what’s called as Al-Andalus. Europe was vastly affected by the Andalusian era‚ culture‚ civilization‚ social life‚ and relations. It affected Europeans in several life aspects such as political aspects‚ social aspects‚ scientific aspects‚ economic aspects‚ etc. Al-Andalus civilization changed
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Discuss how much of Roman society and thought were Greek in origin. There were so much of Roman society and thoughts that were of Greek in origin; however‚ to fully appreciate how this came to be‚ it is essential to understand how the relationship between the Roman society and the Greek began. In 275 BC when the Romans in Italy began its expansion projects‚ they quickly conquered the vast majority of cities in the Mediterranean and furiously engaged the Carthaginians in a tough battle. This expansion
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of people‚ Although he is a great man in the world‚ he made many contributions to the world‚ however he still hated by the world. There are some examples of Hitler’s impacts that affect the world.According to written records‚ Hitler killed a lot of Jews‚ because the traditional idea of Germany said Jews are bad.Hitler did a lot of good things to Germany‚ he ruined many unequal treaties‚ He can claim to “rebuilt Germany”.1 Hitler killed a lot people‚ there are three points
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The geography of Ancient Greece had positive and negative effects on Ancient Greek Civilization. The mountains that cover Greece have acted as a barrier to Greece‚ and it separated Greece instead of uniting it. The Ionian Sea‚ Aegean Sea‚ Thracian Sea‚ Sea of Crete‚ Gulf of Corinth‚ and Mediterranean Sea surrounded Greece. They acted as a highway for Greece in order to reach other nations as efficiently as possible‚ as well as providing Greece with a source of income. Clearly‚ geography shaped Greek
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is the lower productivity rate caused by family-run businesses throughout the country. Since 1992‚ the economy “has been growing at a much slower pace than previously in the post-war period” (Destefanis 7). This slow pace staggered the economy’s development and has affected both “the investment in R&D and human capital” (Destefanis 7). In order to compensate for the staggering economy and slow paced growth‚ Italy required
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The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was signed on December 17‚ 1992‚ and entered into force on January 1‚ 1994. There have been studies that document the successes and failures of this agreement. One study was done in 2010 and examined 14 countries including Canada and Mexico. NAFTA has helped eliminate tariffs and quota restrictions for food trade and agricultural trade. There have been significant changes in economic growth‚ employment‚ and general border trading. Besides trade‚ NAFTA
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THE PERSIAN WAR The Persians and the Greeks were at war with each other in the Persian war. It started when the Ionians revolt against the Persians and asked Greek to save them. The wars were Marathon‚ Thermopylae‚ Salamis‚ and Plataea. The battle of Marathon was the first war. The Greeks won the war against the Persians. In the war the Persians thought they could sneak attack Athens but the Greeks were waiting for them the whole time. The battle of Thermopylae was the second war. The Persians
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Slavery started in the U.S. to help with farming in the South. Southern landowners needed more labor to help with farming so they started to use slaves. The use of slaves also helped their economy because farming was the basis of Southern economy. Slavery first began in the Jamestown Colony. Slaves in the colonies were laborers‚ artisans‚ drivers‚ etc. But there was violence between races as slaves rebelled. When slaves revolted colonists had them severely punished which showed that they would do
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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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