For many years we have been influenced by many ideas from the Greeks. Some things we have today wouldn’t be possible without the Greeks contributions to Western civilization. Out of the many great ideas they had‚ the three most popular ones are philosophy‚ math and medicine‚ and entertainment. These all play major parts in today’s everyday life. In ancient Greece‚ philosophy was becoming a big thing. Many people were against it and wanted to get rid of philosophers. There was a famous trial in
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son of Septimius Severus‚ had co-ruled with his brother‚ Geta‚ after their father died. Later‚ Caracalla secured his throne as the emperor for 6 years (211-217) by murdering his younger brother. Widely known as a tyrant throughout Rome‚ Caracalla did not have a great reputation by the way he had ruled. To gain support‚ he had campaigned throughout Germany‚ built public baths‚ and granted all free people in Roman citizenship. This might have been caused to raise taxes‚ but had overall changed the
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Not only did he create what is now the fourth largest religion in the world‚ but he also helped to spread peace throughout the world. Without the Buddha’s influence and the influence of Buddhism‚ many empires may not have developed the way that they did and many other religions may not have developed at all. The story of the Buddha begins with the birth of Prince Siddhartha Gotama‚ in Nepal around 586 bce. Siddartha was the son of Sudhodhana Crieftain‚ the king of the Sakyu tribe. From the very
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Did you know that the watermill‚ odometer‚ and original alarm clock all came from Ancient Greece? Not only this‚ but Ancient Greece heavily influenced government‚ languages‚ cartography‚ current day math and so much more. Greece has made an overall larger impact on the world and the united states‚ along with influencing many languages and governmental styles. Body For example‚ the style of government greece implemented thanks to a popular leader‚ Cleisthenes‚ is now used in one hundred and twenty
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I. INTRODUCTION: Benito Mussolini‚ also known as Il Duce (“The Leader) was a man born July 29‚ 1883-April 28‚ 1945. His political ability originated from his father‚ he was later was kicked out of the party because he wasn’t against the same things like World War 1. Benito Mussolini was the creator of the Fascist party‚ and because of this it opened doors for him to be prime minister which gave him all authority over Italy. His power was not accepted by all people‚ and because of this he was
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Technological advances during the period 1450-1750‚ or the Renaissance Era‚ were major influences to the way of life seen today. The ships‚ tools for traveling‚ especially the ones made Portugal and Spain all Impact society today‚ allowing for the age of exploration to emerge. All these tools proved prosperous but known more important than the printing-press independently developed in Germany by Johannes Gutenberg. Germany before this time was divided‚ in other words not a country yet‚ but divided
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Mikhail Gorbachev was a Russian native who made his mark on Soviet government. He was looking to change the system and how various aspects worked within the system. When individuals‚ whether citizens or officials‚ saw Gorbachev ideas of change accompanied his name. One part of change he made while in office was with the economic system. This one change rippled into many changes as the structure of the government was deeply intertwined. Gorbachev made an uncommon decision for person of his stature
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A verse pinned to Burr´s door a few months after the duel read‚ “Oh Burr‚ Oh Burr? What has thou done? Thou hast shouted dead great Hamilton! You hid behind a bunch of thistle‚ And shouted him dead with a great hoos pistol” Qtd by Roxburgh‚ 40. On July 11‚ 1804‚ Alexander Hamilton was shot dead in a duel with his arch enemy‚ Aaron Burr. Hamilton had a tremendous affect on the birth of our country and would have had a greater effect if he lived longer. Burr´s reputation was ruined forever and no one
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venues in Liverpool when bassist Stuart Sutcliffe joined them. Then it became obvious that they needed to incorporate a drummer. The name of the group would undergo new variations‚ from Johnny and the Moondogs to The Silver Beatles and The Beatles (1960)‚ which in the end would be the definitive one. Such denomination arose from the fashion of putting animal names to music groups (like the insect beetle) and the play of words with the style that they practiced (beat music). They finally incorporated a
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Many thing influences Leonardo work ‚ depending on each artwork there is a different influence. In the Mona Lisa his influence is a women looking for a self portrait and cash in her hand willing to pay for it. The influence in his artwork The last Supper his influence is the bible and what a person learns in church at a younger age. He wanted to give people a visual of how he felt the last Supper looks like. He got the idea of the last Supper when he was thinking to himself one day how does the last
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