India¡¯s civilizations. India is cut off from other civilizations because of the various mountains ( for example‚ the Himalayas‚ Vindhya Mountains‚ etc.) and the rivers (for example‚ the Ganges River). Therefore‚ India‚ unlike many other cultures at the time‚ was free from the influences of the outside world. They were able to develop their own culture. In terms of the physical features‚ the value of the environment would have determined where people lived. For example‚ civilizations most likely
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This essay will discuss the contributions of the ancient Romans and the ancient Greeks to Western society‚ the focus will be on the political systems‚ laws and architecture. In Greece there were many city states‚ because the terrain favoured such governance‚ the city states emphasised the knowledge of man in government and deemphasised the role of religious beliefs. Athens was a city state most famous for its implementation of direct democracy. This type of democracy saw the citizens of Athens
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Ancient Greece The Ancient Olympics “And Time‚ in passing onward‚ clearly told the plain story‚ how Herakles divided the spoils that were the gift of war‚ and offered sacrifice‚ and how he ordained the four years’ festival along with the first Olympic Games and with contests victors.” * Pindar Olympian Ode 10.55-59 Even though there were other games within Greece‚ the Olympian Games became the most famous. The man credited with the creation of the games was none other than the hero and
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Jan Matzeliger and his ‘shoe lasting machine’ Jan Ernst Matzeliger was born on the 15th of September 1852 in what used to be Paramaribo – part of the Dutch colonies on the South American continent‚ known as the Dutch Guiana – now the Republic of Suriname. Although his mother was a black Surinamese slave‚ his father was a white Dutch engineer‚ sent to Paramaribo to manage government machine shops. This meant that Jan‚ despite the black colour of his skin‚ was born free‚ wealthy and educated thanks
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Aristotle’s Impact Throughout the centuries civilization has been constantly changing in ideas. Some noticeable changes in western civilization have been formation of polis along in new religion from Greek gods to the spread of Christianity. There were many philosophers that impacted western European society‚ one happens to be a man named Aristotle. Aristotle influence impacted future generations and changed views on philosophy‚ art‚ and literature. Aristotle taught his students that developing
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The ancient Greek Olympics By Gabriel Merrill So many people know what the Olympic Games are but how many know how or why they were started. The Olympics were started in 776 BC in Olympia and thus were called the Olympics. The games were held once every four years‚ which is an Olympiad. To the Greeks the games were more than just a source of entertainment the games were part of their worship. They put the games on in honor of Zeus and to appease the gods. During the celebration of the games there
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Art of ancient Greece My report is on ancient Greek art mainly sculptures and vase art I will also be writing about a day in the life of a Greek artist. Artists in ancient Greece varied from designing coins‚ mosaics‚ gem engravings‚ architecture‚ pottery and sculptures. I’m also going to talk about what tools the sculptors used and the various methods used to make pottery and vases. The second part of my report will be about a day in the life of a Greek artist for example how they were treated
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The Mayan Civilization was essentially a Mesoamerican civilization that was developed by the then Maya people. The civilization was most outstandingly noted for the Mayan hieroglyphic script as well as its architecture‚ art and fully developed writing system of pre-Columbian Americas. It is also good to note that the Maya developed in a place that encompasses Belize‚ all of Guatemala and southeastern Mexico. Some western parts of Honduras and El Salvador were also part of the plan (Chase et al
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Ancient Greek Scientific Inventions The smell of freshly smelted metal lingers in the air as the latest contraption of the great Archimedes is pulled up and set in its place. Checking his designs and equations one last time‚ Archimedes gives the ready for his latest invention‚ preparing to make history once again. Inventors‚ scientists and early mathematicians were prevalent and powerful in ancient Greek times‚ and their contributions were so important and groundbreaking‚ that some of the things
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of wrestling in Ancient Egypt. Among them‚ “the techniques used by the Egyptian wrestlers are depicted in great detail on the walls of an eleventh dynasty tomb at Beni-Hassan‚ on
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