The Contributions to the Western Civilization Ashley Stewart 5/1/11 Professor Hammond Strayer University The Hebrews‚ Greeks‚ and Romans‚ have made great contributions to develop the Western Civilization. The legacy that they’ve left was religion‚ knowledge‚ and government. The Hebrews contributed the religious aspect‚ the Greeks contributed knowledge and government‚ and the Romans contributed one must have an understanding of the ancient Greek culture‚ or else considered governing
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The Mayan Civilization By Muhammad Mustafa Topic I: The Mayans I. Early Settlements a. By 1500 B.C.‚ Mayans settled in villages‚ farmed‚ and traded. 1. They built temples in villages by 500 B.C.‚ became cities. II. Social Structure a. Most of them lived in city-states‚ and formed social structures. 1. King were at the top‚ then noble class of priests‚ leading warriors‚ 2. Then merchants and artisans‚ then farmers‚ 3. At the bottom were slaves‚ most of them
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Ancient Greek civilizations originated in 2000 B.C. and lasted to about 300 B.C. their culture still impacts Western civilization. Also Greeks spread their ideas all over the world. They contributed significantly with the ideas of geometry‚ philosophy‚ government‚ sporting events‚ architecture‚ sculpture‚ drama‚ and more. All of this came about and reached new heights during Greece’s “Golden Age”. This age lasted for about 50 years. Today all of our lives are greatly affected and influenced from
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Ancient Civilizations DBQ In the beginning of human existence‚ nomadism was the main form of living in order to survive. Many of our early civilizations started out with a group of people gathering and hunting their food‚ never staying in one place because their food always moved. That is until the Neolithic revolution‚ the domestication of plants and animals‚ which really started the chain reaction of civilization. Because of the start of Mesopotamia‚ Ancient Egypt‚ and The Indus Valley‚ many
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Topic: To what extent does the hypothesis of bona fide‚ yet ‘missing’‚ civilization in the Palaeolithic era make sense to you? Palaeolithic meaning old stone‚ which is about (2.6 million years – 300‚000 years ago). Having a Lower‚ Middle and Upper stone age for Palaeolithic. In the Palaeolithic era climate was the pacemaker of change. As the world grew colder‚ the new climatic conditions restricted the habitat‚ certain species disappeared. Every time the climate changed the new conditions suited
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new empires‚ events and groups of people which included the Muslims‚ the Catholic Church‚ the Barbarian invasion‚ and the Byzantium Empire. These people and events influenced the way Western civilization has developed today. One period in history that had many contributions to the way western civilization has developed today is the middle ages. The idea that the Middle Ages were "dark ages" has been exaggerated a lot. In fact the middle ages are split into three distinct time periods‚ which were
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Imperialism Near the end of the nineteenth century‚ there was a sharp increase in the need for people of Western civilization to expand their way of life across the globe. Colonization had begun in the 1600s as a method of economic gain for European countries. The reasons for expansion in the late nineteenth century‚ however‚ had deviated from only economical prosperity. The notion that evolution as well as the belief in their racial and cultural superiority caused many white Europeans and
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Japanese invaded Malaya. The root of their success not only lies in their well-trained soldiers but also in their use of bicycles enabling them to travel through jungles towards the South of Malaya in a short amount of time. During the Japanese Occupation‚ Malaya was affected in many aspects. Politically‚ Malaya was ruled by a Military government under the Japanese Army. In addition‚ though the Sultans were made Vice-Presidents of the Council‚ they only had influence in Malay customs and religious
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world’s oldest civilizations. Its ancient history dates back further than most and has many periods. Very little is known about the earliest inhabitants of India. Ancient tools found in the Soan Valley and South India are the earliest evidence of humans in India discovered so far. Some of the tools date back to the Paleolithic Age – 400‚000 to 200‚000 years ago‚ other tools date to the Mesolithic Age and the Neolithic Age (8000 BC – 4000 BC). The first organized civilization of India developed
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Name: Date: Graded Assignment Unit Test‚ Part 2 Complete this teacher-scored portion of the Unit Test‚ and submit it to your teacher by the due date for full credit. (20 points) 1. How did the geography of China affect the development of early civilization there? Be sure to include details about China’s geography and their specific influence on the way people in China lived. Answer: Geography actually had a really big effect on the lives of the residents of Ancient China because the mountains and
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