ALEXANDER THE GREAT Alexander the Great was born in the Pella region of Macedonia on September 20‚ 356 B.C. to parents King Philip II of Macedonia and Queen Olympia‚ daughter of King Neoptolemus. The young prince and his sister were raised in Pella’s royal court. Growing up‚ the dark–eyed and curly-headed Alexander hardly ever saw his father‚ who spent most of his time with military campaigns and extra-marital affairs. Alexander received his earliest education under the tutelage of Leonidas. Leonidas
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managed to conquer most of the known world in just twelve short years. He was not just a military leader‚ he also spread his religion and political views throughout his empire. Alexander III was born in 356 B.C. to King Phillip II and Queen Olympia in Macedonia. At a young age Alexander saw‚ King Phillip II‚ making his kingdom into a huge military power. When Alexander was sixteen he was left to rule Macedonia‚ as his father was
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EXAM I VOCABULARY Paleolithic and Neolithic Vocabulary to Know: * Paleolithic – 40‚000-8‚000 BC Old Stone Age‚ mankind produced * Neolithic – New Stone Age 1. Comes about at different times at different locations due to ice age ending unevenly 1. Development of organized system of agriculture (replacing hunting gathering community) 1. Domestication of animals 1. Permanent architecture (year round settlements) * Iconography – pictoral representations * sculpture
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The goal of this exercise Writing a Summary The goal of this exercise is to be able to write a summary of the following article using around 130 words. Of all the games held throughout Greece‚ those staged at Olympia in honor of Zeus are the most famous. The Games‚ like all Greek games‚ were an intrinsic part of a religious festival. Held every four years between August 6 and September 19‚ they occupied such an important place in Greek life that time was measured by the interval between
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Back to the Future A prophecy can be defined as a statement that something will happen in the future (“Prophecy”). Prophecies played a major role in many ancient Greek lives. They were such a pivotal aspect of that writers incorporated them into their works‚ which can be seen in Oedipus the King by Sophocles. Not only did it affect literary life‚ but it also affected the lives of actual people. King Croesus of Lydia and Alexander the Great of Greece were two of many people heavily impacted by these
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gold and silver bars‚ coin currency facilitated commercial ventures. Chapter 2: The Olympic Games The Olympic Games were the chief feature of the PanHellenic Festival‚ instituted in 776 B.C.E in honor of the Greek Gods. It is located in Olympia‚
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addition‚ the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang when completed‚ will cater for 25 million passengers per year and help establish Malaysia as a major centre for international air travel in the region. [Source: 1995 Annual Report of Olympia Industries Berhad] Malaysia has been regarded as one of the world famous holiday and investment destination. The country has attracted more than six million of overseas people - holidaymakers and businessmen to Malaysia each year. The Government
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Ancient World There are Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. However‚ the list we have today was not established until the end of The Middle Ages. This list includes: the Great Pyramid‚ the Hanging Gardens of Babylon‚ the Statue of Zeus at Olympia‚ the Temple of Diana at Ephesus‚ the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus‚ the Colossus of Rhodes‚ and the Pharos of Alexandria. There have been several different lists over the years that have included different wonders. The Great Pyramid is the only wonder
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Edward Manet‚ a man who revolutionised modern art and left one significant impact of the history of art as well as practices studied. For a man who was rejected numerously from the Salon‚ had a terrible reputation he was remembered for his scandalous paintings. Manet was born in Paris January 23rd 1832. He was the son of Auguste Manet‚ a French judge and Eugenie-Desiree Fournier the goddaughter of the Swedish crown prince‚ Charles Bernadotte. His father expected him to follow through like him and
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Panathenaic Amphorae were simply not special. However they do reveal a stark contrast between the mundane and the mythic. The format of a Panathenaic format was simple: it was “a picture of the prize event on one side‚ and Athena in the smiting pose on the other” (Neer 183). These amphorae were used as prizes for the Panathenaic games during the 6th century BC. They were black figure styled art‚ and relatively average sized‚ often filled with olive oil. What had been observed in the times before
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