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    has had a very profound impact on the way people live nowadays. One way that ancient Greece affected western civilization is politics. Greece had the first known democracy. The Greek states man Pericles had three goals‚ to Strengthen Democracy‚ Hold strength in the empire‚ and to glorify Athens. Pericles stated that he wanted all citizens to have an equal opportunity to serve the public. The Greeks affected many of our constitutional rights. In both the US democracy and the Athenian democracy political

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    family over government. Despite many differences‚ both Classical Athens and Han China thought there should be class distinctions between poor and the wealthy‚ few and many‚ free people and slaves. In document 4‚ Pericles describes the Athenian form of democracy and a few of their laws. Pericles showed the importance for all men who are able to participate in government and politics. Document 6 shows a conversation between two Chinese philosophers named Wan Chang and Mencius about how an emperor of Han

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    Written circa 826‚ Einhard’s Life of Charlemagne provides historians with rare insight into the intimate details of Emperor Charlemagne’s life and career. Intended to commemorate Charlemagne’s character and achievements‚ Einhard’s document also delves into the nature of Charlemagne’s empire‚ examining which political strategies helped or hindered the Frankish Empire’s formation. In regards to the nature and scope of Charlemagne’s empire‚ Einhard draws particular attention to the ways in which the

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    The Propylaea of the Acropolis in Athens: The Project of Mnesicles In roughly 437 B.C.‚ 10 years after the beginning of the construction of the Acropolis and immediately after the Parthenon had been completed‚ Athens had began construction of a new site for their extremely revered sacred space known as the Acropolis‚ which was already home to great architectural blunders such as the Parthenon and Erechtheion. The entrance to this very commemorative site is referred to as the Propylaea‚ which is

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    n Act III‚ Scene ii. of Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar Brutus and Antony are presenting speeches to the Roman plebeians to convince them of their position regarding Caesar’s assassination.They both believe differently Antony manages stealthily bring it to the opinion that Caesar has been killed wrongfully.He begins by insisting that Brutus and the other murderers are honorable but then slowly undermines this idea by pointing out that Caesar’s ambition could not be true. How Caesar loved his people

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    The Peloponnesian War What were Athens’ and Sparta’s political objectives at the beginning of the Peloponnesian War? To what extent did Athens and Sparta pursue strategies compatible with their political objectives? The Peloponnesian War was fought in three phases between the Athenians and Spartans. In order to determine the political objectives of Athens and Sparta a review of the time periods is required. The Peloponnesian War between the Athenian Empire‚ formerly the Delian League‚ and

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    literature can define these characteristics in more detail. Humanism is a group of perspectives centered around humans and their values‚ capabilities‚ and worth. Machiavelli‚ Mirandola‚ and Castiglione were all humanist teachers. In Mirandola’s book Oration on the Dignity of Man he says ”…since we have been born into this condition of being what we choose to be --- that we ought to be sure [that we are] above all else…” later he continues that God had created man higher than angels because man chooses

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    Classical period- Repulse of Persian invasion create lots of creative activity in Greece that was rarely‚ if ever‚ matched anywhere at any time. Achievements of such quality produced during time between Persian retreat and Macedonian conquest justify era’s title as CLASSICAL PERIOD. Ironic because classical suggests calm and serenity‚ but word that best describes the common element present in Greek life‚ thought‚ art‚ and literature in this period is TENSION. Tension- word that best describes common

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    The differences between Classical Athens and Han China were major and distinctive. The background information‚ government‚ values of the individual‚ and art of each society show how differently each empire developed. Within the background information of both Athens and Han China you can automatically notice evident differences between the two. The first document shows the maps of both empires side by side. The Han Empire is isolated and much bigger than Athens’s city-state Attica‚ which is a mere

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    successful city state of its time: with a democratic government‚ military superiority‚ and free philosophical thought. The government of Attica was historically the first ever democracy‚ pioneering ideas of equality and power divided amongst all. In Pericles’ funeral speech‚ he claims the Athenian “constitution does not copy the laws of neighboring states; we are rather a pattern to others than imitators ourselves.” (Discovering 59) Attican government and laws set the bar of standards of equality that

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