I Introduction: pluralism and the Greeks 1. PLURALISM IN HISTORY To chart the course of pluralism is not a straightforward task. Isaiah Berlin devoted much of his career as a historian of ideas to chronicling and combating the hegemony in Western theory of pluralism’s great rival‚ monism. But what we know about the development of pluralism itself—that is to say‚ which thinkers and which ages can safely or firmly be placed in the pluralist ‘camp’—lacks a comparable certainty. In this way‚ Berlin
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Chapter one the first civilization I. Introduction A. The Idea of Civilization The West is an idea that developed slowly during Greek and Roman civilization. Initially the Greeks referred to their homeland as the Europe—or “West.” The Romans took up the concept and applied it to the western half of their empire. Asia—or the East—was similarly a geographical innovation of the Greeks and Romans. Asia was that land that belonged to non-Greek cultures of Asia Minor‚ particularly the Persians
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Introduction. When people speak about style they usually consider texts of verbal art [cf. 14] and it is believed that on the whole only masters of style deserve special investigation and of course masters of style are usually those who are writing artistic texts. But as is absolutely clear any text is characterized by a certain style [4]‚ and it doesn’t matter whether it is good or bad because even if the person is writing in a neutral way [17;18] all the same it is the stylistic
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Robert Sangen 1. Archaeology- the scientific study of historic or prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts‚ inscriptions‚ monuments‚ and other such remains‚ especially those that have been excavated. 2. Neolithic Revolution- The Neolithic Revolution was a fundamental change in the way people lived. The shift from hunting & gathering to agriculture led to permanent settlements‚ the establishment of social classes‚ and the eventual rise of civilizations. The Neolithic
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Chapter 1 Stone Age Societies and the Earliest Civilizations of the Near East 1) The earliest prehuman species thus far discovered is called A) Homo sapiens. B) Australopithecus. C) Homo habilis. D) Neanderthal man. E) Homo erectus. Answer: B Page Ref: 4 2) The first use of fire is attributed to A) Homo habilis. B) Cro-Magnon man. C) Neanderthal man. D) Australopithecus. E) Homo erectus. Answer: E Page Ref: 4 3) Neanderthal man lived primarily in A) North America. B) Europe. C) Arabia D)
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Mantesh Mantesh Mantesh For Rosie – ‘always the woman’ Mantesh Mantesh First published in Great Britain in 2012 by Michael O’Mara Books Limited 9 Lion Yard Tremadoc Road London SW4 7NQ Copyright © Michael O’Mara Books Limited 2012 All rights reserved. You may not copy‚ store‚ distribute‚ transmit‚ reproduce or otherwise make available this publication (or any part of it) in any form‚ or by any means (electronic‚ digital‚ optical‚ mechanical‚ photocopying‚ recording or otherwise)‚ without
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Poetry 1. SIEGFRIED SASSOON (Blighters; They; The Hero; The General) - Siegfried Loraine Sassoon (8 September 1886 – 1 September 1967) was an English poet and author. He became known as a writer of satirical anti-war verse during World War I. He later won acclaim for his prose work‚ notably his three-volume fictionalised autobiography‚ collectively known as the "Sherston Trilogy". Siegfried Sassoon was born on 8th September 1886 at Weirleigh‚ near Paddock Wood in Kent. After Marlborough College
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The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer Introduction.........................................................................................................................................................1 Overview..............................................................................................................................................................2 Geoffrey Chaucer Biography....................................................................................
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Prologue On what shall be said in this Essay The Medici were an illustrious family that rose to fame and fortune during the Renaissance. Starting as humble merchants‚ the family grew in fame and prosperity until the name was known throughout all of Europe. Every aspect of the Renaissance was influenced by them. They influenced society as a whole‚ and their ways of relating to the different aspects of life set up standards that were followed‚ copied or completely avoided by their peers
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V. В. SOSNOVSKAYA ANALYTICAL READING 4И(Англ) С66 FOREWORD Пособие рецензировалось на кафедре английского языка Пятигорского педагогического института иностранных языков и профессором Ленинградского государственного педагогического института И. В. Арнольд. С 66 Сосновская В. Б. Аналитическое чтение. Учеб. пособие для ин-тов и фак. иностр. яз. М.‚ «Высш. школа»‚ 1974. 184 с. с рис. На тит. л. загл.: V. В. Sosnovskaya. Analytical Reading. Пособие состоит из 2-х частей:
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