numbers always remained at 10‚000 | True | | False | Question 5 of 60 After Darius I died‚ his son _____ took over. | Leonidas | | Darius II | | Themistocles | | Xerxes | Question 6 of 60 He was the Spartan king responsible for defending the pass at Thermopylae during the second Persian invasion. | Miliades | | Xerxes | | Leonidas | | Themistocles | Question 7 of 60 Which of the following BEST describes the military history of the Persian Wars? | Greek
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to sea with other explorers. Pizarro‚ as an explorer discovered many thing people know today. He founded the city of Lima‚ also the Pacific Ocean just to name a few. Francisco Pizarro is famous for conquering the Incan Empire. Pizarro was born in Trujillo Spain in 1478 AD. He was one of six siblings‚ four brothers and two sisters. Pizarro’s father Captain Gonzalo Pizarro y Rodríguez was a poor farmer. Pizarro’s mother was Francisca González. In his childhood Pizarro was never taught how to read. When
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Heartaches by H.M Irwing is a book filled with romance‚ love‚ lust‚ desperation‚ pain and helplessness as its major themes. The book begins with a prologue that gives the background of the main character Anna Walter-Simmons. The first chapters introduces the characters in the plot and we get to know about Anna’s weaknesses towards Matt Preston‚ her selfish boyfriend and the horrors she goes through with him. Sexual injustices is broadly discussed in this book and Anna is no exception; she falls victim
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represented Rizal himself. Some of the characters and their description on the novel is as follows: 1.Juan Crisostomo Ibarra y Magsalin – The only son of Don Rafael Ibarra. He is a young and rich Filipino who has studied in Europe for 7 years. He is the fiancé of Maria Clara. 2.Captain Tiago (Santiago de los Santos)- Friend of Don Rafael Ibarra and the supposed father of Maria Clara. He was a genial host and general patron of the church. 3. Padre Damaso- a Franciscan friar who had been parish
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Evaluate Greek Unity as the main reason for Greek Victory against the Persians in the years 490BC-479BC. There is much discussion over whether it was Greek unity that caused the victory against the Persians in the years 490BC-479BC. The three main points of view on the matter is that they were not united at all‚ which can be seen from the accounts of Herodotus‚ that they were united‚ which can be seen in the Themistocles Decree and that it was Themistocles himself that made them unified. It
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usChristina Bramanti October 5‚ 2012 CLAS 20105 The Role of Oracles‚ and Dreams in Herodotus’ The History Throughout Herodotus’ The History‚ Oracles‚ and dreams play an important role. While the gods have almost no presence throughout the book‚ the Oracles and/or dreams are linked to many of the major events. We first encounter the Oracles in Book I‚ when Croesus asks the Oracles at Delphi if he should attack the Persians‚ the Oracle replies telling him (in a very ambiguous way) that if
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victim.” (Encyclopedia Britannica‚ n.d.). Despite its age‚ the guillotine is swift‚ humane and rarely fails. However‚ despite the blatantly obvious upsides to using the guillotine‚ the most commonly used method of execution is lethal injection. Dr. Leonidas Koniaris and his team of researchers have examined the blood anesthetic levels of forty nine U.S. prisoners executed by means of lethal injection and determined that they were capable of feeling pain in up to 90% of the cases and may have actually
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By doing this they are taking part in the reader response criticism. In the critique‚ the theme of the movie is described as “300 [ of Leonidas’] closest gym buddies stand[ing] against the might of Xerxes‚ a hairless giant with an entire jewelry store on his face and voice that sounds like he’s in the Witness Protection Program.” The critic has developed a different storyline in his mind
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November 26‚ 1952 in San Juan‚ Puerto Rico to a very knowledgeable and wealthy family. The Carrion family is a well-known family name that has created many historical moments of the history of Puerto Rico since the 1800’s until today. His grandfather‚ Rafael Carrion senior‚ was one of the founders of Popular‚ Inc. (BPPR) (Gonzalez‚ 2012). Popular‚ Inc. is the umbrella or parent company of the well-ranked Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and Banco Popular North America. It also has other subsidiaries that
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Brandon MacPherson 9/7/08 Gates of Fire The book I read during the summer for world history was Gates of Fire‚ written by Steven Pressfield. Essentially‚ this book is about the Battle of Thermopylae and the events that took place during those times. The author is trying to tell the story through one’s perspective. In this book‚ one learns of the conditions at the battlefield during war and how it was to go to war as a young man. This book highlights many details in the battles fought
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