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    Clash of Civilizations

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    Patricia R. David 11143363 Clash of Civilizations The world was returning to a civilization-dominated world where future conflicts would originate from clashes between ‘civilizations’. The thesis of Huntington outlines a future where the “great divisions among humankind and the dominating source of the conflict will be cultural” (Huntington‚ 1993). Huntington divides the world’s culture into seven current civilizations and those are the western‚ Latin American‚ Confucian‚ Japanese

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    Indian Civilization

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    INDIAN CIVILIZATION Also called Indus Valley Civilization; the earliest in South Asia Contemporary with Bronze Age civilizations in pre-dynastic Egypt‚ Mesopotamia Compared to the other Bronze Age civilizations‚ Indus Valley Civilization was unspectacular Early civilizations of the Indian sub-continent were centred on two major river valleys: The Indus River and its tributaries‚ especially the Saraswati River Valley (2600-1500BCE) – associated with Dravidians. Called Harappan Culture The Ganges

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    Women In The Renaissance

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    The Renaissance began in northern Italy‚ between 1300 and 1500. Men and women of this time were on two separate spectrums. Men were masters of many fields of work‚ charming‚ witty‚ well-educated‚ well-mannered‚ athletic‚ and self controlled. Kings‚ queens‚ palaces and lavish parties‚ these are all things that lit up the middle ages. However some things were not as extravagant. One of the not-so-extravagant parts of the Renaissance was the life women had to endure. Though men and women could both

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    Harlem Renaissance

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    The Harlem Renaissance Junior English June 10‚ 2004 Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction…………………………………………………..……pg. 1 Chapter 2: How did the Harlem Renaissance begin?…………………………….pg. 1-2 Chapter 3: What works or events had a great impact on the movement?...........pg. 2-3 Chapter 4: What were some themes of the Harlem Renaissance?.....................pg. 3-5 Did the Harlem Renaissance only appeal to African -Americans…..…pg. 5 Chapter 5: Conclusion………………………………………..…………………………pg

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    Failure In A Civilization

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    always been and always will be an infinite number of ways a civilization can fail‚ succeed‚ and evolve. Failure is an inevitable outcome for a civilization‚ whether sooner or later. Causes of failure in a civilization may be famine‚ a lack of resources‚ or over extension‚ which has occurred multiple times through history‚ whether it be Napoleon freezing to death with his army after they got stuck in mud‚ or the leader of a civilization simply trying to manage and pursue too many things at once. It

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    High Renaissance

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    High Renaissance   Introduction * the art of high renaissance‚ sought a general ‚unified effect in terms of pictorial representation and architectural composition. * a controlled equilibrium was observed from the increase in the dramatic force & physical presence of work of art. * Because the essential characteristic of renaissance art was its unity-a balance was achieved as a matter of intuition. * As a result‚ the style was destined to break up if the emphasis was shifted

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    Surgery‚ though crude and painful‚ did exist in the time of the Renaissance. Early Renaissance surgeons were ignorant of the human body and surgical procedures were almost never successful. They were continuously trying to unveil the mysteries of the body. How and why it functioned‚ its purposes‚ and its needs. Dissections uncovered the most knowledge of the body. However‚ dissections were rare because they were illegal and very risky. If a surgeon was going to dissect someone he did it at night

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    Mayan Civilization

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    The Mayan Civilization was once an Ancient Native American civilization which eventually expanded to become one of the most “cutting-edge”‚ developed civilizations in the Americas. Those that were part of this civilization were called the “Maya”. The Maya people lived in the eastern and southern areas of what we know today such as Mexico. They lived in regions of Guatemala‚ sections of El Salvador‚ the Belize and western parts of Honduras. The Maya people had constructed tremendous‚ gigantic pyramids

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    Renaissance Notes

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    THE 15TH & 16TH CENTURIES A. Chapter 17: European Renaissance and Reformation‚ 1300-1600 A.1. Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance A.1.a.i. Setting the Stage The late Middle Ages saw a suffering Europe. The plague and war took their toll‚ and the survivors began to question the Church‚ and their spirit of survival inspired northern Italian writers and artists to begin experimenting with different styles. a. Italy’s Advantages The Renaissance‚ meaning rebirth‚ refers to the revival of art and

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    Greek Civilization

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    Lecture Notes on Greek Civilization Greece part of the Balkan Peninsula maritime country in Southeastern Europe bounded in the north by Albania‚ Bulgaria‚ Macedonia‚ in the south by the Mediterranean Sea‚ in the west by the Ionian Sea and in the east by the Aegean Sea known as the first “Westerncivilization; reached the peak of its advancement in the 5th century BCE had no unified government and consisted of city states 4 Major Greek Tribes: 1. Acheans 2. Ionians 3. Dorians 4

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