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    Renaissance means ’rebirth’ or ’recovery’‚ has its origins in Italy and is associated with the rebirth of antiquity or Greco-Roman civilization. The age of the Renaissance is believed to elapse over a period of about two centuries‚ approximately from 1350 to 1550. Above all‚ the Renaissance was a recovery from the Middle Ages and all the disasters associated with it: the Black Death‚ economic‚ political and social crises. For the intellectuals‚ it was a period of recovery from the "Dark Ages"; a

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    Harappan and the Minoan civilizations disappeared‚ the civilizations had some of the greatest religions‚ writings and laws‚ and evident social hierarchy and city structure. Ancient civilizations are fascinating‚ brilliant‚ beautiful‚ and harsh. Each civilization had a quality that made it special‚ but each civilization also had a quality that made it horrible. The Harappan and Minoan‚ both civilizations people know virtually nothing about‚ were one of few ancient civilizations that we get the pleasure

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    Camille Powers DBQ 10-10-14 AP Euro During the Renaissance there were many various values and purposes of education. Over time‚ these were challenged and transformed. Major themes that remained in this time period were the benefits of education‚ the faults of education‚ and education for women. The benefits of education in Italy and the United Kingdom during the Renaissance changed over a hundred-year period‚ starting in 1528. Education was used to create the perfect

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    “I’m trying to think. Supposing we go‚ looking like we used to‚ washed and hair brushed- after all we aren’t savages really and being rescued isn’t a game.” The theme The Need of Civilization affects both individuals and society by fairness‚ loss of control or power‚ and fear. The book‚ The Lord of the Flies‚ written by William Golding‚ is about how a group of boys are stranded on an island and they are the only ones there. These boys need to find ways to survive. The main characters are Ralph

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    Chinese Civilization It was known to be the oldest civilization‚ which formed dynasties all through. This irreplaceable nation had the most important source‚ silk‚ that we still use in everyday life. One of the smartest‚ and detailed regions‚ known of today. To modern day period‚ one of Americas biggest commerce‚ and trade countries of all tools. Though devastated through the industrial revolution‚ a period of time between the 18th and 19th century. Which made changes in their old way of

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    The Renaissance is seen as a time of great change and where a rebirth of trade‚ political centralization‚ and interest in the Classical periods of Greece and Rome emerged. As a result education also started to change‚ for example‚ Vittorino da Feltre made a model for secondary schools called The Happy House which gave scholarships to the poor‚ allowed girls to attend school‚ and taught a humanist curriculum. During the Renaissance the values and purposes of education was to gain social status or

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    was a self-contained and an affair isolated to France; in actuality‚ the majority of The Western World was impacted which resulted in enormous changes across the globe. Whether these changes were instantaneous‚ drawn out‚ or are still happening today‚ it is valid to say that the French revolution was a driving factor in shaping the politics‚ economy‚ culture‚ ideologies‚ and overall lifestyle of The Western World. Although The French Revolution is thought of by many as a notable turning point in

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    The Development of Civilization Civilization is a complex way of life that came about as people began to develop urban settlements. The inventions‚ techniques‚ and concepts enabled the advancement of humankind and lay of foundation in the modern life. The way a civilization was developed was how humans shaped it and made it into resources. Some examples include the culture during the Paleolithic age through the refining period of the Neolithic age. The first age was the Paleolithic age‚ it began

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    Way before civilizations were formed‚ people were nomadic. The Merriam- Webster Dictionary (2015) defines nomadic as “roaming about from place to place.” With the discovery of farming and pastoralism‚ nomadic ways of the people then slowly disappeared. Ever since this semester started‚ Ma’am Velarde has been reiterating that farming was the reason why civilizations appeared. Through farming‚ the people then learned to settle in one area‚ specifically near a body of water. They did not need to transfer

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    Ancient Greeks thought themselves as “one people.” Greek people had the same religion‚ language and culture. Young men and women from the Greek city states were sent compete in the Olympic Games. Ancient Greek was divided into several independent city states (Polis). Even though Greeks thought themselves as one people‚ politically they defended their independence from each other. Relation between Greeks and Phoenicians increased during ninth century B.C.E. Geeks adopted the Phoenicians alphabets

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