legacy of Ancient Athens. He helped rebuild Athens after the Persian Wars. He also contributed greatly by promoting the idea of a direct democracy. Athens had an organization of government by the Council of 500. It was an idea contributed by Cleisthenes. The Council of 500 helped carry out the everyday work of the assembly. Citizens of Athens did everything and made decisions based on reason. Athenian democracy contributed to the rise of democratic ideas because Athenians were the first ones to develop
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PERSIAN Chart Culture/Civilization: Gupta and Mauryan Empire(s) Time Period: Classical Time period | |Factual Information |Quote |CCOT | | |Mauryan: ruled by Chandragupta Maurya and later on by his Grandson | |
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Persian wars Now to the Persian wars. The Persian wars are a series of battles between Persia and Greece. The Persian Empire at the time stretched from the Indus valley to the Asia Minor and Egypt and was starting to get into Greece and Europe. A few city-states started to send solders to help their fellow Greeks. Nine years later Darius‚ the emperor of Persia at the time‚ started to take his revenge. The first invasion of Greece was in the plains of Marathon near Athens‚ a great and scholared city
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In Persian Letters‚ Montesquieu tells the story of two Persians who travel to Europe and react to the institutions and customs they find there. The entire book is written through a series of letters written by these two Persians and people they know back home. The novel is very satirical as it pokes fun at very popular customs and activities performed by most Europeans by having the Persians either misunderstand them or find them peculiar. It also
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Essay 2 Throughout history we haven’t seen a lot of things like the Persian wars. These wars were between Greek city states including Athens‚ Sparta and a few others small cites. Along with the massive Persian Empire. This happened over two thousand years ago and we’ll notice; why this was a major turning point within the Greek society‚ cultural developments that happened within the "Golden Age"‚ and the fall between Athens and Sparta which led to the Peloponnesian wars. The society and culture
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of nature. This symbolizes the victory of good over the evil forces of darkness‚ which are represented by winter. The festival includes a big range of traditions and ceremonies from the last Wednesday of last year to the thirteenth day of the new Persian year; from the “Red Wednesday” and “Year Delivery” to “Pass Thirteenth!” among all. The night before the last Wednesday of the year is celebrated as “Chârshanbe Sûrî” or “Red Wednesday”‚ which is a festival of fire. This festival is the celebration
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LATIN AMERICA CULTURE Duma Salas March 5‚ 2013 Harvest of Empire Chapter Two The majoring groups of Latinos living in the United States. Each of the following groups is described in this section: Puerto Ricans‚ Mexicans‚ Cubans‚ Dominicans‚ Central Americans‚ and Columbians and Panamanians share a chapter. Within the chapter‚ Gonzalez writes about individuals or families in order to reflect the general migration story of the larger groups. Thus‚ these individual portrayals serve
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Harrison Steinhardt Professor Degnitz World History Since 1500 24 February 2015 The Success of the Ottoman Empire The world has had its share of massive empires that have tried to dominate a region‚ or even the globe in some cases. The Ottoman nation was no exception to the ways of conquering and expansionist civilizations that preceded them. The success of great empires really relies on a multitude and the right combination of factors to allow it to last the test of time. For a so called tribe
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Love and Compassion The final scene of Empire of the Sun demonstrates the gathering between the separated children and their parents. Everyone seems very happy to finally reunite with their loved ones and realize how much they have missed them. Jamie‚ the boy in the movie‚ seems to have forgotten what his mother looks like because they have been separated for so long. This final scene demonstrates the importance of our loved ones‚ and how we should always cherish them because you may be separated
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Han and Roman Empires The Roman Empire existed between 31 B.C.E to 476 C.E. and the Han Dynasty occurred 202 B.C.E. to 220 C.E. They existed at same times but were on opposite ends of Eurasia. They both had regions that were ruled by either kings‚ viceroys or governors in the name of the emperor. They were both similar in slavery‚ government‚ and their downfall. They also had their differences in religion‚ military‚ and center of power. Both civilizations had very strong central governments
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