1) What were the main similarities and differences between Greek and Roman political structures? Answer: Similarities: emphasis on aristocratic principles with some democratic elements‚ localism‚ and city-state units. Differences: Rome had more emphasis on unifying laws and more success in developing institutions for empire. (Students could be assigned some additional reading on this topic.) 2) What is the significance of the Hellenistic period in Middle Eastern and Mediterranean history? Answer:
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Functionalism is the perspective that social events are best explained as the contributions they make toward society. Functionalism interprets each part of society and determines its contribution to the society as a whole. Functionalism originated from the works of Emile Durkheim who was mainly interested in the idea of what held society together. Conflict theory is the idea that society tends to reinforce inequality and give power to the dominant groups; it emphasizes division of society. Conflict
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Shytria Ash October 23‚ 2014 1st hour Contributions from the Byzantine Empire After the fall of the Western empire‚ a new empire rose called the Byzantine Empire. This empire was a continuation of the Roman Empire in many ways. They considered themselves Romans‚ and the true inheritors of the intellectual‚ political‚ and spiritual legacy of Imperial Rome. Over the years the Byzantine formed a culture for itself and developed laws and religions. Even after the fall of the empire‚ what the Byzantine
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learnt about features of ancient Greek civilization and gained some understanding of how ancient civilizations influence the development of modern civilization‚ through the medium of Chinese. In these lessons‚ they should also have learnt some English terms related to this topic. Aims and Objectives I. Content Objectives After the ELA activities‚ students should be able to use English to: 1. describe the features of ancient Greek civilization; 2. use graphic tools to present
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GeographyAssyria is located in north Mesopotamia and spans four countries: In Syria it extends west to the Euphrates river; in Turkey it extends north to Harran‚ Edessa‚ Diyarbakir‚ and Lake Van; in Iran it extends east to Lake Urmi‚ and in Iraq it extends to about 100 miles south of Kirkuk. This is the Assyrian heartland‚ from which so much of the ancient Near East came to be controlled.Two great rivers run through Assyria‚ the Tigris and the Euhprates‚ and many lesser ones‚ the most important of
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Ana Decastro Western Civilization I Professor Sarah M. Lane The crusades were religious wars promoted by the Catholic Church to regain entrance in holy places in Jerusalem in the thirteenth century. Both‚ Muslims and Jews had similar opinions about the crusades differing from the Christians who approved of them. Pope Urban‚ organizer of the papal monarchy and the Roman Curia‚ was a faithful believer of the crusades. At his speech in Clermont in 1095‚ he warned Europeans to accept the crusades
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1 The Birth of Civilization Mohenjo-Daro Figure. Scholars believe this limestone statue from about 2500 B.C.E. depicts a king or a priest from Mohenjo-Daro in the Indus valley in present-day Pakistan. Does this figure seem to emphasize the features of a particular person or the attributes of a particular role? Hear the Audio for Chapter 1 at www.myhistorylab.com CRAIMC01_xxxii-031hr2.qxp 2/17/11 3:22 PM Page xxxii EARLY HUMANS AND THEIR CULTURE page 1 WHY IS “culture” considered a defining
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times‚ the Greeks called the area of the world’s first civilization ‘Mesopotamia’ which means‚ “The land between the two rivers.” This name was given because; Ancient Mesopotamia is where the first foundations of ancient city -states were laid. Ancient Mesopotamia was located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the Fertile Crescent‚ which today is known as modern Iraq. Its location played a large role in its flourishing civilizations. The soil in this area was incredibly fertile‚ allowing
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Roman Roads: An Empire Connected LVV4U1 December 16‚ 2013 “Man has always moved along a road. It’s just what the road has looked like that’s changed over time” (Dan McNichol). Some would say that the legacy of the Roman Empire is viewed as the foundation of civilization‚ having influenced every aspect of modern society‚ from literature to mathematics. Even today‚ Roman law and foundation of government forms the basis of several modern democracies. The ancient Empire`s monuments still
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things that most cultures have for aesthetic values are instruments‚ drama‚ and temples. Still‚ all aesthetic values are important to all civilizations. There are many instruments that people play in their recreational time‚ and the types of instruments played usually depend on the surroundings‚ religion‚ culture‚ and the person themselves. There are several Roman instruments. Two of the most popular ones are the harp and the lyre.These instruments are both string instruments played by plucking.
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