[Document 3.] This government favored the many instead of the few. Athens was a direct democracy‚ meaning every citizen participated in debates. Western civilization used this philosophy of government by many‚ and created an indirect democracy where citizens elect officials to make and enforce laws. Geometry‚ a cornerstone in modern civilization‚ also had its beginnings in Ancient Greece. Euclid‚ a mathematician‚ formed many geometric proofs and theories [Document 5]. He also came to one of the
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Geography has had a dramatic influence on the lives of people in ancient civilizations. The Indus River Valley and Chinese Civilizations are both examples of societies that used their geography to help them as civilizations. These civilizations were able to develop based on the resources they had‚ and were able to become complex civilizations by irrigating floods and devising early plumbing systems. Geography had a dramatic influence on the lives of people in the Indus River Valley. Primarily
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“The ancient Greeks developed new ideas for government‚ science‚ philosophy‚ religion‚ and art.” Their architecture‚ political thought‚ and athletic events have influenced western society in many different ways. They contributed much to modern society such as democracy‚ theatre and athletic competitions. The ancient Greeks left a legacy of architecture‚ government and athletic events that have significantly impacted the United States. Ancient Greek structures such as temples‚ theatres and stadiums
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Between the years of 500 B.C.E. to 500 C.E.‚ many classical civilizations‚ especially China and Rome‚ were greatly dependent on technology. This was due to the immense amount of trade and infrastructure of Rome under Pax Romana‚ with the creation of aqueducts‚ bath houses‚ and roads‚ and China under the Han Dynasty with the Silk Roads‚ stretching all the way towards the Roman Empire‚ in the west. Trade provoked an increasing need and appreciation for technology‚ which resulted in certain attitudes
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first known formal theater was built in Athens between 550 and 534 B.C.‚ although the oldest theater in the world is in the palace at Knossos in the northern Crete. The Ancient Greek’s way of theater and its many accomplishments greatly influenced the modern day theater and entertainment. Staring with the evolution of theater and how it evolved from religious groups in ancient Greece. There were also many great playwrights‚ such as Aeschylus‚ Sophocles‚ and Euripides‚ who opened the doors to a world of
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Commencing in 121 BC the Roman republic initiated a conquest of the province of Gaul‚ which was completed in 52BC during Julius Caesar’s time as consul. After this takeover‚ roman culture spread rapidly within Gaul. Due to a combination of both the Gauls willingness to embrace roman culture and the Romans notorious ability to assume conquered peoples as roman citizens‚ the Gauls took up an extremely large part of Roman culture into their own‚ to the point where it can be argued roman culture was prevalent
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In modern Roman Empire‚ Honey has the equivalent of gold and can be used to pay taxes instead of gold. Honey is a healthy food. Honey acts as both food and medicine at the needed time. And every home tend to always stored honey in their kitchen. Drop of yellow gold was produced from the crowd bee tens of thousands of tickets out of the nest comb to find the nectar from flowers‚ hundreds of thousands of flowers every dawn a new day is a source of great food‚ to become a legend in health for a long
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This is Britain! The Romans were in Britain until the beginning of 5. And the south-eastern part of the island were much Romanized. It was formed by five municipalities in the Roman style: Kamulodunum (now Colchester)‚ Verulamium (St. Albans)‚ Lindum (Lincoln)‚ Glevum (Gloucester) and Eborakum (York). All but Verulamiuma‚ were military settlements. Other cities were founded as centers of areas. In architecture and urban planning‚ they followed the Roman models‚ as well as villas‚ being built
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Roman civilization and Zhou-Han China (same time period): 1. A Roman City in Ancient China -Roman empire ppl immigrated to China‚ Turkestan (convincing?)‚ pp. 1 -Roman: never succeeded in subduing (conquer) the Silk Road army? -Military: Roman VS Parthians‚ pp. 3 -Military glory: the most wanted of Romans 2. The Roman way -Roman: a true comedy of manners‚ pp. 13 -Roman’s literature influenced by Greece -Roman’s literature appeared during 3rd century A.D.‚ after the First Punic War‚
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Civilizations are the cradles of humanity. Without this‚ we are an unorganized clutter of people with no chance of survival. But in a civilization‚ we depend on one another to keep the world stable and insure one another’s ability to live successfully. A civilization is many things but an accurate definition is “the stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced.” This shows that a civilization is very advanced form of life where there is a lot of social interaction
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