ANCIENT HISTORY HSC NOTES- Spartan society to the Battle of Leuctra 371 BC The geographical setting: The geographical setting‚ natural features and resources of ancient Sparta‚ significant sites -Spartans were part of the Greek tribe called the Dorian’s who ruled of the area of Laconia in the southern Peloponnese. It was located at the head of a small but fertile river plain (River Eurotas) which provided fresh water and marine life for them. -Sparta was surrounded by the mountain Taygetos
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| Realism‚ Power and the Nigerian Civil War | | 211540478 | Ntsika Nduli | 3/15/2013 | | International Relations is a field of politics that takes a look at the interactions that occur in between states in the international arena. Its aim is to explain why certain events have unfolded in certain ways‚ as a result of how states use their power relatively to each other. Mostly the interactions that International Relations tries to examine or explain‚ is the conflicts that arise as
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International organization based on the assumption of liberalism and realism Different theories explain why international organizations are created; which are basically a response to problems of incomplete information‚ transaction costs‚ and other barriers to efficiency and welfare improvement for their members. But different questions like; do international organizations really do what their creators intend them to do? Do they really support member states in achieving their basic interests mutually
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STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS 1.) What is prostitution? 2.) What is the history of prostitution and countries who are engaged in prostitution? 3.) What are the types of prostitution? (street‚ brothels‚ escort‚ sex tourism and virtual sex) 4.) Which are affected by prostitution? 5.) How to stop prostitution? Body Prostitution is the business or practice of providing sexual services to another person in return for payment. The person who receives payment for sexual services
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Alexander‚ Caesar‚ and Pyrrhus Socrates (Author) One of the founders of Western philosophy‚ teacher of Plato‚ served as President of the Assembly Theocritus (Author) First poet that did Pastoral poetry‚ wrote Idyll I (Thyrsis) and XI-Cyclops Thucydides (Author) The Peloponnesian War‚ wrote down the symptoms of the Plague so people in the future would be able to recognize it‚ was removed and exiled‚ participant in the Peloponnesian war Ictinus (art) Architect of the Temple of Bassae‚ co-architect
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Influence of Religion on Developing Societies David Lyons Jr. HIS 103 World Civilizations 1 Instructor: Justin Lawrence June 18th‚ 2012 Introduction Religion has always had some influence on civilization. From the past to the present it has shaped the way civilizations interact‚ communicate and even fight wars. Religion started out with the different complex societies instilling their rules upon families and then allowing those kinds of families to organize into local government systems
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Chapter 5: Worlds Turned Inside Out‚ 1000 – 350 BCE Introduction Leaders became thinkers and teacher‚ not kings “the axial age”- pivotal period between ancient empires and the successor empires Alternative Pathways and Ideas In Eastern Zhou China‚ large territorial states and had formulas for ordering human behavior In Greece and the Levant‚ dynamic city-states and new ideas about good governance East and South Asia‚ Caribbean coast of Mexico‚ coasts of Mediterranean have sacred categories
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Philosophy Study Guide – Key Names/Concepts Meaning of 6 Characteristics of Philosophy - 1. Fundamental – Types of issues are general‚ E.G. Truth/Morality/Foundations of Knowledge/Existence of God - 2. Critical – Raises questions‚ basic questions o Raises questions that answer with more questions o Socrates in the apology compares himself to a fly buzzing around a lethargic horse - 3. Integrative – Philosophy is not destructive o Constructs theories of politics and Ethics – an array of Ideas
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of War. Oxford: Oxford University Press‚ 1963 Handel‚ Michael I. Masters of War. Great Britain: Frank Cass Publishers 2001 third edition. Kegan‚ Donald. On the Origin of War and the Preservation of Peace. New York: Doubleday‚ 1995. Walling‚ Karl “Thucydides on Strategy”. United States Naval War College: Strategy and Policy‚ Jul 03.
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Is Realism an outdated paradigm in today’s globalizing world? Realism‚ as many scholars put it‚ is the most well-established theoretical perspective in international relations. It focuses on nation states as the main actor and power and self-help as drivers in international relations. It remained successful in satisfying the answers to the questions about the causes and effects of war. Realists figured war as an inevitable event in world politics. It was‚ however‚ challenged prior to the end of
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