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    As it is known for being the core influence of Western Civilization‚ I firmly have adhered myself to the fact that ancient Greece has indeed a lot of say in the development and enrichment of today’s cosmos. It made such a grave mark on history; infusing the modern world with its own classical elements‚ from literature to the arts up to such political system. Even our various beliefs and ideas are possibly brought by the influence of great philosophers such as Plato‚ Socrates and Aristotle. Formulating

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    From Ancient civilizations to the reformation there has been a lot of significant changes and ideas. The most significant people‚ events‚ human achievements‚ and time periods are Augustus‚ The plague‚ Religion and the Golden Ages‚ Augustus was the most strong and prominent ruler of the Roman empire. The Bubonic plague killed millions of people during the middle ages. Religion has been apart of the world since the beginning with polytheism and later monotheism. The Golden ages has had a huge impact

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    HIST121 Western Civilization before The Thirty Years War Charlemagne: Roman Emperor‚ Father of Europe‚ or the Chief Bishop Larry Ray December 15‚ 2013 Charlemagne was one of the greatest European rulers of medieval times. He was both part warrior and part scholar. He was also know to many as Charles the Great or just Charles in his inner circle. He lived from 747 to 814. Charlemagne was a Frank. Franks’ were German tribes who controlled the area of northwestern

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    The glory that was Greece‚" in the words of Edgar Allan Poe‚ was short-lived and confined to a very small geographic area. Yet it has influenced the growth of Western civilization far out of proportion to its size and duration. The Greece that Poe praised was primarily Athens during its golden age in the 5th century BC. The English poet John Milton called Athens "the eye of Greece‚ mother of arts and eloquence." Athens was the city-state in which the arts‚ philosophy‚ and democracy flourished. At

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    Western Civilization 2 Signature Assignment. The Holocaust is one of the most devastating and terrifying instances in the world’s history. It is mostly known for what Adolf Hitler wanted done‚ but the ones that are guilty for it even happening are that supported the Nazi regime and what it was doing. Throughout Hannah Arendt’s book she only talks about the people that supported the regime and took orders form it telling them to have millions of Jews sent to concentration camps. While their millions

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    The Odyssey Thesis Paper Logan Austin Pajuelo Mr. Gruber English 1 Honors‚ Period 3 12/18/2012 Hunger‚ whether a literal hunger or a hunger for power has always been a downfall for humankind. In the Odyssey hunger destroys the lives of many men. Even though the Odyssey is just an epic it reflects in many ways how hunger can ruin and sometimes even destroy someone’s life. In history‚ hunger has shown itself in many different and unique ways. For example Hitler’s hunger for power destroyed

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    The reason the revolution occurred at that particular time was because of immediate economic factors which included widespread famine and malnutrition‚ which increased the likelihood of disease and death‚ and intentional starvation in the most destitute segments of the population in the months immediately before the Revolution. Another cause was the fact that Louis XV fought many wars‚ bringing France to the verge of bankruptcy‚ and Louis XVI supported the colonists during the American Revolution

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    IntroductionThe Mayan Civilization is located in Mesoamerica. The Mayan Civilization was created in A.D. 250 and existed during the classic period‚ of A.D. 250 to 900 and still exists today. The Mayan was also known as the Classic Maya." The Mayan area was almost the whole of Mexico. It covered countries during the Classic Maya such as Chiapas‚ Tabasco‚ Yucatan Peninsular states of Quintana Roo‚ Campeche and Yucatan. This was only the Southern part. It also covered today ’s countries such as Guatemala

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    Many factors lead to great tensions in Europe‚ sparking the need for a war. This war‚ otherwise know as ’The Great War’‚ occurred in 1914 until 1918. The war was mainly fought between the members of the Triple Alliance (Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy) and the members of The Triple Entante (Great Britain‚ France‚ and Russia) countries such as the USA joined in. Tensions over territories‚ imperialism and arms race are all some of the causes that lead to the war. World War 1 was a time of struggle

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    The Maya civilization was one of the most dominant native societies of Mesoamerica. It is known for its agriculture‚ pottery‚ hieroglyph writing‚ calendar-making and mathematics‚ and left behind a surprising amount of impressive architecture and symbolic artwork. Geographically‚ the Mayan civilization covered what are now Belize‚ Guatemala‚ Honduras‚ El Salvador‚ and part of Mexico. The center of the Mayan empire which was located in Guatemala reached its peak of power and influence in the sixth

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