Alexander the Great was the king of Macedonia around 356-323 B.C. He was born to his parents King Philip’s ll and Queen Olympia. In the ancient world‚ Alexander the Great left a major impact on the Greek society. He showed leadership in battle with skilled warfare‚ he changed their culture by Greek Language‚ architecture‚ literature‚ art‚ and religious diversity‚ and by building the first empire. With his skilled warfare and leadership During many major and minor battles‚ Alexander fought
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The Holocaust Many events have happened throughout history‚ good and bad‚ that have influenced the world. The Holocaust was by far one of the most devastating times in history. The Holocaust was a period of time during World War II in which many innocent people were killed; the conditions of the concentration camps that were used during the Holocaust were extremely harsh; the aftermath once the Holocaust and the war were over also left an impact on the entire world and many people’s lives forever
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1) What were the functions of the Delian and Peloponnesian Leagues? The Delian league was set up by the Athenians for an alliance between all the Ionian Greeks so to stamp out the threat of Persia. Athens took charge because Sparta retreated into its own self-interests‚ so to only protect themselves so the Ionians looked for help among the Athenians. It was formed in 477BC at Delos (which was a neutral city). The league seemed successful because in they had some big victories such as in: 478BC Byzantium
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Democracy is a state of which helps our civilization function properly. What was the Athenian democracy like? Was it just like the democracy of the United States we live in today? First we must take note of the political ideas of the Greeks. What did the Greeks mean by democracy? Their constitution is called a democracy because power was in the hands of not a minority but of a whole people. Everyone was believed to be equal in the eyes of the law. Political life is open and free‚ and so were the
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The Persian Wars - 499 BC to 479 BC In the 5th century BC the vast Persian Empire attempted to conquer Greece. If the Persians had succeeded‚ they would have set up local tyrants‚ called satraps‚ to rule Greece and would have crushed the first stirrings of democracy in Europe. The survival of Greek culture and political ideals depended on the ability of the small‚ disunited Greek city-states to band together and defend themselves against Persia’s overwhelming strength. The struggle‚ known
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1: Museum Project Information Slide 2: Peloponnesian War was from 431 BC to 404 BC (27 years) and it was Sparta (Peloponnesian Leagues) vs. Athens. Spartans’ leader was Brasidas. Athens was lucky and got Pericles as a political leader as well as a military leader up until he died in 429 BC. Anyway‚ Athens was very good with the sea and ships and attacking that way. While on the other hand‚ the Spartans mainly covered the land. Slide 3: After the Persian War‚ because everything was destroyed and
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city-state had a different style of war. In Athens‚ they had the largest navy in Greece and fought battles on water. Sparta dedicated all their men to military and were all soldiers. The Greek civilization began around 2800 BC and started in the bronze age. The Greek military was the most important part of Greek Civilization because it protected Greece against others‚ with good strategies‚ had great armor for protection‚ and honor brought through victories The Greek military was strong and protected
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"What Rights Did Women Have" What rights do you bealive a women has compared to a man? Do you think they have just as much or less than a hard working respectable man. If you aren’t sure about your answer then continue reading about an officer of the Women’s Rights from 1848-1928. Today it is November of 1903 and there are me‚ and many other guards and police officers waiting on the landing dock of Plymouth‚ England. Around noon the steam boat appeared out of the misty
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Spies had a huge impact on the Civil War. Spies would transfer information from either Confederacy to Union or from Union to Confederacy. Life as a spy was extremely dangerous. If you were a male caught spying you were sentenced to death in front of a firing squad. For women the sentence was less severe‚ most would just get imprisoned‚ but if caught with very serious information or spying for a second time after being imprisoned‚ they would be killed. Spies had to be extremely quick thinkers in
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FACULTY OF APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCE MAY/2014 MPW1153/2153 WAR AND IMPACT NAME: Aw Swee Sian LEARNING CENTRE: Kelantan Learning Centre Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction1 2.0 War and Reasons2 2.1 Colonialism2 2.2 Independence2 2.3 Religious Dispute3 2.4 Economical Gain4 3.0 Moral of Principle4 3.1Principle of Duty5 3.2 Principle of Ambition6 3.3 Principle of Badness6 3.4 Principle of Human Evolution6 4.0 War and Preventions7 4.1 Strengthen the Political Relationship8 4.2 Develop
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