Q: Was there a Trojan War? Compare the literary with the archaeological evidence. "...in that matter of Wilusa over which we were at enmity." Despite the continuing debate‚ the literary and archaeological evidence indicates that there was a Trojan War. The reality of this war however‚ was not the epic conflict as narrated by Homer‚ but more likely part of an ongoing enmity between the Mycenaean ’s and the Hittites. Troy was a wealthy city‚ well placed at the mouth of the Hellespont in the
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250 Week 1 The code of Hammurabi originated in Babylon in 1772BC‚ under the sixth king‚ King Hammurabi. This doctrine contained 282 laws which extended from household laws such as stipulations for divorce‚ and wage laws. The code also dictated that a strict eye for an eye policy as well as enslavement may be used‚ and also regulated military actions. Dracos Law was the first constitution of Athens and originated in 622 BC. The laws were
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The Unfair Labor Practices in Media “Service for the people”‚ these words are usually being carried along by most television networks. A service that unlocks the awareness to the ill-governed and anomalies of the government‚ the window that shows how people live in sorrows and the juggler who entertains the people to relive the stress they’ve had in a day of hassle. Everything should’ve been in good place if only the people who are of big contribution to the success of the service were granted by
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Henri Emile Benoit Matisse was born December 31‚ 1869. Matisse was known for his revolutionary effects during the early twentieth century which are his expressive use of color. Examples of his revolutionary and expressive work are of portraits‚ landscapes‚ nudes‚ and interior views causing him to be the very influential. Matisse was inspired by post-impressionists Paul Cezanne and Vincent van Gogh when he lived in Paris. Henri Emile Benoit Matisse was raised in the northern part of France. Matisse
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days because‚ almost everything is done online.Wifi was invented in 1940 by Hedy Lamar who was a model.. yes‚ everybody has this question when they first hear about the invention of wifi. It was invented by a model. Wifi is one of the most important inventions ever made. Wifi is really important for everybody. As of me‚ I think wifi changed my life the most. One of the reasons that wifi is really important in people’s lives is if there was no wifi people wouldn’t be able to do certain jobs
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Atlantis is a legendary city that was first described in the work of a Greek philosopher named‚ Plato. Many people believe that the city became lost or some might say it disappeared or sank. This being said‚ Atlantis still remains as a mystery 2‚000 years later and many conspiracy theories were created. A few theories are‚ Atlantis was mid-Atlantic‚ Atlantis was Antarctica‚ and Atlantis was the legendary Minoan civilization. Overall‚ Atlantis did once exist and can possibly be ‘till this day. First
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World War 2 (WW2) was one of the most destructive wars in history‚ which killed more than 38 million people. More than 50 countries were involved and it changed the world forever. After the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919‚ WW2 became inevitable. WW2 began in September 1939 when Britain and France declared war on Germany after Germany invaded Poland. Although Germany’s invasion of Poland was a trigger for the war‚ there were multiple causes. The three main factors that caused WW2 to
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Clayton Was Wrong About Japan Clayton was born in a middle-class household to two White parents and raised Protestant. His Great Grandfather served in World War 2 fighting against Japan in the Pacific Theater. Coming from rural Indiana‚ he was not often exposed to people who weren’t also White Protestants of a similar class. Clayton was an American through and through. You could say that he bled red‚ white‚ and blue. He was very nationalistic about the United States‚ often saying things such as‚
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(The Greatest Thing in History‚ 2). Only 3 days later‚ Nagasaki was hit with another atomic bomb. Many more men‚ children‚ and women perished. Shortly after the horrifying attacks‚ Japan surrendered. This was the end of WWII. Sadly‚ it took something so devastating‚ to bring the war to a close. The United States acted unwarily‚ which caused the death of thousands of innocent
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Slavery was the trade that during the 18th and 19th centuries provided the West Indies and places like it with males and females to do work on the plantations. The slaves were wanted to make the plantation owners work a lot easier. They were split into three groups known as gangs according to their health and physique. The first gang consisted of the strongest and healthiest and they cleared‚ holed and planted the ground before crop time and cut the canes‚ fed the mills and attended to the manufacture
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