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    used in Western Civilization. Many important cities‚ such as Constantinople relied on the trade in order for survival. Without trade‚ many societies would not have discovered jobs‚ materials‚ and foods. Different cultures had different supplies which taught one another careers which would make trade successful. There were many important trade routes which were located on land and in the sea. The Tin Road/Silk Route was very important to eastern civilization. This route which

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    society a civilization. There are also many things that makes a civilization advanced. Government‚ Religion‚ and culture impacts societies and makes them civilizations. Some of the products that were constructed that plays along with these three characteristics helps make these civilizations advanced. These three things that made up these civilizations have brought them a long way. Government plays a very big part in changing a society into a civilization. The majorities of these civilizations had

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    Corruption vs. Civilization in Lord of the Flies Every now and then‚ one finds themselves taking a deeper look inside of their soul‚ often times resulting in the discovery of an inner being. This inner being is perfectly depicted through the lord of the flies. Contrary to the boys’ beliefs‚ the lord of the flies‚ or in the novel the symbol of the “beast”‚ is not “something you could hunt and kill” (164)‚ but rather a spirit that dwells inside of a soul‚ and slowly seduces one into complete and

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    definition‚ a civilization is “an advances state of human society‚ in which a high level of culture‚ science‚ industry‚ and government has been reached.” (Backman 5). Although it was not the first civilization‚ the advantages Egypt possessed pushed them far ahead of their predecessors‚ creating the most innovated society of its time. According to historians‚ the region of Sumner in southern Iraq held the origins of Western civilization. Sumner exampled some of the key notes of a civilization at the time:

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    OF MAYA CIVILIZATION DUE TO ENVIROMENTAL FACTORS. The collapse of the Maya civilization was a result of environmental factors which eventually led to warfare as a way of coming up with solutions to avoid the inevitable collapse of this civilization. Environmental factors like over population‚ agricultural scarcities‚ disease‚ natural disasters‚ were the major factors for the collapse of the Maya civilization. Judging

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    would you fare if you were stuck on an island? In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding a group of British schoolchildren are stranded on an island. The boys must fend for themselves since there are no adults. In the beginning of the novel civilization reigns and authority is for the most part obeyed‚ but as time goes on the boys descend into savagery. There are two main groups in the novel‚ Jack’s group‚ and Ralph’s group. Ralph’s group is the civilized group‚ they use logic and reason. They

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    The Civilization which was more impressive was the Incas‚ because they were a developed civilization‚ they were good at engineering something that reflects systemOfroads] ’` were anaang. They also advanced a lot in construction‚ they built suspension bridges to cross from one 6.‚t<LG ~ brlc}ess mountaintoanother/whichwasimpressivewhichweremadebythickropecablesatstone towers. In technological advances they enlarged the system of terraces already used by Andean froers. The Incas made remarifable advances

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    Thomas 10-23-13 Ancient Civilizations Ancient Sumer was a revolutionary civilization for its advanced social pyramid‚ means of stable food supply‚ and remarkable innovations. The Sumerian social pyramid is very similar to the modern social classes. From bottom to top‚ it goes something very similar to this: Slaves‚ Peasants‚ Farmers‚ Craftsmen‚ Merchants‚ Scribes‚ Soldiers‚ Priests‚ King. Scribes‚ nearly always men‚ had to undergo training‚ and having successfully completed

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    William Golding’s experience in World War II had an overwhelming effect on his view of humanity and the evils of which it was capable. After the war‚ Golding resumed teaching and wrote his first novel‚ Lord of the Flies. Lord Of The Flies tells us the story of a handful of young schoolboys who had been marooned on an island as the plane that they were travelling‚ on to escape the war was shot down. The only survivors were the passengers‚ British schoolchildren between the ages of six and thirteen

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    overarching theme of Lord of the Flies is the conflict between the human impulse towards savagery and the rules of civilization which are designed to minimize it. Throughout the novel‚ the conflict is dramatized by the clash between Ralph and Jack‚ who respectively represent civilization Vs. savagery .The differences are expressed by each boy’s distinct attitudes towards authority. Civilization can be seen as cultural and intellectual refinement in human society . In the Lord of the Flies ‚ the boys started

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