The Development of Ancient Systems of Writing in Iraq and Egypt Ancient systems of writing in the Middle East arose when people needed a method for remembering important information. In both Ancient Iraq and Ancient Egypt each of the stages of writing‚ from pictograms to ideograms to phonetograms‚ evolved as a response to the need to express more complex ideas. Satisfaction of this need gave us the two most famous forms of ancient writing‚ cuneiform from ancient Iraq‚ and hieroglyphics from
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Name_______________________________________________________________ Period __________ AP World History Ch 4 Reading Study Guide #1 P. 80-87 1. What is the significance of the Marathon in Greek history? Pg.80 2. Why did Xerxes invade Greece? Why did he fail? 3. Why did Greeks call Non-Greeks “Barbarians”? 4. Why is Greco-Roman history considered “OUR” background/history in the US & Europe? Pg.81 (Timeline Pg. 82) 5. When‚ roughly‚ was the Kingdom of Mycenae and the legendary Trojan War? __________
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Because of the recent movie‚ 300‚ most people are aware of the epic battle that occurred at Thermopylai were 300 odd Spartans supposedly held off an army of over one million led by Xerxes I. Now‚ there were many errors in the movie (the number of men on both sides being the chiefest of them). But it still leaves many people asking how a force so drastically outnumbered was able to hold a force nearly twenty times their number. The answer lies in the difference in their equipment‚ tactics and their
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The decisive defeat of the Spartan hoplite army by the armed forces of Thebes at the battle of Leuctra in 371 B.C. ended an epoch in Greek military history and permanently altered the Greek balance of power. One by one‚ the old certainties of the ’Golden Age’ of the fifth century had been challenged and overthrown‚ but the image of Spartan military invincibility had‚ until this moment‚ remained a secure bastion. Once‚ the very sight and sound of an advancing line of Spartan soldiers had been enough
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Outline 7 The Empires Of Persia Chapter Thesis: The Persian Empire was an enormous realm shaped from the victory of conquering Lydia; these conquests‚ however‚ yielded a large empire with administrative and political problems for its rulers‚ yet a series of Persian-based empires governing the territory between India and the Mediterranean Sea brought centralized political organization to all of the distinct societies found over the vast land‚ and with this‚ the organization of the many territories
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of all time. He was an inspiration for the later conquerors. Alexander the Great wanted revenge. First and foremost‚ Alexander‚ wanted revenge for the terrible attacks on Greece that the Persians had wrought under the ruling of Darius the Great and Xerxes. But‚ most importantly‚ he wanted to conquer the world. He wanted to spread Greek culture and to become a divine monarch. The countries that Alexander the Great conquered gained the culture he brought with him. His empire lasted for 30 years‚ but
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In Document C‚ Tom Holland‚ claims that “The legacy of democracy passed on to modern Europe and America would have vanished (disappeared). It is likely‚ had the Greeks been conquered during Xerxes’ invasion‚ that there never would have been such a thing as Western Civilization at all.”. Some say that the Spartans saved Western Civilization by defending democracy‚ but the evidence reveals that the Spartans were an oligarchy. They couldn’t defend
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“a woman who was beautiful‚ who started with all the advantages‚ yet she had no luck.” She marries an unlucky man and carries a guilty resentment for her children‚ which unravels into a fatal drama. By comparison‚ Esther assumes the position of Xerxes’ queen but is never able to enjoy it as she is thrust into her own drama of life and death. Each woman’s struggle reveals the flawed integrity of her character‚ and her desperate attempts to maintain airs. As the only person who can save the Jews
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Defendants Jennifer Storms (“Storms”) and J&J Tool‚ LLC (“J&J Tool”) for their Answer to the Complaint of Plaintiff M&M Home Contractors‚ Inc. (“M&M Contractors”)‚ herein state and allege as follows: ANSWER 1. Defendants deny every allegation‚ matter and things contained in the Complaint‚ except hereinafter admitted‚ qualified or otherwise stated. 2. Defendants are without sufficient information to admit or deny the allegations in Paragraphs 6‚ 7‚ 8‚ 10‚ 17‚ 20‚ 22‚ 33‚ 55‚ 60‚ 63‚ 68‚ and 71‚ and
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1. The struggle against the Persian invasion had occasioned a rare interval of inter-state cooperation in ancient Greek history. The two most powerful city-states‚ Athens and Sparta‚ had put aside their mutual suspicions stemming from their clash at the time of Cleisthenes’ reforms in order to share the leadership of the united Greek military forces. Their attempt to continue this cooperation after the repulse of the Persians‚ however‚ ended in failure. Out of this failure arose the so-called
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