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Music of Persia

In six pages this research paper examines the music of ancient Persia in a discussion of its history, scales and intervals used, t...

Describing Life in Persia

entitled Gates of Fire, as well as others, one can get a sense of how the Persians lived at the time. In the novel, Pressfield foc...

Art of the Ancient Middle East

made or coins minted (Ancient near eastern art). Because the figures on the plates are not labeled, they cannot be identified wit...

Mesoamerica's Zapotec Culture and Persia's Sasanid Culture

In 7 pages the Mesoamerican Zapotecs are compared with the Persian Sasanids in terms of military policies, cultural and religious ...

Ancient Art: Egypt and Greece

animals as these jars were possessed of lids which were in the form of "human, baboon, falcon, and jackal -- representing the four...

Role of the Feminine in Ancient Creation Myth

males. In both "Enuma Elish" and in Hesiods mythology, the Earth goddess is described in terms of motherhood. Tiamet first rages a...

Varied Works of Ancient Art. A Comparison

5 pages. 4 sources cited. This paper relates three significant works of ancient art through a comparison. This paper considers ...

'Essay on Literature' or 'Wen Fu' by Lu Chi

In six pages this report examines this ancient Chinese literary essay....

Pottery of Ancient Greece

of vase painting was the Protogeometric Style wherein Wikipedia (2007) notes, "Indeed, it is one of the few modes of artistic expr...

The Warfare of Ancient Times

he seized the element of surprise and mobilized his army to attack Kadesh" (Carney, 2006). There were many armies stationed near M...

Literary Critique: The "Ancient Mariner" and "Great Expectations"

brought there. Pip tells of this meeting in a calm voice, almost serene, but his powers of observation are acute. He describes th...

Women in Ancient Greece

conceive was thus a serious problem" (Women in the Ancient World). Now, of course one could also argue that this was a patriarch...

Ancient Art

Both are clearly made of very different materials. The Head of a Roman Patrician is carved from marble and is thus a three dimensi...

Ancient Egyptians

It possessed, and still does possess, the natural condition of flooding and then leaving very fertile land behind. It was a perfec...

Western Civilization Research Documents Summarized

on twelve clay tablets. The epic tale is of a Babylonian king, two-thirds god and one-third man. Another key character in the stor...

Women in Ancient Greece by Sue Blundell

expected to appear in the public sphere, being confined to the household, Blundell notes that they do appear in the artwork and li...

Southern Great Britain and Henges

This paper discusses Great Britain's ancient monuments and what henges reveal about the Bronx Age in nine pages....

Comparative Analysis of Gilgamesh and Heracles

cultures. In addition, the kind of difficulties and trials faced by different ancient communities will also tend to be similar. On...

Ahmed, Satrapi/Growing up Female in the Islamic World

through her father that Ahmed first becomes aware of the conflicting political forces that shape her world, as he is hemmed in on ...

"Persepolis" - The Value of Liminal Narration

It is valuable as a document precisely because Satrapi writes neither as an Iranian citizen, nor as a Westerner. Instead, the prim...

Old Testament Presentation of Persia

Israel was under the Persian hegemony, was instrumental in shaping Judaism, as well as in the formulation of the Hebrew teachings ...

The Persian Letters by Montesquieu II

In five pages this paper examines how the letters point out the differences that existed during the 17th century between France an...

Persepolis

that is precisely what it is. Satrapi is Iranian, and her autobiography gives Westerners the chance to understand what its like to...

Stifling Dissent Through Fear

often cannot think clearly, and at times unscrupulous people use that as a means to gain control. It is particular distressing whe...

Women's Search for Independence in 3 Works: Finding Happiness

This essay discusses 3 works: which are a poem by Gwendolyn Brook, "The Beam Eaters"; a short story by Kate Chopin, "The Story of ...

Rome and Pax Romana

Romans and the Germans were able to defeat the invading Huns. Yet four years later, Rome was sacked once more. In 476AC Odoacer ...

Ancient Political Systems

A 6 page research paper that discusses the political positions of various authors from the ancient world. The writer asserts that ...

Film & Graphic Novel/Diabolique & Persepolis

staff and the students (Diabolique). The camera perspective enters the school. It is break time and other characters make their ...

Differences Between the Cultures of Switzerland and Persia

In five pages the cultural differences that exist between these two countries and how they manifest themselves through communicati...

Queen of the Summer Stars by Persia Woolley

In five pages this report examines the marriage between King Arthur and Queen Guinevere as presented in this second novel of the t...