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New Designs from Ancient Forms

Originally, there were fifty-eight columns: seventeen on the sides, eight at each end, and six in the inner row of each porch. Th...

Women of Ancient Greece and Rome

And, in terms of using their sexuality, "They do not share their couches with their husbands but with the other men who happen to ...

Civilization and Progress

Olympic Games that the Greeks initiated. On the other hand, most of the Greek citizens were obliged to labor for the purpos...

Ancient Civilizations and Geography

subject to severe earthquakes and its climate is rather mild; Greece has mild wet winters, but dry hot summers (2001). Achi...

Upper and Lower Egypt in Ancient Times

king, Menes; from this point forward, thirty dynasties would continue this arrangement of unification. One of the critical factor...

Civilization of Ancient Greece and the Impacts of Mythology and Religion

democracy, the reality is that Greek democracy was not inherently fair anyway. The premise of Greek democracy was direct rule by...

Tuscany, Italy's Etruscan Civilization

of city-states. Perusia, Volsinnii, Caere, Veii, Tarquinii, and Clusium were important (Anonymous 110-113). At one time, t...

Civilization of Mesopotamia

In six pages this paper discusses ancient Mesopotamia and how it profoundly influence the civilizations which followed. Five sour...

Ancient Mayan Tradition and Breath on a Mirror and Popol Vuh of Tedlock

In 6 pages the Old Testament is compared and contrasted with the myths of the ancient Mayan civilization in a consideration of the...

The God Kings' Age in Ancient Egyptian Civilization

A paper consisting of seven pages considers the period from 3500 until 1500 BC in ancient Egyptian civilization referred to as the...

Aztec Calendar or 'Sun Stone'

of the Aztecs (Nahuatl), it is called the tonalpohualli simply meaning the "day-count." The tonalpohualli and the xiuhpohualli c...

Ancient Greeks, Romans, and Their Lasting Contributions to Civilization

In ten pages this paper examines the ancient Greeks and Romans in terms of their enduring contributions to Western civilization ar...

Sumerian Babylonian Cultures and Western Civilization

In seven pages the ways in which Western Civilization can contribute to a greater understanding of the ancient culture of Sumer an...

Two Art Figures from the Ancient World

This research contrasts and compares two art figures from ancient civilizations, which are part of the collection at the Metropoli...

Considering the Maya

plights of war ... as the common people devoted themselves to the cult of their rain gods and peacefully tilled their fields {milp...

Ancient Civilizations and the Significance of Writing

In five pages this paper discusses how the ancient civilizations of Greece, Egypt, and Mesopotamia achieved cultural expansion thr...

Mesopotamian Society and The Epic of Gilgamesh

Is not (even the core of) the brick structure made of kiln-fired brick, and did not the Seven Sages themselves lay out its plans? ...

Mayan Art and Architecture

This research paper discusses art and architecture in the ancient Mayan civilization. Three pages in length, two sources are cited...

Prochoice v. Prolife

Abortion is a hotly contested controversy in the United States. There is a very long history of abortion. Ancient and medieval civ...

Different Historical Periods and Philosophical Perspectives

In thirteen pages philosophy throughout history is the focus of this paper that assesses the views of Ancient Egypt, Hebrews, Indi...

Civilization of Ancient Cyprus

In ten pages the island of Cyprus is examined in terms of its ancient culture and civilization. Twelve sources are cited in the b...

Egypt and Mesopotamia's Shared Developmental Traits

on the abundance of such a worthwhile precious metal. "Theres just no way to get around it. Silver in Mesopotamia functions like...

Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian Civilizations

In nine pages this paper compares how the 'cradle of civilization' was represented by the ancient cultures of Egypt and Mesopotami...

Progressive Mayan Civilization of Mexico

In six pages this research paper focuses on Mexico's impressive ancient Mayan civilization. Four sources are cited in the bibliog...

Ancient Islam and Greece, Religion, Culture, and Science

was the force that recovered the information (Mathematics, 2005). In essence, in ancient times, "Scholarship supported science in ...

Religions of Ancient Egypt

noted by the leadership of Menes, the first pharaoh, in which the communities of Egypt formed around the Nile delta and the Nile v...

Similarities of Ancient Egypt and Early Mesopotamia in Terms of Rule and Structure

also stand in testament to the fact of the existence and power of a central government and a strong social stratification. The ru...

Western Civilization and its Greek Influence

the sciences we note that many civilizations prior to the Greeks had their own form of science but most of that science was based ...

The Ancient Art of Rome, Greece, and Egypt

history. The Greeks were the first to truly follow Egypt in presenting art and representations of symbolic figures in art histor...

Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Crete

encouraged their initial growth and continued development overtime, which also served to contribute to their unique characters. I...