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fictional historical account, as the author uses a host of unusual situations and characters to dramatize historical interpretatio...

in government policy-making, for example....

who is as strong as Gilgamesh (Sandars, 1987). In order for Enkidu to be a civilizing force on Gilgamesh, he must first be initi...

of the history attached to the pictures. It is often argued that these murals were merely implemented to add to the oral tradition...

science fiction, the reality is that the problem of labeling and drugging children in the world is growing. Of course, Freud wrote...

particular motif is also seen in biblical passages that indicate Yahwehs strength: "Was it not you who split Rahab in half, who pi...

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

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

been treated little better than animals. Islam at least accorded that women may be redeemed and attain a heavenly reward, although...

woman), the two became inseparable friends/lovers. From that point forth, Gilgamesh never abused his power again. In te...

to promote schools, schools where medical pursuits were blended with the ecclesiastical (Draper, 1992). These schools would ultima...

own artistic style (The Art of Rome, 2003). Greek art went through several different periods as well, the first being the ...

If they did leave the confines of the house, they were required to be escorted by male slaves or by male members of the household....

store by astronomy, for example, and little by astrology, which is seen as having no scientific rationale and is therefore dismiss...

in the country at the time were pretty much in the minority. During the 19th century, illiteracy was far more common than it is to...

at once the most primitive and most efficient means of communication throughout time: the art of narration, or storytelling. Huma...

was one of "battle and conquest" (Hooker, 1996). These people are the Mycenaeans; they are named after the "best-preserved of thei...

classes of citizens, permitted behaviors within marriage and so on. Ancient Egyptian civilization also demonstrated a soci...

examination of this there is a letter written by Leo III to Umar II which states the following: "In brief you admit that we say th...

of the empire; Christianity. In light of this it appears as though the Franks worked towards a relationship with the papal power...

past, we can use it to predict what our likely future is, and that should give anyone pause, for our past is not particularly whol...

stronger than that instinct. He believed that if there were no checks and reins required by civilization that humans would just te...

A surplus of economic wealth that leads to a division of labor means that certain social classes typically perform different jobs ...

Tigris and Euphrates are very different: the former is "rough and fast flowing" and difficult to navigate while the Euphrates can ...

traditional rivalries between nation states, and the decline of the nation state from the conflicting pulls of tribalism and globa...

changed dramatically. Huxley writes: "In place of the old pleasures demanding intelligence and personal initiative, we have vast o...

fertile lands coupled with the ability to utilize the discovery or creation of irrigation. One author notes, "It was the two river...

readers would be going backward and forward in terms of years. however, it is the concept and theme of civilizations that is prima...

that Diamond discusses are the Anasazi and the Maya. "Anasazi" is the name given to various groups of Native Americans living in t...

put to death" (King 4). Here, it seems as if the terms stealing and kidnapping are interchangeable. That is, at the time, stealing...