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Civilizations of MesoAmerica, Egypt, and Greece

Mexico and other areas of central America, demonstrates a number of similarities with Egyptian culture: the main architectural for...

Roman Architecture and the Continental Building

are just a few of its ornamental features (Gilmore Associates, 2004). The overall style of the Continental is Art Deco. The Art ...

Gilgamesh and Kurtz in Heart of Darkness

merely oppressed and used the natives. Kurtz is a man who is very diverse and very intelligent. He is a powerful speaker, a poet, ...

Comparing Grecian vs, Chinese Cultures

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....

Clothing of Ancient Sumer, Greece, and Egypt

their ankles (Town of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, 2002). The exact quality of clothing depended on the wealth of the family; altho...

Religious Practices of Egypt and Mesopotamia

for war, but success really depended on a favorable relationship with the gods. This helps explain the importance of the priestly ...

A Look at Chaereas and Callirhoe

he had come down with a deadly disease. The author states that "Habrocomes pulled his hair and tore his clothes; he lamented over ...

Overview of the Isis Religious Cult

of course, was according to legend. However, the legends gained such popularity that in time many came to worship Isis, alone. Tem...

Ancient Egypt's Sarcophagus Art

rule of the emperors" that "Roman sarcophagi became elaborate, with mythological scenes carved on the sides and statues of the dec...

Greek Culture and 'The Iliad' by Homer

occurs near the end of the conflict. These two warriors fight over who has the greater claim to a captive woman who is also the d...

Renaissance Europe, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and the Ideological Similarities and Differences Between Them

emotional aspects and familial storylines which had not been present in any great extent in either the Egyptian or the Mesopotamia...

Evaluating Ancient Art Works

sense of comfort and knowingness when one is met with something that they can understand. Yet, when faced with the unfamiliar work...

Ancient Times to Middle Ages and Religious Development

epic is a rendition of the ancient flood narrative that predates that of the biblical Noah. The Babylonian flood narrative pictu...

Ancient Philosophers on Democracy

for, but for which there were certainly problems. People too easily give up on it. In his work entitled The History of the Pelopon...

Ancient Artifact Duck Shaped Ivory Box

2003). Because these boxes were so magnificent and rare, they were often popular booty or war prizes claimed by Assyrian kings (C...

Ancient Artifact Rhyton

piece. Rhyton were generally very ornate and are thought by most experts to have been mostly for ritual ceremonies, or perhaps u...

Culture and the Olympics of Ancient Greece

match for the ultimate prize, "possession of the earth" (Lovett, 1997, p. ix). The exact date of the competition also varies, and...

Ancient Buddhism and Women's Roles

similar view of women, when examining Islam the testimony of two women is equal to the testimony of a single man, according to th...

Judaism and Zoroastrianism's Influence

of these concepts were a part of the Jewish faith. And, it was not only Judaism that was affected. Many other world religions woul...

Impracticality of Direct Democracy

in fifth century Athens, actually led the nation (190). Some might argue that the leadership was based on age and gender and so al...

Tom Morris's If Aristotle Ran General Motors

happens, people fail to achieve happiness and feel only increased levels of stress (Morris, 1997). If businesses incorporated Ar...

History of Humanism

many years, but started to become less open during the dark ages. It was at this time that the Christian church took control. The ...

Defining Judicial Review Throughout History

civil and criminal courts, all lawsuits were treated as civil suits (Long). The victim prosecuted the case rather than any legal r...

Ancient Rome's Urban Houses

191). Because the atrium was the distinctive showplace of these houses, special care was taken to have it reflect the personaliti...

Ancient Poems and Love Songs of Egypt and China Compared on Love and Sex Attitudes

war songs, marriage songs and love songs among many more. Throughout the ages, the poems came to known as not merely an example of...

Poetics vs. Apology, Comparing Plato and Aristotle

Plato's Apology and Aristotle's Poetics are both considered masterpieces of ancient Greek philosophy. This report compares the two...

Analysis of the New York Kouros Ancient Greek Sculpture

The sculpture is comprised of marble. Subject Matter The subject matter of this particular sculpture is a kouros, or a Greek y...

Comparative Analysis of Ancient Art Woman or Goddess with Snakes and Eannatum, Prince of Lagash

This report contrasts and compares the art from the ancient Minoan culture and Sumer in five pages. Six sources are cited in the ...

Cosmetology of Ancient Egypt

as iron oxides for cheek blush and malachite for eye shadow - a green copper ore that represented fertility - was to avail oneself...

Interpreting History with Ancient Literacy Texts

history of the region. The field of geology entered the realm of this historical research when researchers realized that they wer...