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    Agamemnon 's palace and his gold mask at Mycenae inspired me very much. For me, the most striking aspect of my news story was the Linear B tablets found on the site. Ghose (2015) stated that the inscriptions represented the earliest form of the Greek language. Although the fire baked the tablets, the fascinating writings on these Linear B tablets discussed clearly “the centralized distribution of goods like wool and grain,” noted (Killgrove 2015). These inscriptions on the Linear B tablets give the

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    Chapter 4 Chapter Review Geography influenced the Greeks and Roman, as it did many other civilizations. The location of Greece was on a peninsula. This gave it plenty access to ports which enabled Greece to trade with lots of other peoples. Although in times of war they could be pushed further into the peninsula with nothing but sea all around them. This forced them to create ships and other seafaring vessels. Once again, as in India, mountains separated much of the region. This lead to

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    Collapse of Bronze Age Greece Essay

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    we will discuss several reasons for the collapse of this once great society. Possibly the most important cause for the fall of the Golden Age Greece was the Battle of Corinth. It occurred in 146BC and officially marked the complete fall of the Greek resistance against the Roman Republic. This was such a destructive turning point for Greece because the city of Corinth possessed masses of wealth. It was a main hub of activity and politics for the Greece civilization. The battle occurred during

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    sister had opportunity to receive rich excellent schooling. In 1947, her father move to England for his job and he brought his family too. Until 1951 they lived in England. Her life in England gave opportunity to develop and perfect her in English language skills. Calcutta is a native for Mukherjee. She attended schools in India, England and Switzerland.

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    Antique/Early Christian period in Rome and art from the Byzantine were very distinct in details and styles. The Roman empire and the Byzantine empire were both impacted by Christianity, which is their main religion. Roman art was mainly influenced by the Greeks, Egyptian, and Etruscan art, which can be seen in the history of Roman art. Unlike, the Byzantine favoriting glitter mosaic painting in the interior of a building, mosaic were very popular and hold a religious value towards the empire. The mosaic

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    Macedonians Vs Greek Wars

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    Peter Kraemer GEOG 373 Final Research Paper The Greek vs. Macedonian Conflict Are Macedonians Greeks? Depending on who you ask, you will typically get a different answer. When talking to Greeks they will say that Macedonians do not exist and there are only Greeks in this world. On the contrary Macedonians want no affiliation with Greece and believe they are their own independent state and have no amalgamation to their neighbors to the south. My research paper will primarily focus on weather

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    to go on (Langley, 26; Hunter, 34). He and his men travelled back to Greece by land and sea (Langley, 26-27). Many fell ill or died on the return home (Biography.com; Hunter, 33). Since he decided to conquer India it caused an even larger spread of Greek culture, taking a stand, affecting society, globally to this day. Alexander and his ruling caused a great influence on the political systems and government of that time. The Mauryan Empire emerged in India from Alexander stabilizing the political

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    conquering many areas of the world spread the Greek language and lifestyle (Doc F). When Alexander was returning back to his homeland with his troops some men stayed in certain areas and married local women. The Hindu Kush people believe that they are the descendants of their children. Still some Kush words are as the same as theirs, their music and their dances too (Doc F). Alexander was a successful leader who in which led a strong army that spread the Greek art and lifestyle. Alexander III had excelling

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    Ancient Greek History

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    interested in Greek history after visiting the display of papyrology. The papyrology collection at the graduate library at the University of Michigan displays some ancient artifacts of the 4th century and even older showing us what life would of been like in those times. In this exhibit there was a wooden tablet with school exercises from Egypt used in the 4th century. The wooden tablet was found in an unknown provenance of Egypt. This extraordinary tablet was used as a part of elementary Greek school exercises

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    discussions, it became apparent that two previously governing bodies stood, in their opinions, above the rest: The Greek and Roman empires. Their governmental practices and virtues were key in the development of the Constitution, as they were dissected, and eventually, emulated by this country’s founding members. ​America’s somewhat early history (1760-1790) primarily showed signs of the Greek language and culture’s widespread popularity by reason of its core values and teachings. The nine major colonial

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