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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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    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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    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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    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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    Through his admiration of Greek culture, Alexander The Great was able to spread the Hellenistic ways of life such as art, education, government, customs, ceremony, and purpose. Those cultural factors fall under the category of Classical Greek ideals which are the basis of the influential Hellenistic period promoted and envied by Alexander of Macedon. Through learning the history of his extensive military campaigns across many lands, it is fair to state that Alexander of Macedon and his empire represent

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    The earliest Greek civilization thrived around 4,000 years ago. Some of the things that they had we still use today, such as art, science, math, literature, and politics. The Greeks were known for their great intelligence, military strategies, and their architectural skills. All Greek's spoke the same language. This was done to make trade easier and to be able to communicate between different parts of the country. Even though everyone spoke the same language the Greek language had three different

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    American groups, Greek-Americans are sought out to be wealthy, educated, and successful. They feel that their success comes from being hard workers. There were two major periods of migration for the Greeks to the United States. The First period was from 1890-1924, and the second period was from 1925- 1968 (Markus, 1986). Greeks, on average, have higher education, and higher income than other ethnic groups. There is a difference between the racial/ethnic and regional distribution of Greek-Americans, which

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    is strongly influenced from the Greek ones. First of all, the Roman religion and philosophy, which compose people's idea, they are copied from the Greek traditional ones. From the view of religion, they perfectly inherit the Greek twelve Olympians, they create "Roman name" to the same Greek gods, in case Zeus in Greek, names Jupiter in Roman, it is the god of the sky. According to Koukakis(2013), "Zeus, the father of gods and men, is symbolizing the ancient Greeks' omnipotence and absolute power"

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    of a good leader, or are there more components? In “How Great Was Alexander the Great?” Alexander the Great’s intentions are clearly explained. “Instead of being satisfied with his expanded empire, Alexander pushed further eastward into lands no Greek had ever seen” (How Great Was Alexander the Great? Page 275). Alexander’s desire to conquer and expand his empire are clearly documented throughout history. Alexander’s empire was vast, and covered much land. Document A, has a map which includes

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