Cultural Interaction and Ancient Egypt
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A 6 page discussion of the cultural interaction which characterized these ancient times. This interaction allowed ancient Egypt to not only shape surrounding cultures but also to be shaped by them. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Development of Western Civilization and Interpretation of Faith and God
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This 5 page report discusses one of humanity’s great mythic questions in reference to various human belief systems and their interpretation of the divine. When the Christian mindset of the West, both Catholic and Protestant came in contact with the spiritual beliefs of Eastern traditions, it determined that it had a moral duty to save the people of other cultures and other beliefs from themselves. Different populations pursuing their own truth and existing within humanity’s search for meaning have repeatedly disallowed for differences in interpretation of meaning by other groups and asserted the need for others to believe as they do. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Differences of Peoples of the Ancient Eastern Civilizations
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3 pages in length. Describes the Babylonians, Assyrians and Persians who were inclined toward expansionism and domination, as well as the Sumerians, Akkadians and Egyptians who were more inclined toward maintaining rather than expanding their cultures. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Early Agriculture: Farming, Herding And Village Life
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3 pages in length. The writer discusses animal herding, village creation, farming and overpopulation due to better fed inhabitants as they relate to early agriculture. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Early Civilizations
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This 5 page paper briefly lists some of the specifics of various early societies. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Early Modern Absolute Monarchy, Baroque Style And Scientific Revolution: Responses To The Turmoil Of The Sixteenth And Seventeenth Centuries
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5 pages in length. Introducing such revolutionary concepts as were developed during the scientific revolution truly transformed the way in which the world operated. So many inventions changed how people lived their lives that it was not difficult to leave behind the archaic in favor of the new and improved. However, contemporary inventions were not the only influences during that period; rather, there was a substantial expansion of human rights and basic freedoms due directly to the Enlightenment. Both the scientific revolution and Enlightenment periods, along with baroque style and early modern absolute monarchy, served as responses to the turmoil of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, signaling significant changes to come. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Early River Valley Civilizations
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A 7 page paper that describes the social, agricultural, political and religious development of early river valley civilizations. The writer specifically offers a look at the development of civilizations in Mesopotamia and in the Nile River Valley. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Effects Of The Discovery Of Agriculture
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A 4 page essay postulating that it was this basic discovery that was the first ''domino'' in the chain which led to the creation of early civilization. No bibliography.
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Egypt and Mesopotamia
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A five page paper which looks at the similarities and differences between culture and civilisation in Egypt and Mesopotamia, in terms of their influence on neighbouring regions. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: JLcultciv.rtf

Egypt and Mesopotamia: Geography
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A 3 page paper which examines the geographical influence on the political and intellectual outlooks of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Egyptian Architecture During the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms
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This is a 5 page paper discussing the changes in Egyptian architecture during the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms. During the Old Kingdom in Egypt an enormous amount of royal architectural triumphs were built including the great pyramids at Giza. The architecture of Egypt seems mostly to reflect the strength of the kingdoms at the time. The start of the Old Kingdom was the first dynasty (the Third Dynasty) to see the unification of the country under one monarch. This time also saw a great amount of prosperity. The kings during this period were equal to the gods and the monuments which were erected symbolized this. The tombs which existed during the first and second dynasties were eventually out built by first the step pyramids and then the geometric pyramids which are still considered wonders of the world today. The times during the Middle and New Kingdoms were somewhat more unstable and the kings did not have complete sovereignty over the land and the sizes of the monuments also diminished. During the Middle Kingdom elaborate temples were erected for the various cults of the gods. During the time of the Warrior Kings and the Ramses in the New Kingdom, the kings were considered powerful and many monuments and temples were erected to honor them however they were not equated with the gods and never received god-like structures comparable with the pyramids. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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ET: Incas, Mayans, and Egyptians
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An 8 page paper which examines the link between extraterrestrials and the ancient civilizations of the Incas, the Mayans, and the Egyptians. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Eugene O'Neill's "Mourning Becomes Electra":
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This 3 page paper discusses the character of Lavinia, in O'Neill's "Mouring Becomes Electra". This paper compares Lavinia with the character of Orestes, who was the focal character in the Oresteia version of the same story. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Fame, Success, and Failure
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A 13 page paper which answers 4 different topics as they relate to conditions such as fame, success, and failure. No sources cited.
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Foraging Societies
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7 pages in length. Cultural behavior represents the most identifying characteristics with regard to determining why certain populations perform certain activities in relation to their overall survival. That early societies had little choice but to adopt a life of foraging because of their inherent proximity to available foods coupled with the limited - and sometimes nonexistent - advancement in agricultural abilities illustrates how the act of foraging signified the predominant method by which such societies as Australian Aborigines, the !Kung San of Namibia, the Nimpkish of North America and the Amazonian Yanomamö survived, as well as the progression it represented with regard to the progression into horticulture. No bibliography.
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George Hourani's "Arab Seafaring"
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7 pages in length. The vastness of George Hourani's "Arab Seafaring" explores well beyond the standardized version of sea trade history and its eventual impact upon the world; rather, this particular historic rendering takes myriad other elements into account when describing one of the most important episodes in commerce. While the author does, indeed, address the fundamental aspects of sea trade history as it relates to the time before Christ, the Arabs, the Indian Ocean and ultimately to China and East Africa, one might readily argue that the much more interesting components of Hourani's account stem from his detailed descriptions of other heretofore undisclosed content, such as travel particulars, geographic interests, meteorology and highly illustrative visual images of the very vessels that made these seafaring journeys over and over again. Also integral to the overall comprehensiveness of Hourani's book is the impact of lighthouses, maritime handbooks and other invaluable guiding instruments, as well as that of piracy and everyday sea life upon the sailors. Unquestionably, Arab Seafaring is one of the most exhaustive accounts of its kind that paints a complete and detailed literary picture of what it meant to be involved with seafaring commerce during these centuries. No additional sources cited.
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Governing Institutions, Political And Cultural Life, Economic Infrastructure Characteristic Of Sultanates In India Between The 13th Century And The Coming Of The Mughals In 1526
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6 pages in length. When one examines India's historical perspective, it is often with significant consideration that the Sultanate period is credited with perpetuating change that had already begun to take place. Expanding agriculture, widespread commercial systems, slow but sure changes based upon growing technological advancements, as well as political and religious growth all played an integral role in the impact left by the Turkish/Afghan regime. According to Barbara and Thomas Metcalf, authors of A Concise History of India, these changes could not have taken place had India been what many thought to be a "stagnant society" (Metcalf et al 3), but rather could only have occurred in an ever-growing, ever-progressive civilization. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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