Crete, Egypt And Mesopotamia
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3 pages in length. Ancient civilizations have much to offer contemporary society by way of their individual and collective abilities to not only assemble their respective communities but also flourish in the face of constant political, social and economic adversity. Examining some of the distinguishable characteristics, major accomplishments and overall significant factors of such classical civilizations as Crete, Egypt and Mesopotamia provides a significantly better understanding of how each was able to develop and survive. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TLCEgyptMes.rtf

Cross-Cultural Interactions in Ancient History
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An 8 page paper which examines some of the cross-cultural interactions in the pre-classical, the classical, and the post-classical periods. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAcrcul.rtf

Cultural Discourse
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A 5 page creative dialogue between 1 fictitious character from ancient Greece and one from Rome in which the two share political and cultural ideas during their travels. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Culture.doc

Daily Life of the Ancient Romans (Book Review)
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This 4 page book review examines this work by David Matz. No additional sources cited.
Filename: SA845bk.rtf

Death in Ancient Greece
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This is a 9 page paper discussing the Ancient Greeks’ attitude to death and the rituals and beliefs which surrounded death. Death among the Ancient Greeks was treated as honourable as described by Homer and its prevalence in their society became a daily way of life. Men died in battle and from disease and whether or not the belief was for a good or evil life which followed, detailed rituals were adhered to in order to preserve the soul of the person in the afterlife until that person was reborn again. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TJGreek1.rtf

Defeat of Athens in Peloponnesian War (431 B.C. – 404 B.C.)
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A 10 page paper which examines why the powerful Athens failed to defeat Sparta. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TGathpel.rtf

Direct Democracy
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This 3 page paper argues that direct democracy is impractical and looks at the concept historically. Ancient history is disused as well as how classic authors viewed the concept. Athenian democracy is compared to the representative democracy that exists today. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA345dd.rtf

Discovering the Ancient World
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This 14 page paper considers what we can learn about ancient cultures from non-literary evidence such as coins and inscriptions. It also discusses the controversy that arises over the authenticity of such items. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: HVNoLtRv.rtf

DISINTIGRATION OF POWER OF WESTERN ROMAN EMPERORS
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This paper examines how the power of the Western Roman emperors eroded during fifth century A.D., eventually playing a part in the final fall of the Empire. Also examined is some history pertaining to the actual fall of the Empire. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MTromemp.rtf