Hellenistic civilization

WHAP EQs #3 This is when innovation occurred and new experiences allowed the empires to grow and flourish. New faiths appeared and new social lives developed as technology advanced. Monuments and temples were built to the gods as a place of worship and rituals. They changed it so the empires that they conquered had strict rules to prevent any uprisings or rebellions. This allowed for an easier time for leading, and conquering more land, and making laws because the conquered people did not dare…

Civilizations rise and fall. The mighty Roman Empire collapsed. The Aztec Empire collapsed. The Soviet Union collapsed. Historians know well why these great civilizations fell, but there were some civilization collapses that are still a mystery or at least debated like the Indus Valley civilization and the Greenland Norse. The Greenland Norse were a civilization of Vikings in Greenland that existed for about 400 years before disappearing. Who were the Greenland Norse and why did they fall?…

Ever since life first roamed the Earth, any living beings with a working mind had made decisions. Choices, if you will, that are made for one’s own benefit. The fact of the matter is that it is purely instinct to place oneself before others. Instinct is the driving force; the core motivation to a being’s actions. Through a plethora of circumstances, instinct can be perceived as either good or evil; it has easily shaped itself into words as powerful as greed or intelligence. Right from birth and…

Ralph picked up his stick and prepared for battle. But what could they do? It would take them a week to break a path through the thicket; and anyone who wormed his way in would be helpless. He felt the point of his spear with his thumb and grinned without amusement. Whoever tried that would be stuck, squealing like a pig. They were going away, back to the tower rock. He could hear feet moving and then someone sniggered. There came again that high, bird-like cry that swept along the line. So…

There are many great ancient civilizations such as the Mesopotamia, The Nile River Valley, Zhou China, and the Sumerian Civilization. Although all of those are very good civilizations the two that I am going to talk about today is the Indus River Valley and the Shang. Both of these civilizations are very interesting, and will help you gain more knowledge on how life worked during those times. An interesting fact about the Indus River Valley is that “This civilization vanished without trace.” In…

In this essay I will argue that ancient societies are not fundamentally different from modern societies by exploring the two key themes of writing and ancient beliefs about life and death. I will investigate Sumerian Cuneiform and its original uses, the origin of Greek letters from Phoenician, and the use of the Latin script by the Romans. Then, I will investigate the funerary practices of the ancient Hebrews, those of the Vikings, and then the practices of the Romans. By doing this, I will…

If the world alone was nothing more but a society in which there is nothing but peace and the entire world was equal in all directions, citizens and outsiders of the society would classify it differently from completely different sides. This is the thought that sparks a discussion about the similarities and differences of two societies that are highly popular in pop culture, yet surprisingly are true in the modern world. One society is a place where everything in the world is perfect and…

A Western set in the arcade world, the Disney film Wreck It Ralph has elements of both a disguised and revisionist western in its use of the traditional official hero vs outlaw hero dichotomy, as seen in the characters Fix It Felix Jr. and Wreck It Ralph, but also in its unconventional preference for the homestead and community rather than the horizon. Wreck It Ralph’s use of the official/outlaw hero dynamic is clearly laid out in the beginning of the movie, in which we see Felix being awarded…

Perfection is impossible to achieve. Throughout history, many people tried to create a perfect society. Though it has never worked, people are still trying to get as close to utopia as possible. America is a country that has gone through various improvements by all sorts of leaders. They all had a plan to improve the society. President Lyndon Johnson was one of these leaders. In his 1964 "Great Society" speech, Lyndon B. Johnson proposes his plan for a successful and great America. President…

Throughout the ages, every society has set up its government in different ways; some were governed by religion, in others, religion played a very little role in how the government and society was run. Despite their differences, all of these society’s leaders used their culture to project power over their cities, as well as other cities. When examining these different societies, one needs to take into account the differences of their landscapes, time periods, and levels of sophistication. The…