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    but had the knowledge of Incan society and history. Guamán Poma is best known for chronicling the events that partook in Peru as the Spaniards continue to establish themselves as the dominant power. In his illustrated letters to Spain’s King, King Philip III, he detailed the accounts of ill treatment that the Spaniards did towards the Andeans.The letters, El Primer Nueva corónica y el Buen Gobierno or The First New Chronicle and Good Government, told Andean history and society before the…

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    Alexander the Great lived for just 33 years, but he left a mark on history that has survived for over two millenia. Born in 356 BCE in Macedonia, Alexander spent his childhood envious of his father's conquests. He watched his father, Philip of Macedonia, head off to great battles and Alexander read of Greek heroes who were celebrated for their bravery. All the while, he wished that he too could become a hero in history. With the sudden death of his father, Alexander received his chance to be…

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    The Aeserian Lords attack them as they suspect use of magic in the palace and ino Macedon. In this battle, Kat participates like a soldier as there is a shortage of soldiers. This is due to King Philip being out north. She is injured in battle and Jacob kisses her as he leaves, even though he is on the opposing army. She miraculously survives. As the story ends Kat finds out some disturbing information. She finds out that Olympias, the queen, had…

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    In the documentary Gaming in Color, director Philip Jones calls attention to the marginalized, LGBT gamer community as well as issues of gender representation in the video game industry. The film is composed of several individual interviews that touch upon the same broad topic of LGBT gamers. The propositions advanced in the documentary offer temporary relief to marginalized gamers, but in order to ensure that gamers are not persecuted based on sexual orientation or gender, a new empathetic…

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    Alexander III of Macedon, commonly known as Alexander the Great was the king of Ancient Greek he was born to parents King Philip II and Queen Olympia. The purpose of my paper will be to prove that Alexander had a great rise to power and also a fall because of his obsession for power. Alexander the Great was a Conqueror who when in front of flatterers and spectators was compared to Gods. He acquired his power through conquest he himself boasted as being greater than those of his father.…

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    in history”, thus giving him the name Alexander “the Great”. Conversely, what really was important was how he ruled and conquered; most of his “genius” ideas came from his father, not him. Doc: 2 stated, “Army that he had was good only because of Philip of Macedon’s reorganization, reformed and strengthened army”. Only with Philip’s army, Alexander could have gone far with “his” success. Consequently Alexander the great wasn’t much of a…

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    Alexander the Great: r.336-323 BC. Commander: 11 years of war, he never lost. He was from Macedonia, and was the most popular conquerer of all time. He was the son of the Macedonian king Philip the second. Macedonia, which was located in the northern edge of Greece, tried to incorporate the Greek culture. Soon after his father's death, alexander took his fathers thrown and was in power and control. He used this opportunity to successfully conquer the Persian empire. he had a very powerful…

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    Srinivasan Dawson Geography 3 20 October 2015 Alexander the Great; Questioning the credibility of his title “On the night of the birth of Alexander III of Macedonia, his mother [Queen Olympia] dreamed of mighty thunderbolts and his father [King Philip II of Macedonia] dreamed his son would be as strong as a lion” (Demi, Alexander the Great). Alexander didn’t disappoint his parents; he grew up to be just that and much more. Alexander the Great, was born in Pella, Greece in 356 BC. In his…

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    1. Panhellenism Panhellenism, meaning "All Greece" is term for Greek nationalism a social ideology under Philip II of Macedonia, and later introduced and fully implemented later by his son Alexander the Great. Defined unity of the Greek world and what it meant to be Greek. 2. Hellenic League The Hellenic league was a collection of Greek city states, who came together in defense of Greece during the Greco-Persian wars in the 5th century BCE. The League consisted of; Athens, Sparta, Thebes and…

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    Alexander: Fulfilling his Prophecy One Victory at a Time From when Alexander the Great was 18 years old, to when he died, he made many advancements militarily, culturally and in religion when he was in power. Alexander the Great was truly “great” because he had a sense of urgency to spread values and culture. He was a very clever leader in military and outside of military. Using his intelligence, he established more colonies for growth of Ancient Greece. Alexander was also a strong leader…

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