The state seal of Virginia shows a man fighting ancient female amazons, and classical Greek women such as liberty appeared on America dimes, quarters and dollars. ... Minoan derives its name from the mythical King Minos who kept a Minotaur, a half man half bull figure supposedly in his labyrinth or palace precinct. ... We know today that her kidnapping did not launch the Trojan War, but was due to economic issues and the need to control the entrance to the Hellespont or Dardanelles that led to the lucrative resources of the Black Sea region. ... Over time as the mainland population grew, there...

• Word Count: 7196
• Approx Pages: 29
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

During the Old Kingdom, the Egyptians believed that the king was the living embodiment of their god. ... During the Old Kingdom, everything prospered and many great things were achieved during this period. But, by the end of the Old Kingdom, the Nile failed its duty and most things failed in return. The years starting the era of the Middle Kingdom was akin to the beginning of the Old Kingdom in many ways because peace had been restored, and people prospered. ... The Old Kingdom did not prosper because of flaws of nature, whereas the Middle Kingdom saw its problems through man itself in the l...

• Word Count: 4738
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: High School

Soon after they locked the gates, a Chorus of Old Men arrived carrying fire-pots and heavy sticks, threatening to burn the women out of the Acropolis. As the men are lying down the logs, a Chorus of Old Women came with pitchers of water and dump it on the Chorus of Old Men after hurling nasty insults were exchanged. ... The Chorus of Old Men feared that the women had been conspiring with Sparta. ... The last treaty was the thirty-year vintage of peace on land and sea. ... He goes to Euripides, a play writer, to get some old ratty beggar clothes from him that he used in one of his plays. ...

• Word Count: 2881
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

Pericles was a wealthy man that had a well known family and he had plenty of power. ... Alcibiades was well educated by a man named Zopyrus. ... In one situation Alcibiades was wrestling a young man and he bit him. The young man said that only girls bite. ...

• Word Count: 2737
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School