Minoan civilization - ancient Cretan culture representing a stage in the development of the Aegean civilization . It is named for the legendary King Minos of Crete. The culture was divided by Sir Arthur Evans into three periods that include the whole of the Bronze Age: Early Minoan (c.3000 BC-2200 BC), Middle Minoan (c.2200 BC-1500 BC), and Late Minoan (c.1500 BC-1000 BC). Early Minoan saw the slow rise of the culture from a neolithic state with the importation of metals, the tentative use of bronze, and the appearance of a hieroglyphic writing.
2. Schliemann, Heinrich- 1822-90, German archaeologist, discoverer of the ruins of Troy . He accumulated a fortune in the indigo trade and as a military contractor and retired from business in 1863 to dedicate himself to finding Troy and other Homeric sites. After several years of study and travel, in 1871 he undertook at his own expense excavations at Hissarlik that resulted in the discovery of four superimposed towns. Schliemann's research at Hissarlik represented the archaeological discovery of a Homeric civilization, previously considered by many experts to be legendary .
3. HOMER -Homer,principal figure of ancient Greek literature; the first European poet. Works, Life, and LegendsTwo epic poems are attributed to Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey. They are composed in a literary type of Greek, Ionic in basis with Aeolic admixtures. Ranked among the great works of Western literature.
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5. ASPASIA- Athenian courtesan. A woman of great beauty and intelligence, she became the mistress and, according to some poets, adviser of Pericles after he divorced (445 BC) his wife. She is the chief figure in Aspasia, a dialogue by Aeschines the Socratic, in which she criticizes the training of women. She also appears in the Menexnus, probably written by Plato, and in the writings of Xenophon , who wrote favorably of her.
6. Aristotle Aristotlearistot'el, 384-322 BC, Greek philosopher, b.
The movie 300 begins to show what the battle was like between the Spartans and the Persians. ... In Sparta, the Queen was influenced by the Spartan Council to send help to the battling 300 men. ... The directors purpose of 300 is to show a glimpse of what the Battle of Thermopylae was like. ... He was described in history as just a jerk. ... I thought this movie was a powerful glimpse of what history was like. ...
Michener, is a novel which covers, on both a fictional and a non-fictional level, the total history of Hawaii from its beginning until approximately 1954. ... For example, a comparison of Hawaii to actual history can be made through selected events in each chapter of the novel. ... Similarly, in 1809, in truth, history records that a certain Henry Obookiah stirred the emotions of religious New Englanders. ... In chapter IV, "From the Starving Village", Michener gives a quick history of a Chinese village. ... History notes that in 1852, the labor problems in the fields in Hawaii had become ...
This course is offered as part of the History Department program. ... It will be geared to students with an adequate background in economics and an appreciation of American history, and is designed to further their skills and knowledge in integrating historical analysis into their portfolio of analytical and presentation skills. ... Briefs: These are one page (250-300 words) summary statements of the assigned readings and cases, which are to be given orally, 5-10 minutes, and submitted as given by the chosen presenter. ...
The beginning of American History was an egalitarian nation only focused on white males. ... Besides slavery, the "Trial of Tears" was perhaps the cruelest act of government in American History. ... About 300 to 500 Cherokee showed up to the meeting. ...
Computer History The computer's history was started from a very long time ago about 200 years which at the birth of the abacus that made by wooden rack holding two horizontal wire beads string on them. ... It could be multiply two of these numbers at a rate of 300 per second to looking for the value of each product form multiplication table that put into memory. ...
Some say that the one we saw listed as 300 was indeed 300. ... Lisa responds with "its 300 mom."" ... 300 episodes later "The Simpsons- rule."" ... The 14 year history of the show speaks how people feel about it. You have to be popular to be the longest running current sitcom in history. ...
Black History What are your schools teaching during Black-History month? You may be surprised to learn that many schools have not taken Black-History as a challenge to explore different ideas, people, and aspects of history. ... In all, she is believed to have delivered approximately 300 persons to freedom in the North. ... Perhaps one of the best examples of past history would be Malcolm Little born on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska. ... The four people cited above played a very important role in American history. ...
Essay There are many similarities and differences in the movie The Gladiator and in the real Ancient Rome civilization. My task was to pick them out and expand on them. This paper will display the accuracy and possibly the inaccuracies of the film. In the film, Commodus becomes emperor at ...
What are your schools teaching during Black-History month? You may be surprised to learn that many schools have not taken Black-History as a challenge to explore different ideas, people, and aspects of history. ... In all, she is believed to have delivered approximately 300 persons to freedom in the North. ... Perhaps one of the best examples of past history would be Malcolm Little born on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska. ... The four people cited above played a very important role in American history. ...
