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Civilization Collapses and Transformations

Toynebee (1935, p5) describes breakdowns in civilizations as failures of those civilizations to ascend from the stage of primitive...

Comparing Huntingdon and Fukuyama in the Post 9/11 Environment

west to spread democracy and aid in economic modernization are making the situation worse as these are related to the differences ...

Defining Civilization and Explaining Liberalism and Realism

The geographical aspect has been argued as one that is essential, as all civilizations may be located in a map (Braudel and Mayne,...

The Influences of the Near East and Egypt on Minoan Civilization

In a paper of five pages, the writer focuses on the question of how much influence the Near East and Egypt had on the progress in ...

Two Art Figures from the Ancient World

This research contrasts and compares two art figures from ancient civilizations, which are part of the collection at the Metropoli...

The Collapse of the Maya Society

that were once great and in some cases spanned the globe no longer exist. The Roman Empire was feared throughout the known world o...

The Medicine of the Ancient Greeks

to promote schools, schools where medical pursuits were blended with the ecclesiastical (Draper, 1992). These schools would ultima...

Enkidu and Gilgamesh's Friendship

woman), the two became inseparable friends/lovers. From that point forth, Gilgamesh never abused his power again. In te...

A World Societies History

been treated little better than animals. Islam at least accorded that women may be redeemed and attain a heavenly reward, although...

Art of Greece and Rome

own artistic style (The Art of Rome, 2003). Greek art went through several different periods as well, the first being the ...

Ancient Artworks

deal about the civilization that created it. This paper discusses three antiquities found at the Art Institute in Chicago, and wha...

Figurines of Ancient Mycenae

This research paper discusses the figurines produced in ancient Mycenaean civilization and their possible uses, including the inte...

Heroism and Primitivism in Character Studies of Gilgamesh and Enkidu

combat and claiming the right to sleep with any woman before her marriage" (Sparknotes). While Gilgamesh is handsome if not beauti...

Ancient Greek Civilization Aspects Glimpsed in 'The Odyssey' by Homer

the defeat of Troy and it is about the adventures of Odysseus, king of Ithaca and throughout his travels, the story "provides a pi...

The Tempest by William Shakespeare and the Concepts of Barbarism and Civilization

In seven pages this paper contrasts and compares how civilization and primitivism are presented in this final play by William Shak...

Overview and Description of the Silk Road

a "road," it can be argued that the Silk Road was the first information highway (Agnew; Jinski 40). This is because the various ...

Theory of Sigmund Freud

analysis and treatment of the "transference neurosis" is thus often described as the essence of psychoanalytic therapy" (Davis, 20...

Freedom and Culture

so evident in official circles before. Individuals adopted rules and standards of behavior designed to serve "appearances." Youn...

Ancient Civilizations of Greece and Rome and Rape

called Rome. Therefore, given the circumstances of the story, Rome, one of the worlds greatest civilizations was built on the act...

Ecological Theory of Feminism

the path has become terribly burdensome. If women are to shed their oppressed existence, then it must first be acknowledged that ...

Ancient Civilizations and Geography

subject to severe earthquakes and its climate is rather mild; Greece has mild wet winters, but dry hot summers (2001). Achi...

Ancient Mesopotamian Civilization Characteristics

In five pages this research paper discusses the characteristics of ancient Tigris and Euphrates river valley civilization of the S...

Typee by Herman Melville and the Themes of Savagery and Civilization

Melville sees civilisation as exemplified by whites, but this is a civilisation which, right at the start of the novel, he rejects...

Dark Child by Laye

In five pages this paper discusses this autobiographical memoir in terms of African society and the argument that the Europeans we...

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

The writer argues that in Fahrenheit 451, the burning of the books symbolizes the end of civilization. The writer uses the perspec...

Analysis of Civilization and Its Discontents by Sigmund Freud

In five pages the human psyche and how it is affected by the creation of civilization are discussed in this analysis of Sigmund Fr...

Classical History Preservation and the Role of Ireland

In five pages this paper examines the role of Ireland in preserving classical history in a comparative analysis of How the Irish S...

Indus Valley's Important Developments

In five pages this paper examines the 5000 to 1900 B.C. Indus Valley civilization in an overview of its important developments reg...

Reviewing All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy

In six pages different plot perspectives based on readers ages are explored as comparisons are made with Huckleberry Finn and disc...

Aztec Calendar or 'Sun Stone'

of the Aztecs (Nahuatl), it is called the tonalpohualli simply meaning the "day-count." The tonalpohualli and the xiuhpohualli c...