Changes in Eastern Mediterranean and Western Asia
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A 10 page paper which examines the changes in the land and the people of Eastern Mediterranean and Western Asia as a result of cultural, political, and economic change brought by the domination of the Persian Empire and the Greek Kingdoms which followed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RApers.rtf

Children's Costumes: Ancient Egypt And Rome
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14 pages in length. Cultural presence is defined by myriad elements of a given society's infrastructure; inasmuch as external appearance plays an integral role in the formation of social composition, it stands to reason why period costumes serve as a critical component in the way a particular civilization progresses as a people. Since the beginning of man's timeline, the issue of beauty has been one to dictate many social concerns. From the caveman era to ancient Egypt to modern day society, physical beauty has endured constant change to its perception; however, one thing that has not changed is the power inherently associated with its presence and the unrelenting pressure to attain such status. From early on, ancient Egyptian and Roman children were ornamented with clothing, jewelry and cosmetics as a way in which to integrate them into their specific social status. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: TLCChildCost.rtf

City as Teacher/Pericles' Funeral Oration
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A 5 page essay that analyzes the remarks by the ancient Greek poet Simonides that the best teacher of man is the city. To do this, the writer turns to Pericles' funeral oration and argues that the culture into which one is born is the child's first teacher. No other sources cited.
Filename: khtecity.wps

Classical Athens: City Morphology, Archaeology, and Cultural Influences
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A 10 page assertion that the manner in which the classical Athens was constructed and laid out, i.e. its morphology and design, could be contended to be integrally connected to Athenian culture and political venue. This paper emphasizes that Athens was the administrative,economic, cultural, and intellectual center of Greece and, in many ways, of the world as a whole. Observations are included as to the importance of city morphology, art, and the influence of more ancient cultures, on the lives of Athenians. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPathens.rtf