Essays and Research Papers on Other Ancient Civ.

An eight page paper which looks at methods of investigating the validity of primitive construction and building methods, with particular reference to the Egyptian Pyramids and several current theories as to how they might have been built. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This paper examines the impact that Charlemagne (also known has Charles the Great) had on uniting what ultimately became Europe, and on obtaining those lands for the Holy Roman Empire. The paper explores Charlemagne and his deep religious beliefs, as well as his ties to the papacy in Rome. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the legal roles and behavior of Etruscan women in Roman Society. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A five page paper which looks at the similarities and differences between culture and civilisation in Egypt and Mesopotamia, in terms of their influence on neighbouring regions. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 10 page paper which examines the deserted village of Slievemore, who lived there, what kind of people, their way of life, the time period in which it existed and what happened to the settlement. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 4 page report discusses how a new culture grew out of the disruption of the western Roman Empire and the ways in which the Germanic peoples advanced Christianity. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

5 pages in length. Introducing such revolutionary concepts as were developed during the scientific revolution truly transformed the way in which the world operated. So many inventions changed how people lived their lives that it was not difficult to leave behind the archaic in favor of the new and improved. However, contemporary ...

7 pages in length. Comparing the concepts of faith and social structure between Mesopotamian and Hebrew societies demonstrates how two very different groups of people can harbor the same values yet execute them in vastly diverse ways. It is clear that both the Mesopotamians and the Hebrews shared many of the fundamental traits ...

This 5 page paper considers the code of Hammurabi and discusses the question of whether this ode is a guarantor of human freedom or an ideology of social inequality. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This is a 5 page paper discussing the changes in Egyptian architecture during the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms. During the Old Kingdom in Egypt an enormous amount of royal architectural triumphs were built including the great pyramids at Giza. The architecture of Egypt seems mostly to reflect the strength of the kingdoms at the ...

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.

This is a 5 page paper about the Maya and Inca civilizations and some of their similarities and differences. The Maya and Inca were both prominent civilizations which existed in the pre-Columbian period in Meso and South America. Both civilizations had elaborately designed cities and agricultural systems. The Inca in addition had also built a ...

A paper which looks at selected Bronze Age cultures, including Egypt and the Indus civilisation, and also considers the importance of ancient Greek thought to modern intellectual inquiry.

This 5 page paper explores the origins of the Roman games which were motivated by morality and service to state. From there, the Roman games evolved into horrifc spectacles of violence and carnage, which served as an instrument of the state. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is a 5 page paper discussing the Egyptian imperial presence in Nubia and Western Asia during the 18th and 19th Dynasties. The 18th and 19th Dynasties in Egypt during the time of the New Kingdom were known as the times when the pharaohs gained, and lost, a great deal of land. When the land ...

This 4 page paper discusses the many reasons for the decline and fall of the Roman Empire, and how these different reasons correlated to each other. Furthermore, this paper asserts that the downfall of Rome was inevitable, due to the complexity of the factors leading to this event. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is a 15 page paper discussing the origin and distinction of the first cities from communities. There are certain elements which distinguish a settlement from a city and it is the discovery of these elements during excavations of ancient sites that anthropologists and sociologists can determine the timeline of the development of cities from ...

This is a 10 page paper discussing the historical and geographical importance of ancient Nubia. The importance of ancient Nubia, a region which existed from the First to the Sixth Cataracts along the Nile, was very much related to its conflict and economic relationship with ancient Egypt during the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms from ...

8 pages in length. When one examines how the role of vassalage changes over time between "The Song of Roland" and the "Magna Carta," it becomes quite clear how there came a great need to modify the manner by which vassals were treated within the feudal system. In "The Song of Roland," a ...

3 pages in length. King Leopold, who "found a number of tools at his disposal that had not been available to empire builders of earlier times" (Hochschild PG), possessed cunning and innovation like no other before him; with the sole objective to amass a fortune while at the same time rule with an iron ...

This 3 page paper discusses the character of Lavinia, in O'Neill's "Mouring Becomes Electra". This paper compares Lavinia with the character of Orestes, who was the focal character in the Oresteia version of the same story. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines the characteristics of Old English as compared to modern English by using a classic Old English poem titled “The Battle of Maldon.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page paper which first examines the Catalan’s culture on Barcelona and then discusses the architecture of Barcelona. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A paper which considers the importance of the Neolithic Revolution, in terms of the transition from nomadic culture to agricultural cultivation, and the impact which this had on the nature of society and culture. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

6 pages in length. When one examines India's historical perspective, it is often with significant consideration that the Sultanate period is credited with perpetuating change that had already begun to take place. Expanding agriculture, widespread commercial systems, slow but sure changes based upon growing technological advancements, as well as political and religious growth ...