Academic papers on Western Civilization

Children's Costumes: Ancient Egypt And Rome
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...
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Ancient History to the 21st Century
A 10 page paper which discusses 4 different eras in history, beginning with ancient history and finishing with the 21st century. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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The Rise and Fall of Civilizations Between 1500 and 1815
This 6 page paper focuses on various empires and nations that would be prominent in history between 1500 and 1815. This paper argues that travel and the desires of the explorers were important in understanding the outcome. Bibliography lists 3...
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Nimpkish, Yanomam
9 pages in length. The writer discusses ways of collecting and creating food with regard to these three cultures. No bibliography.
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A Farmer's Struggles In Feudal Boeotia
3 pages in length. The writer composes a brief letter from the perspective of a farmer in 7th century BCE who is writing a family member of his struggles. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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The Importance of Assyrian History
A 3 page paper which examines the importance and significance of the Assyrian Empire history. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Geoffrey Barraclough
In four pages this paper examines how Barraclough questions the traditional interpretation that the Carolingian Empire period from 750-850 A.D. was the most critical in shaping the future European civilization in his text with his focus upon certain...
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The Spartan Agoge
A 4 page paper which examines the Spartan agoge, discussing its features and speculating about the reason for its implementation in society. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Athens and the Peloponnesian War
An 8 page war which examines the Peloponnesian War and focuses on the role of Athens as the source of the war. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Transitions During the Enlightenment Period
This 6 page paper examines this period in history and looks at various individuals who contributed such as artists, philosophers and writers. Other periods are also discussed in terms of how they relate to the late seventeenth and eighteenth...
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King George III and the Enlightenment
This 3 page paper looks at the way in which King George III was influenced and influenced The Enlightenment with interests in science and the arts as well as the way in which government impacted in the way the monarch ruled. The biblipgraphy cites 3...
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Vienna and Budapest
A 4 page paper which examines the fall of Vienna and Budapest as it involves anti-Semitism, seen in A Nervous Splendor: Vienna 1888-1889 by Frederic Morton and Budapest 1900 by John Lukacs. No additional sources cited.
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Foraging Societies
7 pages in length. Cultural behavior represents the most identifying characteristics with regard to determining why certain populations perform certain activities in relation to their overall survival. That early societies had little choice but to...
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The Greeks and the Olympics
A 3 page paper which examines the Greeks and the Olympics and discusses what one can learn from them. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Conquest: Three Examples from History
A 10 page paper reviewing the reasons for conquest. The conquests of Alexander the Great and Rome
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