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Our Civilization is Shaped by Peoples of the East and West

The Greeks Lead the Way

This entry is part 1 of 6 in the series Our Civilization is Shaped by People of the East and West

If you had been a citizen of the ancient Greek city of Athens on a fine spring morning in 409 B.C., you would have gathered with thousands of your fellow citizens on a hillside inside the city. You would then…

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April 10, 2018

Ancient Greece 3000 B.C. - 323 B.C.

The Greek Way of Life 700 B. C. – 343 B. C.

This entry is part 11 of 13 in the series Ancient Greece 3000 B.C. – 323 B.C.

In the first years of Spartan peace, Greece was filled with wandering soldiers. Their little cities needed them no more. The new governments, which Spartans appointed, looked on them as men who might make trouble and were quick to get…

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July 3, 2017

Early Civilizations 400,000 B.C - 648 B. C.

The Land of the Great Wall 4000 B.C. to A.D. 220

This entry is part 9 of 9 in the series Early Civilizations 400,000 B.C – 648 B.C.

For many generations, the ancestors of P’an Keng had considered themselves kings in northern China. Yet this family of kings, the Shang Dynasty, had never governed from a central capital. About 1380 B. C., P’an Keng decided it was time…

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June 16, 2017