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How did hunting become a symbol of the royalty
...associated with a type of royal power or a leader of some type comes from ancient Mesopotamia, particularly the city of Uruk. A stele was found that showed a ...in the Roman world. Hadrian was known, for example, to hunt wild bears in Greece and other locations. The Roman emperors began to hunt a variety of wild gam

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How did hunting become a symbol of the aristocracy/royalty
...associated with a type of royal power or a leader of some type comes from ancient Mesopotamia, particularly the city of Uruk. A stele was found that showed a ...in the Roman world. Hadrian was known, for example, to hunt wild bears in Greece and other locations. The Roman emperors began to hunt a variety of wild gam

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The Greek Philosophers Top Ten Booklist
Ancient Greek Philosophers living from the 6th century BCE until the demise of Plat ...icate, to some extent, today. The following lists the top ten books on the ancient Greek philosophers. As usual, there is no particular order but the books ar

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How did modern boxing emerge
...hed by millions. Although modern boxing has a lot of similarities with its ancient cousin, the mix with television, big money, and big personalities has forev ...rd to 2nd millennium BCE show boxers fighting and possibly wearing gloves. Ancient Egypt also has depictions of what appear to be boxers. We don't know the re

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How did the marathon emerge
====From Ancient to the Modern Olympics==== ...s, see: Kyle, Donald G. 2007. Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient World. Ancient Cultures. Malden, MA ; Oxford: Blackwell Pub, pg. 96.</ref>

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How Did Slavery Develop
Slavery has been an ancient institution that likely goes back to periods of the earliest writing if not ...nd slavery, see: Chirichigno, G. (1993). Debt-slavery in Israel and the ancient Near East. Sheffield: JSOT Press.</ref> Slavery, in effect, was in part

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How Did Hospitals Emerge
...re seen as a way to address healthcare in increasingly urban spaces in the ancient world. In the Medieval and Modern periods, new practices emerged that allow ...dealing with c-section and removal of boils. <ref>McIntosh, J. (2005). Ancient Mesopotamia: New Perspectives. Santa Barbara, Calif: ABC-CLIO, pg. 275.

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What were the causes of the Northern Renaissance
...d had promoted secular values instead of religious ones. Influenced by the ancient past's ideas, it conceived of a new way of life and provided a new worldvie ...ance was similar to the Italian Renaissance. It also was interested in the ancient past and believed that it was a guide to the present day. The Northern Rena

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How did universities develop
====The Platonic Academy of Greece==== ...John R. Catan, and Giovanni Reale. 1990. Plato and Aristotle. A History of Ancient Philosophy, Giovanni Reale ; 2. Albany, NY: State Univ. of New York Press

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History of God Top Ten Booklist
...elite worshiping Yahweh, who becomes the foundation and name of God in the ancient Jewish faith.]] ...ear East. Later cultures developed concepts that derive from ancient Iran, Greece, Egypt, and perhaps other regions. In a period over several hundred years,

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What were the social factors that led to the Renaissance in Italy
The Renaissance was an effort to imitate the lost world of ancient Greece and Rome. The Italian artists, writers, and thinkers who all participated i

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How did the de Medici contribute to the Renaissance
...ther great Greeks through the Romans. Cosimo the Elder helped to introduce Ancient Greek manuscripts and culture into Italy. Cosimo the Elder sought to end t ...own in Italy. The city of Florence soon became the center for the study of Ancient Greek culture and Neoplatonism, became very influential.<ref>Hibbert, p. 13

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How did police departments form
...security became a major priority for governments. Although threats in the ancient world and late antiquity were seen as external, it was also internal unrest ==Ancient Roots==

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How Historically Accurate is Alexander
...nerals began to fight each other and divide his empire that stretched from Greece to Egypt and western India. ...der's mother, see: Messmore, P. (2001). Philip and Olympias: a novel of ancient Macedon. Bloomington, IN: 1st Books Library.</ref>

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What was the impact of Charles VIIIs invasion of Italy (1494) on the Renaissance
...enaissance was a movement that sought to imitate the lost world of ancient Greece and Rome. The Renaissance unlike the Middle Ages, stressed the individual,

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How Did Roads Develop
[[File:Ancient Roman road of Tall Aqibrin.jpeg|thumbnail|left|Figure 2. Roman road still w ...r.</ref> In fact, this was already present in ancient Babylonian cities in ancient periods. The use of bitumen as a type of tar was a forerunner of tar and as

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How Did Honey Evolve in our Diet
Honey is probably one of the most ancient sweeteners used by humans. Additionally, it was perhaps consumed not only b In the 3rd millennium BCE, both ancient Mesopotamia, Sumer or modern southern Iraq, and Egypt show evidence of beek

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How did bath houses become popular
...500-300 BC.<ref> For more on the development of bathing and bath houses in ancient Greek and east Mediterranean cultures, see: Lucore, S. K., & Trümper, M. ( ...self, had 952 baths of varying size, with the largest public bath from the ancient world being the Baths of Diocletian built in 306 AD (Figure 2). Sometimes b

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How Did Wine Develop
...eolithic innovation of wine production, see: McGovern, Patrick E. 2007. Ancient Wine: The Search for the Origins of Viniculture. 4. print., 1. paperbac ...d. It is not clear how old this tradition is but it does likely go back to ancient periods; European travels had observed how the wine was made and harvested

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What is the significance of Orpheus and Eurydice
...came to represent different things. Many myths played an important part in ancient's societies Cosmology and religion. An excellent example of this is the cyc ...e several stories about Orpheus' early life, including that he learned the ancient wisdom of the Egyptians and established the cult of various gods in several

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