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Comparative Study
of Ancient Cultures

Research Assignment:
Due: 5 September
Task:
Choose
one of the following topics that
deals with the Ancient World from a
comparative standpoint. Complete a
research assignment which proves a
hypothesis on how various ancient
civilizations developed in relation
to one another, and what contacts
and influences are discernible
between them.
GREECE,
ROME,
EGYPT,
MESOPOTAMIA,
MINOS
MYCENAE,
CHINA
CHOICE:
1.
Cultural achievements of the Ancient
World
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The
Athens of Pericles
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Imperial Rome.
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Art
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Architecture
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Literature
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Visual Arts
2. Religions of the Ancient World
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Myths and legends
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Death and the afterlife
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Ceremony and ritual
3. Everyday life in the Ancient
World
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Food and drink
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Education
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Entertainment
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Slavery
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Government
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