The Prisons of the Ancient Worlds
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This 7 page research paper looks at the 'prisons' of ancient biblical lands - Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, lands of the New and Old Testament. Rather than physical structures to keep people incarcerated, 'prisons' were primarily slavery, banishment, or death. Bibliography lists ten sources.
Filename: Ancpris.wps
Paper Title: The Prisons of the Ancient Worlds

Ancient Laws / Deific Codification
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A 10 page research overview of Mesopotamian, Spartan, and Hebraic Law, and the Code of Hammurabi. The writer argues that the ancient laws were directed toward commerce and social control, but were most often based on reference to religious deities. The writer provides examples of the laws and the rulers that created or enforced the laws. Bibliography lists 13 references.
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Paper Title: Ancient Laws / Deific Codification

Code of Hammurabi / Crime, Health & Politics
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A 6 page research paper on the extent of the oldest 'secular' legal code in history. The writer briefly touches on the Babylonian civilization, King Hammurabi, and discusses the intricacies of the code in regards to crime, medicine, and business. The paper states that the code was the prede cessor to Greek code, which is given credit for being the predecessor of legal code in today's society, but posits that the difference is that the Hammurabi code was the first functional set of laws looking out for the interests of all citizens. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Hamurab.wps
Paper Title: Code of Hammurabi / Crime, Health & Politics

(The) Etruscans
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An 11 page report on the history, politics, economics, language, and art of the Etruscans - members of an ancient Western Civilization that flourished during the 1st millennium B.C. Bibliography lists 7+ sources.
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Paper Title: (The) Etruscans

"The Song Of Roland" And "Magna Carta": Vassalage
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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 good vassal was one who laid down his life for his lord, if need be, without any second thought of how this position of servitude precluded him of a life of his own. Contrarily, those who went against the feudal system and defied their lords' behest were considered renegades and dealt with accordingly. It was this very oppressive action and complete absence of humanizing civilization that ultimately paved the way for a significant change in how vassals were both perceived and treated, inasmuch as the "Magna Carta" was written in response to the social and political abusiveness that erupted from the feudal system. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCRolnd.rtf
Paper Title: "The Song Of Roland" And "Magna Carta": Vassalage

(The) Hanging Gardens of Babylon
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A short, 3 page discussion of the Hanging Gardens of Bablyon, their story & features. Focus is upon what makes them one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Gardenba.rtf
Paper Title: (The) Hanging Gardens of Babylon

11th Century Spanish And Western European: Diet And Clothing
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10 pages in length. The extent to which diet and clothing have progressed throughout the ages is indicative of an important and ever-changing element of cultural metamorphosis. That eleventh century Spanish and Western European food and textiles were decidedly diverse in both abundance and variety speaks to the globally variant aspects of cultural existence. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLC11thC.rtf
Paper Title: 11th Century Spanish And Western European: Diet And Clothing

A Comparative Analysis of Ancient Civilizations Four River Valleys (Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China) With Greece and Rome
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A 3 page paper which examines in what ways the development of the four-river valley civilizations differs from that of Greece and Rome. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Paper Title: A Comparative Analysis of Ancient Civilizations Four River Valleys (Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China) With Greece and Rome

A Comparison of Civilizations
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This 4 page paper evaluates two regions of the world: Africa and the Americas as compared with the Islamic and Asian regions. A general overview is provided but specific information about the culture and religion is included. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA511cv.rtf
Paper Title: A Comparison of Civilizations

A Debate Between Ancient Scholars
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This 5 page paper presents a hypothetical debate between three different ancient people who each practice a different religion. Confucianism, Brahmanism and Judaism are studied. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Paper Title: A Debate Between Ancient Scholars