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How did the Fall of Constantinople change the Renaissance in Italy
...wn as New Rome, was influential in Europe's history and culture during the Middle Ages. By the 15th century, the Empire was in terminal decline and had been ...nged the intellectual climate in Italy. This led to a greater knowledge of Ancient Greek language and lore in philosophy and Renaissance science. The Fall of

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How did Akhenaten Radically Change Egyptian Religion and Culture
...the Egyptian gods Ra and Horus, the sun god and sky god. It was common in ancient Egypt for gods to merge identities, and Akhenaten may have been attempting ...rendered has come to be called the Amarna style. It is unique in Egyptian history due to its dramatic departure from traditional artistic conventions.

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The Bronze Age Economy and Trade Top Ten Booklist
...ronze Age, the economies of the ancient Near East became linked to broader ancient Old World in Central Asia, India, and Europe through long-distance commerce ...70192037?partnerid=41307&p_ti State and Temple Economy in the Ancient Near East: Proceedings of the International Conference]'' Orientalia Lovaniensia Anal

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Bronze Age (3200-1200 BC) Economy and Trade in the Near East Top Ten Booklist
...important element that helped link the ancient Near East with the broader ancient Old World in Central Asia, India, and Europe through long-distance commerce ...Leuven (1970- ), eds. 1979. ''State and Temple Economy in the Ancient Near East: Proceedings of the International Conference''. Orientalia Lovaniensia Anal

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How the Rise of Common Languages Developed in the Ancient Near East
...y and influenced the development of subsequent languages. The ancient Near East displays some of the world’s earliest common languages shared by several ..., unlike these other languages, Akkadian spread in use throughout the Near East, Egypt, and even reached Cyprus by the 2nd millennium BC. Written Akkadian

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How did the Silk Road develop
One very influential connection made between Europe and China in ancient periods was the so-called Silk Road. While this did not mean a specific roa ...Katie, Colin Renfrew, and Marsha Levine, eds. 2002. Ancient Interactions: East and West in Eurasia. McDonald Institute Monographs. Cambridge: McDonald Ins

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How Did Early Mathematics Evolve
...are the origins of mathematics and how did this field evolve in its early history?<ref>For further information on factors leading to the rise of early mathem ...seems to have happened both in Mesopotamia and Egypt (Figure 1).<ref>For a history on the development of the Pythagorean theorem, see: Katz, Victor J., and A

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Is the Film the Prince of Egypt Historically Accurate
...ortrayal of the type of weapons that were used in the Late Bronze Age Near East. ...iots and fight alongside their troops. <ref> Spalinger, Anthony. War in Ancient Egypt: The New Kingdom. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell, 2005), pgs. 1

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What was the contribution of Venice to the Italian Renaissance
...ing that changed Europe, and it is widely seen as heralding the end of the Middle Ages and ushering in the Modern World. Many Italian city-states and the Pap ...Adriatic Sea, sometime in the 5th century AD.<ref>Norwich, John Julius. A History of Venice (New York: A.A. Knopf, 1982), p 13</ref> Over time, several settl

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What was the evolution of water technologies like
The history of water use and technologies to bring water to human societies is long, pa ...y to have been simple ditches or cuts made to irrigate fields. In the Near East, irrigation likely began soon after agriculture began to be developed.<ref>

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How has ancient Rome influenced European law
==Importance of the Roman Law: from ancient times to modern law systems== ...and Roman law. The very term “Roman law” refers to the legal system of ancient Rome from the time of the city founding in 753 BC until the fall of the Wes

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When did Social Inequality Develop in the Ancient World
...ty Press, pg. 39.</ref> During this time, many other cultures in the Near East had adopted agriculture and began to live in villages. What that indicates ...Id=eb271794cbdee215189ec9eaa744b8cf Chiefdoms and Early States in the Near East: The Organizational Dynamics of Complexity]'', edited by Gil Stein and Mitc

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How Did Early Judicial Systems Evolve
...zens. The concept of justice, in fact, has evolved from very early written history, showing some similarities early on with modern ideas of law and justice fo ...iest laws, although very likely even earlier laws existed, derive from the ancient Sumarian city of Lagash, located in southern Mesopotamia (southern Iraq), d

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How Did Gold Become Desired by Ancient Civilizations
Gold is first known to have been acquired by ancient human societies in the 4th millennium BC, a time when copper and metals wer ...e finds at Nahal Qanah and Varna Necropolis show is that early from gold's history it had already become an object that differentiated wealth and status in so

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Did multi-cultural societies become widely accepted in ancient history
...Figure 1. Pharaoh Den from the First Dynasty smiting his enemies from the "east."]] ===Early History===

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Ancient Near and Middle East Study Guide
*How Did Nebuchadnezzar Impact Ancient Near Eastern History? *How Did Sargon of Akkad Influence Ancient Mesopotamian History?

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What Was the Importance of Pyramids in Ancient Egypt
...enduring monuments of the ancient world. Long after they were built, other ancient peoples, such as the Greeks and Romans, wrote about them with as much awe a ...was important, but it became even more so when scholars learned more about ancient Egyptian religion and discovered that Egyptian kings were also viewed as go

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Why did museums develop
...e think of museums as areas that display the past, our culture, or natural history of our world. This certainly has developed to be the modern norm; however, ...ld be in the city of Ur, in the temple of Ennigaldi-Nanna, which did house ancient collections, this structure may date to a slightly later time than that of

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Did Midas Really Have the Golden Touch
...a one of the most powerful and wealthy kingdoms in the early Iron Age Near East. King Midas may not have had a literal golden touch, but his successful rul [[File: Ruins_of_Gordion.jpg|250px|thumbnail|left|The Ruins of the Ancient Phrygian Capital of Gordium]]

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Why Were the Philistines and Israelites Enemies
...eir influence in the region until they collided with the Israelites in the middle of the eleventh century BC. The two peoples then fought a series of wars th ...ful enough that they began to expand their influence from the coast to the east and north, which encroached on Israelite territory. <ref> Dothan and Dothan

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How Did the Bed Develop as Household Furniture
...n today what represents a bed differs greatly from culture to culture. The history of the bed, like most furniture, has been shaped by its complex development ==Early History==

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How did American football develop
...demonstrate that it is an evolution of sports that have been played since ancient times. ...Greco-Roman games, see: Nardo, Don. 1999. Greek and Roman Sport. World History Series. San Diego, CA: Lucent Books.</ref> We do not know the exact rul

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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 ...odriguez, Robert G., and George Kimball. 2009. The Regulation of Boxing: A History and Comparative Analysis of Policies among American States. Jefferson, N.C:

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How Did Slavery Develop
...as been used as a form of punishment or to deal with prisoners of war. The history of this institution has, however, evolved over the millennia. ...he origins of slavery, see: Heuman, G. J. (Ed.). (2012). The Routledge History of Slavery (1. publ. in paperback). London: Routledge.</ref>. Initially

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How Did Hospitals Emerge
...|left|250px|Figure 1. Example drawing of the nervous system made by Middle East medical practitioners. ]] ...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

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How did universities develop
...op economic success, where universities play a critical role. However, the history of universities was very different, and these institutions were first relat ...Groundbreaking Scientific Experiments, Inventions, and Discoveries of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Groundbreaking Scientific Experiments, Inventions

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How did Public Sanitation Develop
==Early History of Sanitation== ...king clay pipes could safely transport waste. By the Neolithic in the Near East in the 7th and 6th millennia, vertical shafts were used for waste disposal

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What was the influence of Emperor Frederick II on the Italian Renaissance
...any and all of Southern Italy. He was one of the most powerful men in the Middle ages, and he attempted to change the political system of Medieval Europe. H ...the Kingdom of Jerusalem by Frederick II in 1225." Journal of Medieval History 41 #1 (2015): 41-59</ref>

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How Did Roads Develop
...rew in wealth and importance throughout the 3rd millennium BCE in the Near East and Indus, both these regions likely developed city walls that could only b ...elation to royal roads, see: Briant, P. (2002). From Cyrus to Alexander: a history of the Persian Empire. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, pg. 364.</ref>

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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 ...ore on the earliest history of honey, see: Crane, E. (1999). The world history of beekeeping and honey hunting. New York: Routledge.</ref>

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What Is the Historical Development of Bread
...itchen Berlin 2.jpeg|thumbnail|250px|left|Figure 1. Bread preparation from Ancient Egyptian models.]] ==Early History of Bread==

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How Did Black Pepper Spread in Popularity
...in South and Southeast Asia. The spread of this pepper is intertwined with ancient trade expansion that once connected the length of the Old World. In more re ...difficult to detect, so this can only be a conjecture.<ref>For more on the ancient use of black pepper, see: Ravindran, P. N., ed. 2000. Black Pepper: Pipe

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How did bath houses become popular
...an history, private bath facilities were a rare commodity. Thus, it is the history of bath houses that is associated with social concepts of cleanliness and t ...or more on the development of bathing and bath houses in ancient Greek and east Mediterranean cultures, see: Lucore, S. K., & Trümper, M. (Eds.). (2013).

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How did Father's Day develop
Father's Day, like Mother's Day, does have some ancient traditions and roots, although most modern celebrations are influenced by t ====Early History====

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What Is the History of Ice Cream
...to key developments in the industrial age, although its idea is much more ancient. ...dy by the 2nd millennium BC, around 1800 BC, records from the ancient Near East state of Mari indicate ice was being collected for refreshment during the h

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How did kitchens develop
==Early History== ...in the Mediterranean region, see: Klarich, Elizabeth, ed. 2010. Inside Ancient Kitchens: New Directions in the Study of Daily Meals and Feasts. Boulde

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What Are the Origins of Ancient Egypt’s Middle Kingdom
...imperial aspirations were only a fraction of that in the New Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom was no less important. ...ring that Egypt would be among the longest enduring civilizations in human history.

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How Did Astronomy Fundamentally Change Human History
[[File:Chichen Itza Observatory 2 1.jpg|thumbnail|left|300px|Figure 1. Ancient observatory from Chichen Itza.]] ...eveloped. The importance of astronomy to the past is attested because some ancient languages only went extinct after astronomical observations ceased. On the

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How Were the Assyrians able to Conquer the Ancient Near East
The ancient Near East could be a brutal place and among the most efficiently brutal of all Near E ...north to Babylon in the south. <ref> Kuhrt, Amélie. The Ancient Near East: c. 3000-330 BC. Volume 1. (London: Routledge, 2010), p. 192</ref> The

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How Did Universal Religions Change the World
...period, Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and parts of East Asia transformed from polytheistic worshiping to believing in a single god ...universal philosophies first developed in limited regions around the Near East, where Iranian Zoroastrianism may have played an important, influential rol

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What was the impact of Augustus' victory over Mark Anthony and Cleopatra on Rome
...iven control of the west, including Rome, while Mark Anthony was given the east.<ref> Holland, p. 216</ref> The control of Rome was crucial for Augustus in ...16</ref> Anthony also increasingly acted like an independent ruler in the east and did not consult the Roman Senate or his supposed ally and partner Augus

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Could Another Alphabet Have Developed
The alphabet used in most languages derives from the ancient Canaanite alphabet that developed in the early to mid 2nd millennium BCE in ...de networks across the Mediterranean and likely inland regions in the Near East.<ref>For more on Ugarit, see: Yon, Marguerite. 2006. The City of Ugarit

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What if the Battle of Qadisiyyah Had a Different Result
...eventually Persia, allowing the new Islamic Empire to emerge in the Middle East and, eventually, expand to other areas. ...wealth. However, by the early 7th century CE, major wars across the Middle East devastated much of the region and led to both these empires to deplete thei

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Was there an Ancient Suez Canal
...ges. The Silk Roads effectively moved goods, ideas, and people between the East and the West, but the trek through central Asia was extremely long, difficu ...by nearly 100 ships a day and is an extremely vital connection between the East and the West.

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What Was the Importance of Ziggurats in Ancient Mesopotamia
...ntly, ziggurats were built by a plethora of different people who inhabited ancient Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia, unlike Egypt, was full of disparate and, at times ...visible and tangible sign of a king’s power. Any king worth his salt in ancient Mesopotamia had to build a ziggurat that could be seen for miles around, wh

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How Did Howard Carter Discover Tutankhamun’s Tomb
...from his as well. <ref> Shaw, Ian and Paul Nicholson. The Dictionary of Ancient Egypt. (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1995), p. 61</ref> It also helped th

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How Did the Ancient City of Nineveh Fall
...ire, which at its height stretched from Egypt in the west to Persia in the east and included most of Anatolia, the Levant, and the Arabian Peninsula. ...fall was so important because, for a time, it was the greatest city in the ancient world as it served as a source of inspiration and awe for Assyrians and non

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How did dogs develop into pets
...ogs became domesticated relatively early in complex human societies, their history as pets is generally less clear. ...to their domestication. One idea is that the Siberian, Eurasian, or Middle East grey wolf or their relatives, although not necessarily a direct ancestor of

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What Are the Origins of Egyptology
...de but are not limited to some of the following: archaeology, art history, history/chronology, and philology. Essentially, Egyptology is a modern study that c ...nd decipherment of the Rosetta Stone represented a watershed moment in the history of Egyptology, the march toward understanding the pharaohs began hundreds o

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How did cats become pets?
...- Three Quarter.jpg|thumbnail|left|250px|Figure 1. Seated cat statue from ancient Egypt.]] ...rom their wild ancestor, we can understand their development in the Middle East and beyond more clearly than dogs.

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