… a great ruler over the Ch’in kingdom in China, named Shih Huang Ti. Shih was power hungry and wanted more land so he gathered his army and captured the surrounding kingdoms. As the ruler of so many kingdoms he became "the first emperor" of China.…

… "craft" comedy poet in the fourth century B.C. during the time of the Peloponnesian War. Aristophanes’ usual style was to be too satirical, and suggesting the outlandish. He shows little mercy when mocking Socrates and his "new-fangled ideas" which were…

… Athens they had a limited democracy. This shows some basic ideas that our very similar to ours. One of many philosophers, Socrates taught us all to think for ourselves. Greece gave order in the universe through the writers, artists, and many philosophers…

… through 146 BC was one of the most sophisticated, intellectual, and had some of the great thinkers of their time. Their architecture, writing, military tactics, lifestyle and philosophy were copied by countless civilizations to come. Even though (civil…

… be difficult to comprehend the actions and thinking of the Greek deities. The Christian God does not tend to take such an active role in the affairs of people's lives, where, on the other hand, the Greeks regarded direct involvement by the gods…

… also known as athletics, have progressed a great deal since their birth in Olympus, around the ninth century B.C. More athletes and more nationalities compete in Track and Field than in any other Olympic sport. Athletics is one of the largest attraction…

… the most powerful nations in the world. It has accepted some of the more liberal ideas pertaining to it’s citizens rights that other countries have not acknowledged. These “other countries” have a fear that a good deal of governmental power will…

… Military Guatemala is a relatively large Central American country located directly south of Mexico, and north of Honduras and El Salvador. It's capital, Guatemala City, is the largest city in all of Central America. Guatemala has a population of 10,919,…

… US Navy Destroyer, called Maddox (DD-731) began a patrol, called a DESOTO patrol, along the coast of North Vietnam in the Gulf of Tonkin. The main goal of the mission was to gather information about the coastal defense forces. It was thought that…

… ENGLISH AND FRENCH COLONIES The ceremonies of possession associated with the different colonies were very apparent in how they treated resided and co-habituated the land with the natives. They all treated the natives in their own distinct way.…