Ancient Essay Examples

look. Jason Lee Allen Confucianism was apparent in ancient Chinese culture in many ways. It was, in fact, the dominant force in shaping and defining many relationships in ancient china, such as between state and citizen, parent and child, and so forth. It also had the distinction of forming the basis of the Chinese Civil…

The Samurai:Warrior and Ruler of Ancient JapanFew countries have a warrior tradition as long and exciting as Japan. It is a tradition found in the Samurai, the loyal and self-sacrificing knight of ancient Japan. The Samurai is a valiant warrior who can both appreciate the beauty of nature in that of a rose blossom but…

The two most dominating city-states in Greece of their time, Athens and Sparta, were great rivals with two very different ways of life. Spartas overbearing military and Athens impartial justice system and government are models for many modern day countries. Even though these two city-states differ greatly from one another, they share many characteristics of…

The Rime of the Ancient MarinerThere is no explanation at all given of why the Mariner chooses the person that he does to hear his story. In fact, the poem is full of actions and events that are left unexplained; indeed, one can say that a principal theme in “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”…

The Development of Ancient Systems of Writing in Iraq and EgyptAncient systems of writing in the Middle East arose when people needed amethod for remembering important information. In both Ancient Iraq and AncientEgypt each of the stages of writing, from pictograms to ideograms tophonetograms, evolved as a response to the need to express more complex…

Roman Cultures, Mythology, and Burial Practices of the Ancient Egyptian and Greco-Roman Cultures. Ancient Egyptian and Greco-Roman practices for preparing the dead for the next cradle of humanity are very intriguing. These two cultures differ in a multitude of ways, yet similarities can be noted in the domain of funerary services. In the realm of…

The Aztec people ruled from the Gulf of Mexico to present day Guatemala. There capital city was Tenochititlan. The greatest controlling force was religion. It was shown in their architecture and sculpture. They also had writing, numbers and a calendar. They had recorded dates for religious holidays. The children were taught respect, courtesy, truthfulness and…

The Status of Women in Ancient Egyptian SocietyUnlike the position of women in most other ancient civilizations, including that of Greece, the Egyptian woman seems to have enjoyed the same legal and economic rights as the Egyptian man– at least in theory. This notion is reflected in Egyptian art and historical inscriptions. It is uncertain…

The Aztec Empire was a Native American state that ruled much of what is now Mexico from about 1427 until 1521, when the empire was conquered by the Spaniards. The empire represented the highest point in the development of the rich Aztec civilization that had begun more than a century earlier. At the height of…

The poem is a parable of the road between sin and repentance. The ancientmariner is telling of the fall or the sin itself. The journey of the sinner is alonely one, which is the feeling received by the land of ice. The journey isstorm tossed and full of fear. There is a price to pay…