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World History – Homework Two – Joe B

World History – Homework Two – Joe B

1. There is no accounting for pure brilliance; the case of Alexander the Great is no different. However, the single biggest factor that contributed to Alexander’s success was most likely his education under Aristotle. The fact that he probably had incredible intellectual talent from the start was a perfect marriage with the educational format of a home education he received under the direction of Aristotle. He was simply raised in the perfect environment to facilitate his extraordinary motivation and ability.  

1. There is no accounting for pure brilliance; the case of [[Alexander the Great]] is no different. However, the single biggest factor that contributed to Alexander’s success was most likely his [[education]] under [[Aristotle]]. The fact that he probably had incredible intellectual talent from the start was a perfect marriage with the educational format of a home education he received under the direction of Aristotle. He was simply raised in the perfect environment to facilitate his extraordinary motivation and ability.  

2. The isolated nature of Greek geography was definitely conducive to the development of democracy. All of the mountains, rivers, and other such boundaries lead to the creation of various city-states rather than one giant country. Such a political format made it difficult for one method of government to dominate all of the others. This geographically influenced lack of an overlying, and potentially oppressive, theocracy or monarchy bred the creation of a circumstance where there were a number of opportunities for different ideas of governance to be given a try. Democracy was one of the ideas that came to the forefront.  

2. The isolated nature of [[Greek]] [[geography]] was definitely conducive to the development of [[democracy]]. All of the mountains, rivers, and other such boundaries lead to the creation of various city-states rather than one giant country. Such a political format made it difficult for one method of [[government]] to dominate all of the others. This geographically influenced lack of an overlying, and potentially oppressive, theocracy or monarchy bred the creation of a circumstance where there were a number of opportunities for different ideas of governance to be given a try. Democracy was one of the ideas that came to the forefront.  

3. The emergence of a new method of writing language in the 1000s B.C., via the Phoenician Alphabet, was perhaps one of the biggest advancements in human history. It allowed for words to be further broken down, now into letters representing individual sounds as opposed to entire syllables. The result, naturally, was a more dynamic method of communication, one that allowed for the easier creation of new words to express ideas. The most influential languages in the history of the world developed as a precedent set by the Phoenician Alphabet.

3. The emergence of a new method of writing language in the 1000s B.C., via the Phoenician Alphabet, was perhaps one of the biggest advancements in human history. It allowed for words to be further broken down, now into letters representing individual sounds as opposed to entire syllables. The result, naturally, was a more dynamic method of communication, one that allowed for the easier creation of new words to express ideas. The most influential languages in the history of the world developed as a precedent set by the Phoenician Alphabet.