Judaism and Western Civilization The basic contribution of Judaism to Western civilization is monotheism. Understood from the standpoint of Jewish tradition‚ Abraham was the first monotheist. He left polytheism behind to follow the directions of the one God. The Tanakh itself gives evidence that significant numbers of ancient Israelites worshipped multiple deities.(Rabbi Shofet) Jewish leadership called upon Israel to worship the one God with whom they had a covenant relationship. But as Tanakh
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Demi lived alone with her mother and father in Athens‚ Greece. Although she was not living with her birth parents‚ which were the greek gods Aphrodite and Ares. She never realized that she was a goddess until Aphrodite came to her one day and told her that she was the goddess of dance and that Ares‚ the god of war‚ and Aphrodite were her parents. Aphrodite and Ares had gotten in an argument over who was the better god‚ so they decided to settle it by letting their daughter choose. Since Demi was
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The Soviet Union was the largest country in the world‚ as it covered the sixth of Earth’s land surface. The European part occupied a quarter of the country’s area‚ and was the cultural and economic center. The eastern part of the country extended up to the Pacific Ocean in the east and to Afghanistan in the south. The Soviet Union included 11 time zones and five climatic zones: tundra‚ taiga‚ steppes‚ desert‚ and mountains. Besides‚ the country was extremely rich in various resources: freshwater
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government pamphlets‚ books and currency. As his business grew‚ he became increasingly involved in civil affairs. He established a lending library when books weren’t widely available‚ and that remained the largest U.S. public library until the 1850’s. Between 1765 and 1775 he wrote 126 newspaper pieces‚ most of which tried to explain each side to the other. He had very diverse professional interests‚ one of them being a prolific writer when he founded the American philosophical society. He was the
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The Minoans‚ like many other early communities‚ had set ritualistic practices for burying their deceased. Inhumations were given as respect to the dead. They were placed in the foetal position‚ maybe so they could be born again. The bodies were often buried with their possessions so that they could take them to the afterlife and be supplied for a new life. However they believed that once the flesh had gone from the body then the possessions were worthless and were often cleaned out or moved to storage
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Malcolm heard of a person named Elijah Muhammad. Elijah thought that black human beings must have their very own vicinity‚ a long way from others‚ and do things in their private. This concept made Malcolm trust in Black pride and do things for themselves. Then‚ there was someone named Wallace Fard. Wallace noted Islam‚ as a first-rate way of praying and believing in God. Malcolm is determined to be disciplined and follow the pointers. This modified him and made him more critical of his beliefs.
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Helen Frankenthaler was an American abstract expressionist artist‚ arguably one of the best during the best American Modernist during her time. She is known for her contribution to art history‚ inspired by the artist around her drive to explore new realms brought about a revolutionizing movement in the field of art. She is widely known for her 1952 painting‚ Mountains and Seas and its landmark achievement of innovative techniques and paint pouring style. Not a stranger to trying new techniques and
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those tasks as anybody on either side. When it came to screening his own army‚ gathering information about the opposing army‚ and controlling the middle ground between the two armies‚ Stuart was unexcelled”.(Gallagher 4). This exemplifies that Stuart did have flaws and do to the lack of skills in gathering information and taking charge which caused poor decision making. In order to mask the army’s movement up the Shenandoah Valley into western Maryland and central Pennsylvania‚ Lee depended upon his
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The United States is composed of 2.26 billion acres of land‚ with over 1 billion acres of that land being used agriculturally (Kassel). This vast use of land highlights the essential role agriculture plays in supporting the nation’s growth and development. The point is‚ without farmers‚ the United States of America would not be nearly as technologically advanced as it is today. That’s exactly where Henry A. Wallace comes into play. Born in Iowa and appointed Secretary of Agriculture in 1933‚ Henry
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also signed relevant documents to the Reformation‚ one being the Augsburg Confession. This led to him becoming a member of the Schmalkadic League‚ which was a defensive alliance between princes of Protestant territories who all agreed to defend themselves and each other if anything was to happen due to their support of the Reformation. He also supported most of Luther’s teachings as well. To conclude‚ Wolfgang von Anhalt Köthen was a strong supporter of the Protestant Reformation as he supported
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