Mansa Musa was a very rich man‚ he made his journey to Mecca on his Hajj for religious sake only or did he? Was he in it for the popularity? Mansa Musa went on his Hajj for popularity more than religious reasons. He brought thousands of pounds of gold‚ went to places in complete other directions‚ and he went to a village with nothing but slaves and salt. Mansa Musa made his Hajj not just for the religious sake‚ but for the popularity too. A example of this is the total amount of gold 24‚000
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HOW JAPAN HAS ACTED AFTER THE EVENT Seth Linder HST_103_56 October 31‚ 2017 The Nanjing Massacre or often called the Rape of Nanking was a horrifying time for the Chinese people. The citizens of Nanjing were brutally raped and killed including soldiers‚ women‚ children and even elders. The Nanjing Massacre was all done during World War II from the infamous Japanese soldiers. The Chinese government gave up on protecting its city and borders letting the Japanese come in
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How successful was the Nazi regime in dealing with opposition? Explain your answer. The Nazi regime dealt with opposition through a combination of persuasion and force. Nazi propaganda was so effective at portraying Hitler and the Nazi ideals in a positive light that many German people believed Hitler was a good leader and genuinely supported him. Others were too intimidated by potential consequences if they spoke against the regime that they did nothing. However‚ there were some who openly
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Medieval Europe: Jan Vandeburie Word Count: 1‚906 To what extent was the papacy successful in asserting its dominance over the Western Church? The extent to which the papacy asserted dominance over the Western Church has been greatly disputed amongst historians. Certain historians would argue that there is little to suggest that the pope had control from inside other than papal reform to prevent unrest and‚ would argue that in fact the real conflict was between him and individual states and that he had
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Why is God so important to Descartes’ philosophical project in the Meditations? Answer with reference to Descartes’ attempts to prove the existence of God in Meditation 3. The existence of God has an extreme influence on the majority of philosophical debate and questioning and no more so than with Descartes and his meditations. His meditations and his method of approaching philosophical questioning all derive from a rationalist ideology. Therefore he argues that all humans are thinking beings
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hundred languages‚ including the Wa tribe. “Wa” (pronounced Va in English) refers to a mountainous tribe of about one million people who live in the southern part of the Nu Shan Mountains‚ which run along the border of Myanmar and China. The Wa refer to themselves‚ “Va‚” “Pa rauk‚” and “A va‚” which all mean “a people who reside in the mountain.” The Wa distinguish themselves with there own language – Wa (Ma 170). ECONOMICS Commercial Activities The Wa rely on mountain farming‚ which
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Lincoln was a standout amongst the most compelling men ever. He was elected to be the President of the United States on March 4‚ 1861‚ only before the progression of the southern states and the start of the civil war. This was a dull and troublesome time for Americans‚ and Abraham Lincoln was the correct man to lead the country through this troublesome time. Obvious all through American history‚ the vacillation of the executive power is plainly showed evidently more in the Civil War era. What I found
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create the first nuclear weapon was on as soon the United States heard word that Germany had discovered how to split a uranium atom. The best of the best scientist in the world were set to complete this task before Nazi Germany. What they came up with was incredible. This essay will explain what they were doing‚ who was involved and what the outcome was of The Manhattan project. First thing to know is what they were doing and what exactly the project was. The project was created in 1941 to create the
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released in the late 1960’s. UNIX was the first operating system that would run on different models of computers‚ and used a common communications protocol called TCP/IP to talk between the different machines. TCP/IP stands for "Transmission Control Protocol / Internetworking Protocol" and the word "Internet" came from that. What was the first name of Internet before it was called Internet? The name of the web platform that was first developed as a research network was called: ARPANET (Advanced Research
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Name: Glen Velderrain Date: 1/25/17 Teacher: White The Colonial Era Let’s start begin with‚ What is Colonialism? Colonialism is the establishment of a colony in one territory by a political power from another territory‚ and the subsequent maintenance‚ expansion‚ and exploitation of that colony. The term is also used to describe a set of unequal relationships between the colonial power
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