Council‚ where more than 300 bishops came from all over the Christian world to debate the Holy Trinity and establish the foundation of the Christian church. It was a very controversial and contentious meeting. At one point‚ Arius (AR-ee-uhs) of Alexandria taught that Jesus was not equal to God the Father. He therefore argued that the Trinity should not be taught. The bishops listened respectfully‚ but Nicholas became troubled. Rage finally overtook him and he stood up‚ crossed the chambers and
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The Islamic Empire undertook powerful and meaningful movements across North Africa and into Hispania‚ while being able to rapidly expand their hold on territory and the progressive installment of Islam in these territories. During the early eighth century the Islamic Caliphate made several successful invasions into Europe‚ but could not make any meaningful impositions on the European people and European society. The failures of Islamic leadership to cultivate and expand the Islamic religion in Europe
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Islam Assignment There were many different battles where Muslim people invaded different lands or territories. There were two outcomes that the Muslims could expect from the native people of the places they were attacking. The people could either welcome them‚ or rebel and fight against them. Many factors contribute to whether the native people welcome them or rebel. One factor that caused the people being attacked to join forces with the Muslim invaders was religion‚ and whether or not they
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Archimedes Archimedes was a Greek mathematician and scientist. He was born in Syracuse‚ Sicily in the year 287 B.C. He was educated in Alexandria‚ Egypt.he was educated under the successors of Euclid. His father was an astronomer named Pheidias. he was very likely related to the family of King Hieron of Syracuse. Although it is not clear whether the relationship with the king was personal or business. Archimedes started felds of Hydrostatics ‚pycnometry‚ and combinatorics‚ but he is most f
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built to them was a celebration of either religion‚ peace‚ burial or afterlife ceremonies‚ freedom or simply the beauty of the structure like the hanging Gardens of Babylon. others had a more important and divers purposes such as the Lighthouse of Alexandria which was built in honor of the savior gods and was built to help the ancient sailors to a peaceful trip back or to the harbor. Some structures like the Great Pyramid of Giza were spectacular and complicated structures with several passageways‚
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The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus‚ a monumental marble tomb in Asia Minor‚ exists only in fragmentary form today. (6) The Colossus of Rhodes was a bronze statue of the Greek sun god Helios erected at Rhodes harbour. (7) The Pharos of Alexandria‚ on an island off Alexandria‚ Egypt‚ was a famous ancient lighthouse. THE PYRAMIDS Pyramids of Egypt‚ pyramid complex at Giza‚ on the west bank of the Nile‚ Egypt‚ one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The Great Pyramid of Khufu is said to be the only pyramid
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The intriguing novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird is written by the prestigious author Harper Lee. Lee has utilised the lifestyle and attitudes towards African-Americans" in the 1930’s to create a novel which presents the reader with Lee’s attitudes and values. The dominant reading of the novel is focused on the issues of racial prejudice‚ but there are also a number of other alternative and oppositional readings. Examples of this are the Marxist and feminist readings which can be applied to the text
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Although Egypt’s effect on European history dates back more than 5000 years‚ at the beginning of the nineteenth century‚ it was still a impossible to understand and unknown place to Europeans. One reason was that Egypt was Muslim and Europe was Christian‚ and the poison produce by the Crusades and subsequent wars hindered open communication. Another reason was that most information of ancient Egyptian society had been lost some time before the Greeks settled the coast‚ so even though many people
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few more freedoms‚ Alexandria wrote that‚ “In a virtuous household every activity is performed by husband and wife in agreement with each other‚ but it is never the less clear that if is the man who is in charge and has the power of decision” . For Athenian women like politics land was also off limits. Only the men were allowed to possess and own land. The Athenian government went through great trouble to make sure that in no case a woman could own land. According to Alexandria‚ if the male died the
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Neither the novel nor film version of To Kill A Mockingbird is superior to the other‚ just different. In the book you delve more into the separate characters while in the film you see the relationships in action. The book gives you a broader view of everything‚ but at the same time the movie points out everything that seems important. Lastly‚ the novel shows Scout as a girl caught in the middle‚ when the movie seems to paint Scout as a girl without a inkling of what is going on. The book shows
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